Author Daniel Clay discusses his various inspirations for Broken, a darkly funny debut novel narrated by Skunk, an eleven-year-old girl in a coma.
Episode 54: Damon Galgut author of The Impostor
Damon Galgut explores the idea of corruption in his new novel, The Impostor, and which character, among many, is the title character.
Episode 50: Jane F. Kotapish author of Salvage
Enjoy an audio interview with Jane F. Kotapish, author of the extraordinary debut novel, Salvage.
Episode 52: Giles Blunt author of No Such Creature
Giles Blunt talks to publisher Anne Collins about his new novel, No Such Creature, and his temporary departure from the dark world of his Cardinal series.
Episode 51: Russell Banks author of The Reserve
Listen in on a chat between Louise Dennys, Executive Publisher of Knopf, Random and Vintage Canada and Russell Banks, author of The Reserve, as well as The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction, among other novels.
Episode 49: Mary Lou Finlay author of The As It Happens Files
Michael Schellenberg sits down with Mary Lou Finlay to talk about her new book, The As It Happens Files. Listen as she tells of her love of `stories`.
Episode 47: Bryce Wylde author of The Antioxidant Prescription
A favourite at CityTV`s Breakfast Television, Bryce Wylde joins us to talk about The Antioxidant Prescription. Here, he describes why the human health threshold is so important, and how you can get your body to do what it does best on its own.
Episode 48: Gwynne Dyer author of Climate Wars
Listen as Gwynne Dyer, author of Climate Wars, tells us why we need to start honestly talking about Climate, and the disappointing way Canada has failed to act.
Episode 46: Miriam Toews author of The Flying Troutmans
Listen in to a conversation between best-selling author Miriam Toews and Associate Publisher Michael Schellenberg as they talk about the themes of her forthcoming novel, The Flying Troutmans.
Episode 45: Andrew Davidson author of The Gargoyle
Listen as The Gargoyle author, Andrew Davidson, tells Anne Collins about how his lead characters, the eccentric Marianne Engel and the nameless narrator, came to be.
Episode 44: Patrick Lane author of Red Dog, Red Dog
Enjoy an interview with one of Canada`s best poets, as Patrick Lane discusses Red Dog, Red Dog, his extraordinary debut novel.
Episode 43: Mel Hurtig author of The Truth About Canada
Listen in as Mel Hurtig chats about his latest book The Truth About Canada with Douglas Gibson, Publisher of Douglas Gibson Books at McClelland and Stewart.
Episode 42: Marie Phillips author of Gods Behaving Badly
Perhaps the Gods were smiling on Marie Phillips when she submitted her book Gods Behaving Badly for publication. Listen in on this conversation with Anne Collins, Publisher Random House Canada, to discover the good luck in getting thirteen deals within...
Episode 41: Peter Carey author of His Illegal Self
Check out this video trailer for two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey`s His Illegal Self. It`s a boisterous, moving tale about a monumental adventure in the life of a precocious seven-year-old boy as he seeks out his parents.
Episode 40: Nick Heil author of Dark Summit
Sit in as Nick Heil chats about his experience in writing about the deadly and controversial 2006 climbing season on Mount Everest. Dark Summit is a riveting account of the death of climber David Sharp, and the troubling investigation into whether the...
Episode 39: Catherine O`Flynn author of What Was Lost
Listen in on the conversation between Mark Veldhuizen, Advertising Director, and Catherine O`Flynn as they discuss the background of her new novel What Was Lost, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and won the Costa First Novel Award in the UK.
Episode 38: Jan Wong author of Beijing Confidential
Listen in as Mike Fuhr, Director of National Accounts Marketing chats with award-winning journalist Jan Wong about Beijing Confidential and her quest to find someone she encountered briefly in 1973, and whose life she was certain she had ruined forever.
Episode 37: Henning Mankell author of Kennedy`s Brain
Listen to Publisher of Vintage Canada Marion Garner in conversation with Henning Mankell, internationally acclaimed author of the Inspector Wallander mysteries about his new thriller Kennedy`s Brain.
Episode 36: William Marsden author of Stupid to the Last Drop
William Marsden discusses Stupid to the Last Drop – his controversial book about the environmental Armageddon that Alberta is bringing to Canada.
Episode 35: Janette Turner Hospital author of Orpheus Lost
Listen in as Mark Veldhuizen, Advertising Director for Random House of Canada, speaks with Janette Turner Hospital about her new novel, Orpheus Lost, and the role of music in the story.
Episode 33: Mary Novik author of Conceit
Don`t miss this one! Mary Novik discusses Conceit — a historical first novel (long-listed for the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize) about the poet John Donne`s daughter Pegge.
Episode 34: David Davidar author of The Solitude of Emperors
Sit in on this candid conversation between President and Publisher of McClelland and Stewart Doug Pepper and his long-time friend and author of The Solitude of Emperors David Davidar.
Episode 29: John Mighton author of The End of Ignorance
Don`t miss John Mighton`s revolutionary call for a new understanding of how people learn as he talks about his important book, The End of Ignorance.
Episode 31: Sir Martin Gilbert author of Churchill and the Jews
Sit in as Sir Martin Gilbert speaks with Marilyn Biderman, Director of Rights and Contracts for McClelland and Stewart, about Churchill and the Jews and the effect on today`s terrorism if Churchill had lived for another twenty years.
Episode 32: Todd Babiak author of The Book of Stanley
Hear our interview with the award-winning author of The Garneau Block as he discusses his new novel, The Book of Stanley.
Episode 30: Bernice Morgan author of Cloud of Bone
Listen to an interview with bestselling author of Random Passage and Waiting for Time, Bernice Morgan, as she describes her upcoming novel Cloud of Bone.
Episode 27: Michael Ondaatje author of Divisadero
Ellen Seligman, Publisher (Fiction) and Vice-President, McClelland and Stewart, speaks with Michael Ondaatje about his new book Divisadero.
Episode 28: Mohsin Hamid author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Kristin Cochrane, Associate Publisher of Doubleday Canada, speaks with Mohsin Hamid about his new book The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Episode 26: Heather Mallick author of Cake or Death
Michael Schellenberg, Senior Editor of Knopf Canada, speaks with Heather Mallick about her new book Cake or Death.
Episode 25: Jen Sookfong Lee author of The End of East
Colleen Clarke, Publicity Manager at Random House Canada, speaks with Jen Sookfong Lee about her new book The End of East.
