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26 Canadian nonfiction books we can't wait to read this fall New memoirs, essay collections, biographies, sports books and more At CBC Books, we've got you covered with a list of the must-read Canadian nonfiction titles coming out this fall. This roundup includes new memoirs, essay collections, biographies, sports books and more. I'm Going to Break Your Heart by Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida Longtime Canadian music power couple Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida have put the highs and lows of their marriage into the double memoir I’m Going to Break Your Heart: A Rock N Roll Love Story. Following their 2019 Canadian Screen Award-nominated documentary of the same name, Kreviazuk and Maida continued to work through a breaking point in their marriage, which led them to counselling and couples' therapy. The couple will be going on a cross-country tour of the same name starting in Vancouver on Sept. 14, 2026. I'm Going to Break Your Heart is out now. Kreviazuk is a platinum-selling singer-songwriter, composer and pianist and a member of the Order of Canada. Maida is the frontman of Juno-winning band Our Lady Peace. He's produced for Avril Lavigne and Kelly Clarkson. Tell It to the Water by Donna Morrissey Tell It to the Water is bestselling author Donna Morrissey's memoir detailing the aftermath of her mother's death and how the grief affected her siblings and father. Left to lead their father out of his overwhelming grief, the siblings take him from Newfoundland to Halifax — which does more harm than good. Tell It to the Water uses humour and levity to look at love, grief, guilt and celebration. Tell It to the Water is out now. Morrissey is the author of six novels, including Kit's Law and The Fortunate Brother, and the children's book Cross Katie Kross, which was illustrated by her daughter Brigitte Morrissey. Born and raised in Newfoundland, she now lives in Halifax. We Are Still Here: A Life of Truth and Reconciling Two Worlds by Phyllis Webstad When six-year-old Phyllis Webstad's favourite orange shirt was taken away from her, she had no idea that decades later, her story and that orange shirt would become a national symbol to honour residential school survivors. We Are Still Here is a memoir detailing how a single voice inspired a national movement. We Are Still Here is out on Sept. 1. Webstad was born on Dog Creek Reserve and is Northern Secwépemc from the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation. Based in Williams Lake, B.C., she travels around the country to tell her own orange shirt story. She won the YA/adult category of the 2021/2022 First Nation Communities Read Awards for her book Beyond the Orange Shirt Story. Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel This second edition of Indigenous Writes includes updated and expanded discussions about Inuk and Métis identity, pretendianism and cultural appropriation — as well as reflecting on the current state of Truth and Reconciliation. Indigenous Writes is out on Sept. 1. Chelsea Vowel is a Métis writer and educator whose work focuses on language, gender identity and cultural resurgence. She contributed to graphic novel This Place, which was adapted into a 10-episode podcast for CBC Books. Summerland by Helen Humphreys Helen Humphreys' grandfather disappeared on the island of Malta in 1941, never realizing his dreams of returning to the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and becoming a writer. In Summerland, Humphreys tells the touching family story of how dreams and desires can pass down through generations of a family. Summerland is out on Sept. 1. Humphreys is an author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry from Kingston, Ont. Her 2015 novel The Evening Chorus was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award. Her book The Lost Garden was a Canada Reads selection in 2003, defended by Mag Ruffman. Tempted by Rick Campanelli Rick Campanelli is one of Canada's most recognizable TV personalities. His memoir Tempted reveals how at the height of his on-air career, Campanelli was battling with secret demons that threatened to destroy his life. Tempted is out on Sept. 1. Campanelli is a former ET Canada and MuchMusic host. Campanelli earned his enduring moniker "Rick the Temp" after winning a stint at MuchMusic in an audience contest. He went on to be a video jockey, writer and eventually a radio host. Tempted is his first book. Lovable by Roxanna Bennett Lovable gives insight into Roxanna Bennett's life before she became a known figure in Canadian poetry. The book highlights her struggles with poverty, sexual violence, illness and psychosis — but also sexual liberation, agency, autonomy and the joy of the act of writing. Bennett offers a look into Toronto youth culture in the 1990s and what it's like to exist at the intersections of multiple marginalizations. Lovable is out on Sept. 1. Bennett is a poet from Whitby, Ont. Their other poetry collections include Unmeaningable and The Uncertainty Principle. Unmeaningable won the 2020 Raymond Souster Award from the League of Canadian Poets and the 2020 Trillium Book Award for poetry. Women, Walking edited by Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow This anthology contains reflections about walking by women of all walks of life. Using everything from essays and graphic art to poems and interviews, contributors to Women, Walking discuss everything from grief, identity and love and how they relate to the simple act of walking. Women, Walking includes pieces by Catherine Hernandez, Zalika Reid-Benta and Miriam Toews, among others. Women, Walking is out on Sept. 1. Zahra Ebrahim is strategist, educator and urbanist from Toronto. Jane Farrow is an community organizer, broadcaster and author from Toronto. The Politics of Lonely: Why is Friendship So Hard? by Lee Arden Why is making and keeping friends as an adult so hard? In The Politics of Lonely, author Lee Arden looks at what they call an unraveling social fabric and reflects on the path to a less lonely world. The Politics of Lonely is out in September. Arden is a trans author originally from Algonquin land in the Ottawa Valley and now based in Montreal. They are the founder of small press and zine distributor Sheer Spite Press. Cutting Edge: Hockey as Queer Culture by Daniel Gawthrop Daniel Gawthrop grew up loving the game of hockey, but never felt quite accepted as a queer person. With the massive success of Heated Rivalry, the conversation about queerness in the sport and inclusivity on a broader scale has grown. Cutting Edge explores hockey and its culture through a queer lens. Cutting Edge is out on Sept. 8. Gawthrop is a writer of fiction and nonfiction based in New Westminster, B.C. Housing Inc. by Leilani Farha In Housing Inc., 2026 CBC Massey Lecturer Leilani Farha describes the real estate industry as a new empire — one driven by the same imperial logic of displacing people deemed inferior and turning their former homes into sites of wealth extraction. Farha explores the deeper roots of the housing crisis, how real estate has become the world's most lucrative industry and why reclaiming home is essential to human dignity and flourishing. Housing Inc. is out on Sept. 8. Farha is a lawyer and the global director of human rights organization The Shift. Her work focuses on housing, climate and finance. Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism, edited by Sean Carleton and Niigaan Sinclair In Truth Before Reconciliation, Sean Carleton and Niigaan Sinclair — along with survivors, activists, educators and historians — push back on those who choose to deny the harsh realities of residential schools. Truth Before Reconciliation is out Sept. 9. Carleton is a historian and associate professor in history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba. Sinclair is an Anishinaabe thinker and professor in the Indigenous Studies department at the University of Manitoba. He has written for The Exile Edition of Native Canadian Fiction and Drama, The Guardian and CBC Books. Sinclair is the editor of The Debwe Series and co-editor of Manitowapow and Centering Anishinaabeg Studies. End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor's End Times Fascism reflects on the dangerous rise of doomsday fascism globally. The book looks at the connections between apocalyptic prophecies, Silicon Valley technologists and those who would allow the world to fall into ruin, convinced that they will be saved. End Times Fascism is out on Sept. 15. Klein is the author of several bestselling books, including This Changes Everything, The Shock Doctrine, No Logo, No Is Not Enough and On Fire. She is an associate professor in the department of geography at the University of British Columbia and the founding co-director of UBC's Centre of Climate Justice. Taylor is a writer, filmmaker and political organizer from Winnipeg. She was the 2023 CBC Massey lecturer. Her other books include The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age and Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions. The Blood of Things by Jamaluddin Aram In The Blood of Things, Afghan Canadian author Jamaluddin Aram examines his complex relationship with his homeland. The essay collection explores ideas of displacement and ethnic discrimination balanced with themes of memory, friendship and hope. The Blood of Things is out on Sept. 15. Aram is a Toronto-based documentary filmmaker, producer and writer from Kabul, Afghanistan. Aram's short story This Hard Easy Life was a finalist for RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2020. Numinous Animal by Bertrand Bickersteth Part regional history and part memoir, Numinous Animal explores the history of Black cowboys on the prairies. Bertrand Bickersteth unpacks how his own family history connects to both African and Albertan historical legacies and examines the links between branding cattle and the branding of human beings during slavery. Numinous Animal is out on Sept. 26. Bickersteth was born in Sierra Leone, raised in Alberta and has lived in the U.K. and the U.S. An educator who also writes plays and poems, Bickersteth made the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize longlist for the poem Wakanda, Oklahoma. and was named a Black Canadian writer to watch by CBC Books in 2021. He lives in Calgary, and teaches at Olds College. He is also the author of the poetry collection The Response of Weeds. The American Way of Killing by Malcolm Gladwell In The American Way of Killing, bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell takes a critical look at gun violence in the United States. Gladwell uses archival research and interviews to paint a picture of a country suffering from a self-inflicted epidemic. The American Way of Killing is out on Sept. 29. Gladwell has written many nonfiction books including The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers. He is the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, a company that produces the podcast Revisionist History, among others, as well as audiobooks. Gladwell grew up in Elmira, Ont., and now lives in the U.S. Sixteen Homes by Catherine Owen Catherine Owen's book Sixteen Homes combines images and words to explore themes of home and housing. Through essays, poems, diary entries and photographs, Owen reflects on the many places she has lived, her own struggles with housing as a young mother and how moving around can impact a person's sense of belonging. Sixteen Homes is out on Oct. 27. Owen is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including Dear Ghost, Seeing Lessons, Shall: ghazals and The Wrecks of Eden, and the short story collection The Day of the Dead. Just a Girl by Cassie Campbell-Pascall, with Sean Fitz-Gerald Just a Girl is Olympian Cassie Campbell-Pascall's memoir detailing her extraordinary hockey career and her eventual pivot into broadcasting. Campbell-Pascall reflects on breaking barriers and making history as a player and media personality — as well as her contributions to the Professional Women's Hockey League. Just a Girl is out on Oct. 6. Campbell-Pascall is a three-time Olympian. She was captain of the Canadian women's hockey team, leading them to gold medals at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. The Canadian hockey icon is also a broadcaster and analyst. Sean Fitz-Gerald is a sports journalist and senior writer for The Athletic. He is the author of Before the Lights Go Out. Shot in Vancouver by Sam Wiebe In Shot in Vancouver, Sam Wiebe looks at the history of Vancouver as one of the three busiest hubs for film production in North America. Wiebe examines how the city's considerable tax breaks, diverse landscape and proximity to the U.S. led to it becoming a stand-in for locations everywhere, from Seattle and Smallville to Riverdale and Russia. Shot in Vancouver is out on Oct. 6. Wiebe is the author of the Wakeland detective series, including Invisible Dead, Cut You Down, Hell and Gone and Sunset and Jericho. His debut novel, Last of the Independents, won the Arthur Ellis Award for best unpublished first novel and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. He lives in New Westminster, B.C. Gaa Bi Kidwaad Maa Nbiising Nishnaabeg by Glenna Beaucage and Katrina Srigley Gaa Bi Kidwaad Maa Nbiising Nishnaabeg explores the story of the people of Nipissing First Nation from the perspective of the lake, the land and the community. The book weaves in social and cultural history to look at themes of education, family, community, gender and language. Gaa Bi Kidwaad Maa Nbiising Nishnaabeg is out on Oct. 14 Glenna Beaucage is the former culture and heritage manager for Nipissing First Nation. Katrina Srigley lives and works on Nbisiing Nishnaabeg territory. She is a professor in the department of history at Nipissing University. Learning to Breathe by Clara Hughes When six-time Olympic medallist Clara Hughes suffered a catastrophic knee injury in 2021, it forced her to slow down. In the stillness, depression, mood swings and menopausal hot flashes loomed large. After seeking help through traditional means, she began psychedelic-assisted therapy. Learning to Breathe is is a humorous look at healing, dealing with midlife change and starting over at any age. Learning to Breathe is out on Oct. 13. Clara Hughes is a cyclist, speed skater, author and humanitarian. She is the only Canadian athlete to win multiple medals at both the summer and winter Olympic Games. She is also the author of Open Heart, Open Mind. Tough Lies by Jesse Wente In this follow-up to his first book Unreconciled, Jesse Wente documents his own healing journey and how it relates to reconciliation between nations. Written from an anti-colonial perspective, Wente analyzes his life — from dealing with grief and pressure to succeed to racism and his place in family and community. He also looks at how rediscovering golf has contributed to his healing. Tough Lies is out on Oct. 20. Wente is an Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster and arts leader. He's best known for the more than 20 years he's spent as a columnist for CBC Radio's Metro Morning. After working at the Toronto International Film Festival, he was named the first executive director of the Indigenous Screen Office in 2018 and was appointed chair of the Canada Council for the Arts in 2020. That Asian Girl Is a Problem by Rachel Phan Bestselling author Rachel Phan's latest book, That Asian Girl Is a Problem, blends memoir and cultural critique to examine what it means to be an Asian woman in spaces that weren't made for you. Phan details what it's like to navigate parental relationships, workplace politics and relationships while being seen as too much or difficult. That Asian Girl Is a Problem in out on Oct. 27. Rachel Phan is a Toronto-based writer. Her work has been featured in HuffPost, CBC, National Post and Maclean's. She holds a Master of Journalism from the Toronto Metropolitan University. She is the author of the memoir Restaurant Kid. A Noble Profession by Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch A Noble Profession is a collection of profiles of teachers and students that celebrates the contributions of Canadian educators and the impact they have on young people. A Noble Profession is out on Nov. 3. Peter Mansbridge is one of Canada's most respected journalists. He is the former chief correspondent for CBC News and was the anchor of CBC's flagship nightly newscast The National for 30 years. Mansbridge is the author of the national bestsellers Extraordinary Canadians, Peter Mansbridge One on One and Off the Record. He lives in Stratford, Ont. Bulgutch is a former CBC producer and the author of That's Why I'm a Journalist and That's Why I'm a Doctor. He also co-wrote Extraordinary Canadians with Mansbridge. Flexible Faces by Aaron Tucker Flexible Faces looks at the history and political implications of facial recognition technology and its ubiquitous integration into modern society. Flexible Faces is out in November. Aaron Tucker is the author of three books of poems as well as the novels Y: Oppenheimer, Horseman of Los Alamos and Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys. He is an assistant professor in the English department of Memorial University of Newfoundland. In 2022, Tucker made the CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for A Cowboy's Work. Before I Let You Go by Hazel Mae Hazel Mae tells her life story in Before I Let You Go, from her childhood in the Philippines to becoming a long-time Sportsnet reporter for the Blue Jays. With honesty, she writes about what it was like to break into the U.S. media scene as a young reporter, then getting to come home and cover the Jays. Before I Let You Go is out on Nov. 10. Mae is a trailblazer in the sports media field who has won the Jack Graney Award from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame — only the second woman to do so — and the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism.