Literature

Enjoy a Christmas classic read by one of CBC Radio’s favourites, Alan Maitland. Also known as Fireside Al, he was best loved for his reading of enchanting stories during the holiday season.

An adaptation of Guy Vanderhaeghe’s epic novel, this drama tells the startling story of the 1873 Cypress Hills Massacre and looks at how early Hollywood cashed in on whitewashed portrayals of cowboys and Indians.

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In the 2007 Massey Lectures, thinker and author Alberto Manguel takes a fresh look at the rise of violent intolerance in our societies and explores the solutions proffered by works of fiction.

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Directed by Zaib Shaikh and starring Carlo Rota (Little Mosque on the Prairie), this dynamic adaptation raises the Bard's riveting drama to the dizzying heights of a psychological thriller.

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One of the country’s most influential literary competitions, Canada Reads is an excellent tool to help your students develop their love for literature and learn debating skills.

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In CBC Radio One's seventh annual Poetry Face-Off event, poets from across the country write and perform poems on the theme “heating up.”

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This year, performance poetry soars! It's the 100th anniversary of flight in Canada, so naturally, this eighth annual Poetry Face-Off competition riffs on the topic of "flight."

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