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May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. Throughout the month and beyond, CBC Books is highlighting books across many genres by writers of East Asian, South Asian, Western, Central and Southeast Asian descent.

Alice Munro died on May 13, 2024 at the age of 92. CBC Books connected with Canadian authors who wished to pay their respects to the legendary Canadian author.

The 2024 edition of the Giller Book Club will run from January until June.

Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian fiction of the year!

The winner will be revealed on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. You can tune in on CBC television, CBC Radio, CBC Gem, CBC Listen or CBC Books!

Sarah Bernstein, Eleanor Catton, Kevin Chong, Dionne Irving and CS Richardson make up the shortlist. The annual prize recognizes the best in Canadian fiction and the winner will be revealed on Nov. 13.

The $100,000 award annually recognizes the best in Canadian fiction.

The Vancouver writer discusses his novel The Double Life of Benson Yu on the summer edition of The Next Chapter with Ryan B. Patrick.

Check out the great Canadian novels and short story collections coming out from January to July!