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.
Creative writing instructor Kyo Maclear has won this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award for non-fiction. It’s for her book “Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets.” She says the book is a "genetic mystery" that stemmed from her own experience when she took a DNA test and discovered her father, wasn't biologically related to her.