Friday, December 9, 2011 |
December is the time of year to get into the holiday spirit! Whether you are on the hunt for a cheery Christmas present or......
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
December is the time of year to get into the holiday spirit! Whether you are on the hunt for a cheery Christmas present or......
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
Haruki Murakami's latest book was released to a lot of hype. But is it worthy of it?...
Thursday, October 6, 2011 |
This year, the CBC Massey Lectures celebrate their 50th anniversary with bestselling author and New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik. Adam's theme for the......
Monday, October 3, 2011 |
The Night Circus is the season's most buzzed-about book. Erin Morgenstern talks magic and meeting expectations with Strombo. ...
First aired on Ideas (28/6/11) Since the dawn of time, people have been reading and telling tales. Early civilizations carved messages and stories on......
What does heaven mean to you? Author Lisa Miller explores our fascination with the afterlife in her book....
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
What makes a psychopath? Author Jon Ronson searches for the true meaning of madness in his new book....
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
Nigel Slater is this month's pick for the In Town and Out Cookbook Club. Is it worth slaving over the stove for?...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
British-Chinese journalist and broadcaster Xue Xinran is one of China's most successful journalists. Her latest book, Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother, is a collection of stories gathered from mothers in China who have been caught between love for their children and the laws of their country....
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 |
First aired on Q (01/18/11) It all started with a small role in the classic 1973 film American Graffiti. Cast simply as "the blond......
Monday, January 17, 2011 |
First aired on Writers & Company (01/16/11) Ayaan Hirsi Ali became world-famous in 2004 when filmmaker and journalist Theo van Gogh was brutally murdered......
Friday, December 31, 2010 |
Terry Fallis's publishing journey is a cross between a Cinderella story and a DIY show. When his manuscript for his first and very funny book,......
Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
William Styron once said that a great book should leave you with many experiences and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.......
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 |
First aired on The Next Chapter (20/12/10) The public perception of comics has changed dramatically over the past few years. No longer are they relegated......
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 |
First aired on Sounds like Canada in 2002; re-broadcast on The Next Chapter (06/12/10) Carol Shields was ill with breast cancer when she wrote her......
Monday, December 27, 2010 |
First aired on The Next Chapter (11/27/10) The Birth House takes place in rural Nova Scotia nearly a hundred years ago, but this remarkable story......
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
A sneak peek at The Next Chapter (12/27/10) This time of year, there's sometimes nothing better than a little holiday escape. So light a......
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
First there were 40. Then 10. Soon it will be down to the final five. This morning at 11 am ET, the five books......
