What books drew Brendan Fraser to storytelling?
Dec 01, 2025•28 min•Season 18Ep. 13
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Episode description
Before he won the academy award for best actor, Brendan Fraser was a kid who loved reading captivating stories, the weirder the better. He joins The Next Chapter to share a first look at his new audio series The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine by Robert J. Sawyer, and talks about what childhood books ignited his creative spark. Plus, a CBC Books producer helps answer the question: what is a cozy read?
Books discussed on this week's show include:
The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine by Robert J. Sawyer
The Swan by Roald Dahl
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
It’s Different This Time by Joss Richard
A Little Holiday Fling by Farah Heron
A Season for Spies by Iona Whishaw
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