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Schedule
Between The Covers
Schedule November 2008
Sirius Schedule
Nov.3-14/08
STILL LIFE
by Richard Scrimger
Published by Harper Collins
A cheeky look at a year in the life of a stay-at-home dad, as he struggles through the four seasons with four challenging kids.
Produced by Dagmar Kaffanke-Nunn.
Nov. 17– Dec.5
THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS
by Wayne Johnston
Published by Knopf Canada
How do your fictionalize a man who was already larger than life? Wayne Johnston’s novel about Joe Smallwood– the man who brought Newfoundland into Confederation, is full of incident and intrigue. The novel uses both fact and invention to chart Smallwood's rise to power. From a poverty-stricken youth to his appointment to the premier's office, Johnston unfolds the story of one of this country's most compelling characters.
Read by Boyd Norman. Produced by Dagmar Kaffanke-Nunn.
It’s also available as an audiobook through Goose Lane Editions. Go to www.gooselane.com
Podcast Schedule
Oct. 13- Nov.14
ASCENSION
by Steven Galloway
Published by Knopf
As a wirewalker from the heyday of the Big Top, Salvo has traveled from Transylvania through America to small-town B.C. Steven Galloway’s novel Ascension takes us on a dazzling trip through carnival culture, with the rise and fall of the circus era as a backdrop for the story of Salvo Ursari – a man only truly alive at fearsome heights.
Read by Damir Andrei. Produced in Toronto by Mladen Oliveja.
Nov.17- Dec.19
SOME GREAT THING
by Lawrence Hill
Published by Turnstone Press
Mahatma Grafton’s father decided his son would do “some great thing” so gave him a name befitting a hero. But the main character in Lawrence Hill’s funny and wise first novel isn’t exactly inspired—at least at first. He returns home to Winnipeg after university and gets a job chasing crime stories for a local paper. That work draws him into a fierce battle over francophone rights in Manitoba. In a journey that travels from his old room to Cameroon, Mahatma discovers his purpose—and pride in his Black heritage.
Read by Damon D’Olivera. Produced in Toronto by Ann Jansen.
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