The Next Chapter
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TNC Special: Shannon Moroney
Shelagh's extended conversation with Shannon Moroney, author of "Through the Glass".
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Shannon Moroney * searching for Hawksley Workman (May...
Shannon Moroney on "Through the Glass" * Charlie A'Court on the Calvin and Hobbes series by Bill Watterson * Vish Khanna reviews "Cadillac Couches" by Sophie B. Watson * George Szanto on "Bog Tender"
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Tanis Rideout * Saleema Nawaz (May 6, 2013)
Tanis Rideout on "Above All Things" * Susanna Kearsley on "The Firebird" * Victor Dwyer says if you liked "Quiet" by Susan Cain, you'll love "We So Seldom Look on Love" by Barbara Gowdy * Saleema Nawaz on "Bone and Bread"
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TNC Special: Tanis Rideout
Shelagh's extended conversation with Tanis Rideout, author of "Above All Things".
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Joseph Boyden and Richard Wagamese (April 29, 2013)
Joseph Boyden and Richard Wagamese on storytelling as redemption * Miranda Hill on "Sleeping Funny" * David Gilmour reviews "Whore" by Nelly Arcan * Sheri-D Wilson on "Goddess Gone Fishing for a Map of the Universe"
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TNC Special: Joseph Boyden and Richard Wagamese
Shelagh's extended conversation with Joseph Boyden and Richard Wagamese about storytelling as redemption. Recorded on stage at Royal St. George's College in Toronto.
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Don Gillmor * review of Alice Munro (April 22, 2013)
Don Gillmor on "Mount Pleasant" * Corin Raymond on "Titus Groan" by Mervyn Peake * Antanas Sileika reviews "Dear Life" by Alice Munro * Ayelet Tsabari on "The Best Place on Earth" * Jen Sookfong Lee reviews books by Rick Mercer and Lloyd Robertson
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George Elliott Clarke * Colin McAdam (April 15, 2013)
* George Elliott Clarke on "Red" * Old Man Luedecke on "Mr. Fortune's Maggot" by Sylvia Townsend Warner * Colin McAdam on "A Beautiful Truth" * Becky Blake, winner of the 2013 CBC Short Story Prize
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TNC Special: George Elliott Clarke
Shelagh's extended conversation with the poet George Elliott Clarke, author of "Red".
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TNC Special: Colin McAdam
Shelagh's extended conversation with Colin McAdam, author of "A Beautiful Truth".
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Meg Tilly * William Whitehead (April 8, 2013)
* Meg Tilly on "A Taste of Heaven" * Cathy Marie Buchanan on "The Painted Girls" * William Whitehead on "Words to Live By" * Anita Rau Badami on her day job in a china shop * Brian Brett answers the Proust Questionnaire
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TNC Special: Meg Tilly
Shelagh's extended conversation with Meg Tilly, author of "A Taste of Heaven".
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TNC Special: William Whitehead
Shelagh's extended conversation with William Whitehead, author of "Words to Live By".
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Annabel Lyon * Political Satire panel (April 1, 2013)
Annabel Lyon on "The Sweet Girl" * Jarvis Church on "Dream Boogie" by Peter Guralnick * Terry Fallis and Linda Svendsen on political satire in Canada * Jo Saul on "Bring Up the Bodies" by Hilary Mantel and "Louis Riel" by Chester Brown
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TNC Special: Annabel Lyon
Shelagh's extended conversation with Annabel Lyon, author of "The Sweet Girl".
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Alan Bradley * Cancon alternative to Ian Rankin's Rebus...
Alan Bradley on "Speaking From Among the Bones" * Ken Campbell on "Selling the Dream" * Treasa Levasseur on "Standing in Another Man's Grave" by Ian Rankin and "Until the Night" by Giles Blunt * Lorne Elliott on "John Paul's Rock" by Frank Parker Day
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TNC Special: Alan Bradley
Shelagh's extended conversation with Alan Bradley about his novel "Speaking From Among the Bones", his latest Flavia Deluce mystery.
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Dave Hugelschaffer * Gordon Lightfoot book (March 18,...
Dave Hugelschaffer on "Whiskey Creek" * Buck 65, aka Rich Terfry, on "You Can't Win" by Jack Black * Vish Khanna reviews "Writing Gordon Lightfoot" by Dave Bidini * Giles Blunt answers the Proust Questionnaire * Peggy Blair, author of "The Poisoned Pawn"
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Maureen Jennings * Twitter Smackdown (March 11, 2013)
Maureen Jennings on "Beware This Boy" * Hilary Davidson on "Evil in All Its Disguises" * Lilian Nattel on her day job as an accountant * Literary Smackdown with Brian Francis and C.S. Richardson: To tweet or not to tweet * Margaret Cannon says if you liked "Beastly Things" by Donna Leon, you'll love "The Beautiful Mystery" by Louise Penny
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TNC Mystery Special (March 4, 2013)
Michael McKinley on "The Penalty Killing" * Alan Bradley on the creation of his 12-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce * Peter Robinson answers the Proust Questionnaire * Pat Capponi on "The Corpse Will Keep" * Linwood Barclay on his day job running a cottage resort * Jos Latour on "Crime of Fashion"
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Susan Swan * Leonard Cohen bio (February 25, 2013)
Susan Swan on "The Western Light" * Andrew Kaufman on "Born Weird" * George Elliott Clarke on his day job in the Toronto traffic control centre * David Gilmour reviews "I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen" by Sylvie Simmons * Patrick Ledwell on "I Am An Islander"
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TNC Special: Susan Swan
Shelagh's extended conversation with Susan Swan, author of "The Western Light".
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Stephen Marche * Writers on mental illness (February...
Stephen Marche on "Love and the Mess We're In" * Luke Doucet on "Porno" by Irvine Welsh * Lynne Van Luven and Lenore Rowntree on "Hidden Lives: coming out on mental illness" * Randy Boyagoda reviews "The Bukowski/Purdy Letters 1964-1974"
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TNC Special: Stephen Marche
Shelagh's extended conversation with Stephen Marche about his novel, "Love and the Mess We're In"
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Donna Morrissey * Kevin O'Leary (11 February 2013)
Donna Morrissey on "The Deception of Livvy Higgs" * Marjorie Celona on "Y" * Kevin O'Leary on "Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life" * Gail Vaz-Oxlade takes the Proust Questionnaire * Giles Blunt ("Until the Night") recalls the job he should never have quit
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Thomas King * Priscila Uppal (February 4, 2013)
Thomas King on "The Inconvenient Indian" * Will Whitwham from the band The Wilderness of Manitoba on "Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden * Ing Wong-Ward says if you liked "A Cook's Tour" by Anthony Bourdain, you'll love "The Devil's Picnic" by Taras Grescoe * Priscila Uppal on "Winter Sport: Poems"
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TNC Special: Thomas King
Shelagh's extended conversation with Thomas King, author of "The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America".
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Tamas Dobozy * Music Smackdown (January 28, 2013)
Tamas Dobozy on "Siege 13" * Amelia Curran on "Gold" by Chris Cleave * Literary Smackdown with Cathy Marie Buchanan and Andrew Kaufman: Is it better to write with or without music? * Deirdre Kelly on "Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection" * Catherine Gildiner reviews "Into The Abyss" by Carol Shaben
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Literary Smackdown #10: Is it better to write with or...
There are as many ways to write as there are writers. So, The Next Chapter and Canada Writes created Literary Smackdown, a forum for authors to debate which way works best. In this tenth instalment, Cathy Marie Buchanan and Andrew Kaufman face off in a question of creative ambiance: is it better to write with our without music?
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Richard Wagamese * Lorna Crozier * Neil Pasricha...
Richard Wagamese on "Indian Horse" * Sarah Tsiang on "Desperately Seeking Susans" * Lorna Crozier on "The Book of Marvels" * Neil Pasricha, author of "The Book of Awesome", answers the Proust Questionnaire
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TNC Special: Lorna Crozier
Shelagh's extended conversation with Lorna Crozier, author of "The Book of Marvels". Recorded on stage at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts in Seychelt, British Columbia.
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Gerry Dee * Jane Urquhart (January 14, 2013)
Gerry Dee on "Teaching: It's Harder Than It Looks" * Shakura S'Aida on The Vampire Huntress Legend series by L.A. Banks * Antanas Sileika says if you liked "Birdsong" by Sebastian Faulks, you'll love "Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden * Jane Urquhart on "Away"
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Eden Robinson * Lisa Moore (January 7, 2013)
Eden Robinson on "The Sasquatch at Home" * Jason Collett on "A Fair Country" by John Ralston Saul * Randy Boyagoda on the life and work of Josef Škvoreck * Shauna Singh Baldwin on "The Selector of Souls" * Lisa Moore on "February"
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TNC Special: Eden Robinson
Shelagh's extended conversation with Eden Robinson, author of "The Sasquatch at Home" and "Monkey Beach".
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David Bergen * Amanda Lang (December 31, 2012)
David Bergen on "The Age of Hope" * Julie Wilson on "Seen Reading" * Donna Morrissey on her short-lived day job at a factory * Amanda Lang on "The Power of Why" * Robert J. Sawyer answers the Proust Questionnaire
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Gordon Pinsent * Douglas Gibson (December 24, 2012)
Gordon Pinsent on "Next" * Our Mystery Book Panel recommends great holiday reads * Douglas Gibson on "Two Solitudes" by Hugh MacLennan
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TNC Special: Douglas Gibson
Shelagh's extended conversation with Douglas Gibson about Hugh MacLennan's novel "Two Solitudes". It's a contender for Canada Reads 2013.
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TNC Special: Gordon Pinsent
Shelagh's extended conversation with Gordon Pinsent about his memoir "Next". Recorded in front of a live audience at the 2012 International Festival of Authors in Toronto.
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Sandra Martin * Adam Gopnik (December 17, 2012)
Sandra Martin on "Working the Dead Beat" * Marielle Rivard from the Souljazz Orchestra on "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein * Jacob Richler on "My Canada Includes Foie Gras" * Naomi Duguid on "Burma" * Mairlyn Smith on "Healthy Starts Here" * Natalie MacLean on "Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines" * Adam Gopnik answers the Proust Questionnaire
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Rick Mercer * Neil Young bio (December 10, 2012)
Rick Mercer on "A Nation Worth Ranting About" * Emma Donoghue, author of "Astray", answers the Proust Questionnaire * Vish Khanna reviews "Waging Heavy Peace" by Neil Young * Our Children's Book Panel -- Michele Landsburg and Ken Setterington -- recommend a holiday booklist for young people
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Jian Ghomeshi * Kathy Reichs (December 3, 2012)
Jian Ghomeshi on "1982" * Kim Izzo on "The Jane Austen Marriage Manual" * Jen Sookfong Lee on the rise of fan fiction * Kathy Reichs on "Bones Are Forever"
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TNC Special: Jian Ghomeshi
Shelagh's extended conversation with Jian Ghomeshi, author of "1982". Recorded in front of a live audience at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto as part of the 2012 International Festival of Authors.
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Linda Spalding * Margaret Atwood (November 26, 2012)
Linda Spalding on "The Purchase" * Chilly Gonzales on "The German Genius" by Peter Watson * Margaret Atwood on "The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home", the serial she's co-writing with Naomi Alderman and publishing on Wattpad * Richard Lemm on "Riptides: New Island Fiction"
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Alix Ohlin * Jack Hodgins (November 19, 2012)
Alix Ohlin on "Inside" * Dave Vertesi from Hey Ocean! on "Whole Earth Discipline" by Stewart Brand * Master Class with Jack Hodgins * Marina Nemat on her day jobs at MacDonald's and Swiss Chalet * Randy Boyagoda reviews "Nobody Rides for Free" by John Francis Hughes
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TNC Special - Jack Hodgins
Shelagh's extended conversation with Jack Hodgins, author most recently of "The Master of Happy Endings".
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Mariko Tamaki * Waubgeshig Rice (November 12, 2012)
Mariko Tamaki on "(You) Set Me on Fire" * Samantha Nutt answers the Proust Questionnaire * Waubgeshig Rice on "Midnight Sweatlodge" * Mira Cook on her poem "The Devil's Advocate" * Treasa Levasseur says if you like "Chicken Soup for the Soul", you'll love "The Book of Awesome" by Neil Pasricha
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Nahlah Ayed * Ross King * Sarah de Leeuw (November 5,...
Nahlah Ayed on "A Thousand Farewells" Ross King on "Leonardo and the Last Supper" Alexi Zentner on his day job as a human resources consultant Sarah de Leeuw on "Geographies of a Lover" David Gilmour reviews "In Spite of Myself" by Christopher Plummer and "Dropped Names" by Frank Langella
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TNC Special: Nahlah Ayed
Shelagh's extended conversation with Nahlah Ayed, author of "A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter's Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring".
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Candace Savage * Sci-Fi Smackdown (October 29, 2012)
Candace Savage on "A Geography of Blood" * Linwood Barclay answers the Proust Questionnaire * Literary Smackdown with Minister Faust and Peter Watts: Is the Best Science Fiction Optimistic or Pessimistic? * Donna Bailey Nurse says if you liked "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, you'll love "Daughters Who Walk This Path" by Yejide Kilanko
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TNC Special: Candace Savage
Shelagh's extended conversation with Candace Savage, author of "A Geography of Blood: Unearthing Memory from a Prairie Landscape".
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Will Ferguson * Ken Babstock (October 22, 2012)
Will Ferguson on "419" * Measha Brueggergosman on "The Republic of Love" by Carol Shields * Ken Babstock on "Methodist Hatchet" * Emma Donoghue on her day job as a chamber maid * Kevin Peterson (a.k.a. Kevin From Canada) on the 2012 fall book season
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TNC Special: Ken Babstock
Shelagh's extended conversation with Ken Babstock about his Griffin Poetry Prize winning anthology "Methodist Hatchet".
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TNC Special: Will Ferguson
Shelagh's extended conversation with Will Ferguson, author of "419". Recorded in front of a live audience at the Kingston Writers Fest in September 2012.
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Inger Ash Wolfe * Christine Pountney (October 15, 2012)
Michael Redhill, a.k.a. Inger Ash Wolfe, on "A Door In The River" * Anita Rau Badami on her day job as an ad writer * Christine Pountney on "Sweet Jesus" * Billie Livingston on "One Good Hustle" * Lorne Elliott reviews "Visions of Gerard" by Jack Kerouac
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Michael Coren * Kevin Chong (October 8, 2012)
Michael Coren on "Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity" * Luke Doucet from the band Whitehorse on "Irma Voth" by Miriam Toews * Kevin Chong on "My Year of the Racehorse" * Shakura S'Aida reviews "Dancing Lessons" by Olive Senior
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TNC Special: Michael Coren
Shelagh's extended conversation with Michael Coren, author of "Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity".
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Alberto Manguel * Pasha Malla (October 1, 2012)
Alberto Manguel on "All Men Are Liars" * James Laxer on "Tecumseth and Brock" * Pasha Malla on "People Park" * Emily Schultz on "The Blondes" * Sharon Shorty says if you liked "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan, you'll love "The Concubine's Children" by Denise Chong
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TNC Special: Richard Wagamese and Itah Sadu
Shelagh's conversation with writers Richard Wagamese and Itah Sadu about the healing power of stories. Recorded at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto as part of the Planet IndiginUs festival.
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Katrina Onstad * Grace O'Connell (September 24, 2012)
Katrina Onstad on "Everybody Has Everything" * Colleen Brown on "Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Ests * Randy Boyagoda on the novels of Leonard Cohen * Grace O'Connell on "Magnified World"
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Richard Ford * Remembering David Rakoff (September 17,...
Richard Ford on "Canada" * Michael Dawson from Library Voices on "The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace * Louise Penny interviews Shelagh... * From the TNC Vault: David Rakoff answers the Proust Questionnaire * Catherine Gildiner reviews "Cures for Hunger" by Deni Y. Bchard
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TNC Special - Richard Ford
Shelagh's extended conversation with Richard Ford, author of "Canada". Recorded in front of an audience at the Writers at Woody Point Festival in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland.
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TNC Special: Louise Penny interviews Shelagh...
Mystery writer Louise Penny interviews Shelagh in front of an audience at Knowlton Wordfest in Quebec's Eastern Townships.
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Kamal Al-Solaylee * John Meisel (September 10, 2012)
Kamal Al-Solaylee on "Intolerable" * James Bunton from Ohbijou on "Kill the Robot" by Maggie MacDonald * Antanas Sileika reviews "What We Talk About When We Talk About War" by Noah Richler * John Meisel on "A Life of Learning and Other Pleasures"
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TNC Special: Kamal Al-Solaylee
Shelagh's extended conversation with Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of "Intolerable".
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TNC Special: John Meisel
Shelagh's extended conversation with John Meisel, author of "A Life of Learning and Other Pleasures".
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Brian Francis * Leanne Shapton * Jo Saul on "50...
Brian Francis on his blog Caker Cooking * Ariana Gillis on "The Hunger Games" trilogy by Suzanne Collins * Leanne Shapton on "Swimming Studies" * Jo Saul says if you liked "50 Shades of Grey" by E.L. James, you'll love "Maidenhead" by Tamara Faith Berger
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The Next Chapter Podcasts in the Summer
A brief message from Shelagh Rogers about The Next Chapter's podcasts in July and August.
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Mystery Book Panel * Book-A-Day Challenge - June 25, 2012
Our Mystery Book Panel recommends thrilling and chilling summer reads * Alan Doyle on "Human Amusements" by Wayne Johnston * Ing Wong-Ward and Don Oravec on their Book-A-Week challenges * Lori Henry on "Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada"
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Richard Wagamese * Children's Book Panel - June 18, 2012
Richard Wagamese on "Indian Horse" * Corin Raymond on his one-man show "Bookworm" * Randy Boyagoda on reading the books of Enid Blyton * Carrie Snyder on "The Juliet Stories" * Our Children's Book Panel recommends summer reading for the kids
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Shelagh's extended conversation with Richard Wagamese
Shelagh's extended conversation with Richard Wagamese, author of "Indian Horse". Recorded at Richard's home outside Kamloops, BC.
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Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane * Tamara Faith Berger -...
Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane on their creative and life partnership. Dave Maklovich from Chromeo on "Life" by Keith Richards. David Gilmour reviews "The Return" by Danny Laferrire. Tamara Faith Berger on "Maidenhead". Patrick deWitt on his day job as a dishwasher in Hollywood. Jen Sookfong Lee on why teen books like "The Hunger Games" are crossing over to adults.
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Lynn Crosbie * 3 Chefs * Mike DeGagne - June 4, 2012
Lynn Crosbie on "Life Is About Losing Everything". Shakura S'Aida on "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz. Michael Bonacini, Massimo Capra, and Jason Parsons on "3 Chefs: The Kitchen Men". Lynn Primeau on "In Pursuit of Garlic". Mike DeGagne on "Speaking My Truth".
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May 28, 2012 - Peggy Blair
Peggy Blair on "The Beggar's Opera". Bernie Finkelstein answers the Proust Questionnaire. Lynne Van Luven on "In the Flesh: Twenty Writers Explore the Body". Senator Pamela Wallin on "Left Out" by John Gormley. Corb Lund on "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail" by Hunter S. Thompson.
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TNC Special - Shelagh's extended conversation with Lynne...
Shelagh's extended conversation with Lynne Van Luven about "In the Flesh: Twenty Writers Explore the Body", and the essay she contributed to the collection called "Life with My Girls" about the body part that inspires the most ambivalence for Lynne: her breasts.
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May 21, 2012 - Esi Edugyan
Literary Smackdown with Sharon Butala and Jane Urquhart: To Re-read or Not to Re-Read Old Work. Science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer on his day job as a book store clerk. Esi Edugyan on "Half-Blood Blues". Sheila O'Brien recommends great reads about the Royal Family.
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Literary Smackdown #8 - Sharon Butala vs. Jane Urquhart
Canada Writes and The Next Chapter present our eigth literary smackdown, an always thoughtful, sometimes feisty, debate about the writing life. This time, a quandary for published writers: is it a good idea to re-read your old work? Sharon Butala and Jane Urquhart have both written plenty of books, but they have very different thoughts on what to do with them.
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May 14, 2012 - Vincent Lam
Vincent Lam on "The Headmaster's Wager". Wayne Petti from Cuff the Duke on "Beautiful Losers" by Leonard Cohen and the song "God is Alive, Magic is Afoot" by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Karen Levine on the Tenth Anniversary Edition of "Hana's Suitcase". Adria Vasil on "Ecoholic Body". Marjorie Anderson and Gail Anderson-Dargatz on the collaborative novel "At the Edge".
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TNC Special - Vincent Lam
Shelagh's extended conversation with Vincent Lam, author of "The Headmaster's Wager".
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May 7, 2012 - Michael Christie
Michael Christie on "The Beggar's Garden". Christa Couture on the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery. Donna Morrissey and Bridgette Morrissey on "Cross Katie Kross". Gail Vaz-Oxlade on her day job as a secretary. Antanas Sileika on "Solar Dance" by Modris Eksteins.
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April 30, 2012 - Kim Thuy
Kim Thuy on "Ru". Rose Cousins on "Dance Dance Dance" by Haruki Murakami. Eva Stachniak on "The Winter Palace". Master Class with Rudy Wiebe. Adrienne Clarkson, author of "Room for All of Us", answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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TNC Special - Kim Thuy
Shelagh Rogers' extended conversation with Kim Thuy, author of "Ru".
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April 23, 2012 - Alexi Zentner
Alexi Zentner on "Touch". Kathryn Calder on "1Q84" by Haruki Murakami. Literary Smackdown with Shyam Selvadurai and Robert Hough: Write What You Know vs. Write What You Don't Know. Michael Crabb reviews "The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca" by Carol Bishop-Gwyn.
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April 16, 2012 - Lilian Nattel
Lilian Nattel on "Web of Angels". Marjorie Harris on "Thrifty Gardening: From the Ground Up". David Gilmour on "Life Itself: A Memoir" by Roger Ebert. Miranda Hill and Sheree-Lee Olson (author of "Sailor Girl") on Project Bookmark.
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TNC Special - Writing the Titanic
Shelagh's full length conversation with Sarah Ellis and Hugh Brewster, who have both written books about the Titanic for young adults.
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April 9, 2012 - Edward Riche
Edward Riche on "Easy to Like". Tom Wilson from Blackie and the Rodeo Kings on "Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants" by Robert Sullivan. Hugh Brewster and Sarah Ellis on writing the Titanic. Vish Khanna says if you liked "Life" by Keith Richards, you'll love "Whale Music" by Paul Quarrington.
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April 2, 2012 - Linden MacIntyre
Linden MacIntyre on "Why Men Lie". Stephens Gerard Malone on "Big Town: A Novel of Africville". Jo Saul says if you like Dr. Seuss, you'll love "Alligator Pie" by Dennis Lee. Ami McKay on her day job as a music teacher. Janet Wilson on "Shannon and the Dream for a School".
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TNC Special - Linden MacIntyre
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Linden MacIntyre, author of "Why Men Lie".
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March 26, 2012 - Solitude vs. Cafe Society
Literary Smackdown with Jolle Anthony and Rabindranath Maharaj: Solitude vs. Cafe Society. Kellylee Evans on reading the French version of "Arthur and the Invisibles" by Luc Besson. C.C. Benison on "Twelve Drummers Drumming". Wayne Johnston on his day job at a St. John's newspaper. Daniel Karasik, winner of the 2012 CBC Short Story Prize.
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March 19, 2012 - Gail Bowen and Peter Robinson
Gail Bowen and Peter Robinson on mystery writing in Canada. William Deverell answers the Proust Questionnaire. Chef Lynn Crawford on her cookbook "Pitchin' In". Brian Brett on "Trauma Farm".
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March 12, 2012 - Louise Penny
Louise Penny on "A Trick of the Light". G.B. Joyce on "The Code". Joshua Knelman on "Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art". From the TNC Vault, Shelagh's conversation with Wayne Arthurson on "Fall From Grace".
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March 5, 2012 - Anita Rau Badami
Anita Rau Badami on "Tell It to the Trees". Roy MacGregor answers the Proust Questionnaire. Brad Smith on "Red Means Run". Eva Stachniak on her day job at Radio-Canada. Brian Francis says if you liked "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver, you'll love "The Last of the Crazy People" by Timothy Findley.
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February 27, 2012 - Let's Write About Sex... or Not
Literary Smackdown with Russell Smith and Lynn Coady: Let's Write About Sex... or Not. Wade Davis answers the Proust Questionnaire. Donna Bailey Nurse on "What's a Black Critic to Do II". Richard Van Camp reviews "Once You Break a Knuckle" by D.W. Wilson.
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February 20, 2012 - Keeping It Riel
Interpreting Louis Riel's life: a panel with Maggie Siggins, author of "Riel: A Life of Revolution", Chester Brown, author of "Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography", and Gregory Scofield, author of "Louis: The Heretic Poems". Joseph Boyden on "Louis Riel & Gabriel Dumont". Herb Belcourt on "Walking in the Woods: A Mtis Journey".
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TNC Special - Interpreting the Life of Louis Riel
Louis Riel is one of the great controversial characters in Canadian history. 125 years after being executed for treason, there is still no consensus on how his story should be told. Was he a traitor or hero, freedom fighter or trouble maker... On our special episode, "Keeping It Riel", Shelagh brings together a writer, a graphic novelist, and a poet to weigh in on Louis Riel's legacy. This is the full length version of Shelagh's conversation with Maggie Siggins, Chester Brown, and Gregory...
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February 13, 2012 - Michele Landsberg
Michele Landsberg on "Writing the Revolution". Martha Schabas on "Various Positions". Sonia Rodriguez on "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond and "Open: An Autobiography" by Andre Agassi. Douglas Coupland on "Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People". Jonathan Ball on "Clockfire".
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February 6, 2012 - Douglas Gibson
Douglas Gibson on "Stories About Storytellers". And from the TNC vault, Shelagh's conversations with Alice Munro and Shane Koyczan.
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January 30, 2012 - Patrick Lane
Patrick Lane on "The Collected Poems Of Patrick Lane". Sophie Milman on "Lady Oracle" by Margaret Atwood. Literary Smackdown with Helen Humphreys and Zsuzsi Gartner: Writing the Past vs. Writing the Future. Daniel Kalla on his day job as a computer programmer. Lorne Elliott on "Two Little Savages" by Ernest Thompson Seton.
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TNC Special - Patrick Lane
Shelagh's full length conversation with Patrick Lane, on his latest anthology "The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane".
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January 23, 2012 - Somebody's Child
Judith Hope and Christina Brobby on "Somebody's Child: Stories About Adoption". Tim Baker from Hey Rosetta! on "Salvage King, Ya!" by Mark Anthony Jarman. Jen Sookfong Lee on the sucess of "Secret Daughter" by Shilpi Somaya Gouda. Graeme Gibson on his day job organizing bird tours in Cuba. Robyn Levy on "Most of Me: Surviving My Medical Breakdown".
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January 16, 2012 - Ami McKay
Ami McKay on "The Virgin Cure". Kathleen Edwards on "Fauna" by Alissa York. Motion reviews "Half-Blood Blues" by Esi Edugyan. Brian Francis on his day job as a travelling salesman. Heather Jessup on "The Lightning Field".
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January 9, 2012 - Sylvia Olsen
Sylvia Olsen on "Working with Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater". Chilly Gonzales on "Memo from David O. Selznick: The Creation of "Gone with the Wind" and Other Motion Picture Classics, as Revealed in the Producer's Private Letters, Telegrams, Memorandums, and Autobiographical Remarks edited by Rudy Behlmer". Christopher Heard on "The Suite Life: The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living". Adrienne Clarkson on "Room for All of Us". Marina Nemat on "Prisoner of Tehran".
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January 2, 2012 - John Vaillant
John Vaillant on "The Tiger". Louise Penny, author of "A Trick of the Light", answers the Proust Questionnaire. Holger Petersen on "Talking Music". Pamela Yaye says if you liked "Bossypants" by Tina Fey, you'll love "Call Me Russell" by Russell Peters.
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TNC Special - John Vaillant
Shelagh's full length conversation with John Vaillant, author of "The Tiger".
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December 26, 2011 - Dave Bidini
Dave Bidini on "On A Cold Road". Robin Sharma, author of "The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" answers The Next Chapter's Proust Questionnaire. Literary Smackdown with Robert J. Wiersema and Timothy Taylor: To Review or Not To Review? Sarah Selecky on her day job at the LCBO. Julie Maloney on "Oli-isms".
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December 19, 2011 - Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens on "The O'Briens". Jeff Innes from Yukon Blonde on "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin. Ken Dryden on "The Game". PLUS: our Mystery Book Panel recommends books that are sure to cut the holiday treacle.
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TNC Special - Ken Dryden
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Ken Dryden, author of "The Game".
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December 12, 2011 - Patrick deWitt
Patrick deWitt on "The Sisters Brothers". Charles Foran on "Mordecai: The Life and Times". Carmen Aguirre on "Something Fierce". PLUS: Michele Landsberg and Ken Setterington from our Children's Book Panel recommend great holiday reads for the youngsters.
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December 5, 2011 - Whatcha Got Cookin?
Frdric Morin and David McMillan on "The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts". Buck 65 (a.k.a. Rich Terfry) on "Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis. Adam Gopnik on "The Table Comes First". PLUS: Bal Arneson and Bonnie Stern from our Cookbook Panel recommend their favourite cookbooks of the past year.
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November 28, 2011 - Northwords
This past summer, Shelagh Rogers plucked five well-known Canadian writers from their urban and suburban homes and brought them to Torngat Mountains National Park in Northern Labrador. Their mission: to soak in the place and then channel it into a piece of writing. In this special episode of The Next Chapter, join Joseph Boyden, Alissa York, Rabindranath Maharaj, Noah Richler, and Sarah Leavitt as they journey to the most northernly tip of Labrador and write the land.
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November 21, 2011 - Will Ferguson
Will Ferguson on "Canadian Pie". Rita Chiarelli on "Me, the Mob, and the Music" by Tommy James and Martin Fitzpatrick. Literary Smackdown with Donna Morrissey and Wayne Johnston: To Write By Day or By Night? Daniel Kalla on "The Far Side of the Sky". Vish Khanna says if you liked "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, you'll love "Niko" by Dimitri Nasrallah.
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TNC Special - Antanas Sileika
Shelagh Rogers' full-length conversation with Antanas Sileika, author of "Underground".
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November 14, 2011 - If You Liked "The Help", You'll...
Jo Saul says if you liked "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, you'll love "The Mistress of Nothing" by Kate Pullinger. PK Rangachari on using mystery novels to teach medical students about toxicology. Antanas Sileika on "Underground". Guy Gavriel Kay on his day job working on the CBC Radio show "The Scales of Justice". David Chilton, author of "The Wealthy Barber Returns" answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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November 7, 2011 - JJ Lee
JJ Lee on "The Measure of a Man". Rusti Matyas and Marti Sarbit from Imaginary Cities on "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. Marina Endicott on "The Little Shadows". David Homel on "Midway". Catherine Gildiner reviews "I Feel Great about My Hands: And Other Unexpected Joys of Aging" edited by Shari Graydon.
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TNC Special - JJ Lee
Shelagh's full length conversation with JJ Lee, author of "The Measure of a Man". Recorded at Modernize Tailors in Vancouver's Chinatown.
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October 31, 2011 - Lynn Coady
Lynn Coady on "The Antagonist". Ron McLean answers the Proust Questionnaire. Literary Smackdown with Andrew Pyper and Sheila Heti: To Plot or Not To Plot?. Randy Boyagoda on a day job that kept him afloat as he wrote a pivotal short story. Charlotte Gill on "Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe".
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October 24, 2011 - Brian Francis
Brian Francis on "Natural Order". Laila Biali on reading Dr. Seuss. Suzanne Desrochers author of "Bride of New France" and Roberta Rich author of "The Midwife of Venice" on writing historical fiction. From the TNC vault, Katherine Ashenburg on "The Dirt On Clean: An Unsanitized History".
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October 17, 2011 - Ron Hynes
Ron Hynes on his record "Stealing Genius" and the Canadian authors that inspired his songs. Kevin Peterson on his blog Kevin from Canada. Annabel Lyon on "Encore Edie". Anne Collins on the e-book "Hope Is Better Than Fear".
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TNC Special - Kevin from Canada
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Kevin Peterson, a.k.a. Kevin from Canada.
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October 10, 2011 - Arlene Dickinson & Kevin O'Leary
Arlene Dickinson on "Persuasion", Kevin O'Leary on "Cold Hard Truth": Two dragons on their books and different strategies for financial success. Jen Sookfong Lee on her day job as a publicist. Randy Boyagoda reviews "The Meagre Tarmac" by Clarke Blaise. Musician and super producer Daniel Lanois on reading Yates. Abby Naqvi on her mission to read all 75 of the Governor General's Literary Awards fiction prizewinners. Lorna Crozier answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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October 3, 2011 - Adam Gopnik - Winter
Adam Gopnik on "Winter: Five Windows on the Season". Emm Gryner on "How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby" by Landrum B. Shettles and David M. Rorvik. Joel Yanofsky on "Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism". Esi Edugyan on "Half-Blood Blues". Jo Saul says if you like the books of Cormac McCarthy, you'll love "The Outlander" by Gil Adamson.
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TNC Special - Adam Gopnik - Winter
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Adam Gopnik, author of "Winter: Five Windows on the Season".
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TNC Special - Joel Yanofsky
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Joel Yanofsky, author of "Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism".
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September 26, 2011 - Gail Vaz-Oxlade and her editor
Gail Vaz-Oxlade and her editor Kate Cassaday on the writer/editor relationship. David Adams Richards answers the Proust Questionnaire. Rupinder Gill on "On the Outside Looking Indian". Andrew Pyper on his day job waiting tables for Alice Munro. Graeme Gibson on "A Writer's Life: The Margaret Laurence Lectures".
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September 19, 2011 - David Gilmour
David Gilmour on "The Perfect Order of Things". Billie Livingston on her day job as a mascot. Vish Khanna reviews "Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, 10th Anniversary Edition" by Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack, and Jason Schneider. Genni Gunn on "Solitaria". So You Think You Can Talk Books: Cheri Killam Caplan and Treasa Levasseur on "The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delaney Begins Her Life's Work at 72" by Molly Peacock.
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TNC Special: David Gilmour
Shelagh's full length conversation with David Gilmour, author of "The Perfect Order of Things".
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September 12, 2011 - Anne Fortier
Anne Fortier on "Juliet". Dave Macklovitch from Chromeo on "The Big Payback" by Dan Charnas. Wayne Johnston on "A World Elsewhere". Steve Burgess on "Who Killed Mom?". Jack Whyte answers The Next Chapter's Proust Questionnaire.
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September 5, 2011 - Michael Ondaatje
Jen Sookfong Lee on "The Better Mother". Catherine MacLellan on "Watershed Red - Dunk River" by Kathy Martin. Randy Boyagoda on "Saul Bellow: Letters" edited by Benjamin Taylor. Miriam Toews on her day job picking slugs off a conveyor belt. Michael Ondaatje on "The Cat's Table".
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TNC Bonus Track: Michael Ondaatje
You heard the interview, now listen to the story. On the September 5, 2011 episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh spoke with Michael Ondaatje about his new book "The Cat's Table". As a companion piece to their conversation, we offer you this recording of Michael Ondaatje reading two short passages from his novel.
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June 27, 2011 - A Prairie Feast of Saskatchewan Writers
Amy Jo Ehman on "Prairie Feast: A Writer's Journey Home for Dinner". Dianne Warren on "Cool Water". Allan Casey on "Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada". Jo-Ann Episkenew on "Taking Back Our Spirits: Indigenous Literature, Public Policy, and Healing".
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June 20, 2011 - Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett on "State of Wonder". Susan Juby on "The Woefield Poultry Collective". Motion reviews "The Anthology of Rap" edited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois. Our Children's Book Panel recommends some great summer reading for kids.
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TNC Special: Ann Patchett
Shelagh's full length conversation with Ann Patchett, author of "State of Wonder". Recorded in front of a live audience at the Luminato Festival of Art and Creativity in Toronto.
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June 13, 2011 - So You Think You Can Talk Books:...
So You Think You Can Talk Books... Lindsay Cochrane and Vish Khanna on "Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea" by Guy Delisle. Alec O'Hanley from Two Hours Traffic on "Rabbit at Rest" by John Updike and "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. Gail Bowen on a formative day job. Our Mystery Book Panel recommends some great summer reading. Xiaolan Zhao on "Inner Beauty".
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June 6, 2011 - James Bartleman
James Bartleman on "As Long as the Rivers Flow". Deborah Willis on "Vanishing and Other Stories". Ivan E. Coyote on "Missed Her". Priscilla Uppal on her day job as a pharmaceutical assistant. Cathy Gildiner reviews "Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom" by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter with Ken Klonsky.
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TNC Special: James Bartleman
Shelagh's full-length conversation with James Bartleman, author of "As Long as the Rivers Flow".
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May 30, 2011 - Shelagh Grant
Shelagh D. Grant on "Polar Imperative". Ellen Hamilton on "Too Much Happiness" by Alice Munro. Dorris Heffron on "City Wolves". Michael Kusugak, author of "Arctic Stories" and "The Littlest Sled Dog". Keith Ross Leckie on a pivotal day job. So You Think You Can Talk Books: Katharine Childs and Drew Hayden Taylor on "Truth and Bright Water" by Thomas King.
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May 23, 2011 - Sylvia Tyson
Sylvia Tyson on "Joyner's Dream". Sarita Mandanna on "Tiger Hills". Annabel Lyon on the day job that sealed her writing career. Vish Khanna says if you liked "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" by John Gray (or even if you didn't), you'll love "How to Be a Bush Pilot: A Field Guide to Getting Luckier" by Claudia Dey. George Murray on "Glimpse: Selected Aphorisms".
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