en-ca http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/images/promo-writersandco.jpg http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting CBC Radio's Writers and Company offers an opportunity to explore in depth the lives, thoughts and works of remarkable writers from around the world. Hosted by Eleanor Wachtel. CBC podcasting@cbc.ca Copyright © CBC 2012 podcasting@cbc.ca no CBC Radio CBC,CBC Radio CBC Radio's Writers and Company offers an opportunity to explore in depth the lives, thoughts and works of remarkable writers from around the world. Hosted by Eleanor Wachtel. http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20120205_81963.mp3 Jeanette Winterson extended podcast: "Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal?" From England, Jeanette Winterson reveals the true story behind her hit first novel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit". http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 05/02/2012 - Jeanette Winterson podcast (extended version) Jeanette Winterson extended podcast: "Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal?" From England, Jeanette Winterson reveals the true story behind her hit first novel, "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit". 3879 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20120129_63227.mp3 Steve Sem-Sandberg, the Swedish writer, journalist and translator in conversation with Eleanor Wachtel. His novel, "The Emperor of Lies", about a Jewish ghetto in Poland during the Second World War, is an international sensation. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 29/01/2012 - Steve Sem-Sandberg Podcast Steve Sem-Sandberg, the Swedish writer, journalist and translator in conversation with Eleanor Wachtel. His novel, "The Emperor of Lies", about a Jewish ghetto in Poland during the Second World War, is an international sensation. 3140 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20120122_68582.mp3 Michael Holroyd interview: From England, biographer Michael Holroyd on "a treasure trove of hidden lives, uncelebrated achievements, and family mysteries" - his own and others - in "A Book of Secrets". http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 22/01/2012 - Michael Holroyd Interview Michael Holroyd interview: From England, biographer Michael Holroyd on "a treasure trove of hidden lives, uncelebrated achievements, and family mysteries" - his own and others - in "A Book of Secrets". 3156 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20120115_96204.mp3 Dermot Healy interview: Unconventional and original, Healy puts us right inside the world of his authentic characters. His new book is called "Long Time, No See." http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 15/01/2012 - Dermot Healy Podcast Dermot Healy interview: Unconventional and original, Healy puts us right inside the world of his authentic characters. His new book is called "Long Time, No See." 3142 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20120108_91675.mp3 Rana Dasgupta's latest novel, "Solo", spans a century of Bulgarian history. Salman Rushdie describes Rana Dasgupta as "the most unexpected and original Indian writer of his generation". And his novel "Solo" as "a work of exceptional, astonishing strangeness". http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 08/01/2012 - Rana Dasgupta Podcast Rana Dasgupta's latest novel, "Solo", spans a century of Bulgarian history. Salman Rushdie describes Rana Dasgupta as "the most unexpected and original Indian writer of his generation". And his novel "Solo" as "a work of exceptional, astonishing strangeness". 3141 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20120101_76405.mp3 Hanan al-Shaykh podcast encore: This week, Eleanor Wachtel's conversation with Lebanese novelist and playwright Hanan al-Shaykh. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 01/01/2012 - Hanan al-Shaykh Podcast Encore Hanan al-Shaykh podcast encore: This week, Eleanor Wachtel's conversation with Lebanese novelist and playwright Hanan al-Shaykh. 3173 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111225_49011.mp3 Hilary Mantel 2005 Encore Podcast: You won't hear us on Radio One on Christmas Day, but you can listen to this program on streaming audio, or on our podcast. An encore presentation of Eleanor Wachtel's 2005 conversation with English novelist, Hilary Mantel. The surprising and extraordinarily candid writer travels to the dark side of the psyche in her witty novel, "Beyond Black". http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 25/12/2011 - Hilary Mantel Podcast Hilary Mantel 2005 Encore Podcast: You won't hear us on Radio One on Christmas Day, but you can listen to this program on streaming audio, or on our podcast. An encore presentation of Eleanor Wachtel's 2005 conversation with English novelist, Hilary Mantel. The surprising and extraordinarily candid writer travels to the dark side of the psyche in her witty novel, "Beyond Black". 3173 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111218_69630.mp3 A holiday encore treat, originally aired on the show's twentieth anniversary in October 2010. Eleanor Wachtel and special guests Dionne Brand, Margaret Drabble, Deborah Eisenberg, and Andrew O'Hagan discussed the dynamic world of books over the past 20 years, and talked about some of their favourite titles. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 18/12/2011 - 20th Anniversary Podcast encore A holiday encore treat, originally aired on the show's twentieth anniversary in October 2010. Eleanor Wachtel and special guests Dionne Brand, Margaret Drabble, Deborah Eisenberg, and Andrew O'Hagan discussed the dynamic world of books over the past 20 years, and talked about some of their favourite titles. 3180 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111211_96461.mp3 In anticipation of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, Eleanor Wachtel will talk to Claire Tomalin about her new biography. It's already on many best book of the year lists. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 11/12/2011 - Claire Tomalin on Dickens Podcast In anticipation of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, Eleanor Wachtel will talk to Claire Tomalin about her new biography. It's already on many best book of the year lists. 3184 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111204_82921.mp3 Etgar Keret Podcast. The Israeli writer, filmmaker and essayist and master of the miniature, is funny, surreal, tender and provocative. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 04/12/2011 - Etgar Keret Podcast Etgar Keret Podcast. The Israeli writer, filmmaker and essayist and master of the miniature, is funny, surreal, tender and provocative. 3140 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111127_32780.mp3 Francisco Goldman podcast. Guatemalan-American writer Francisco Goldman's new book, "Say Her Name", is inspired by the tragic death of his wife. It just won France's Prix Femina Etranger. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 27/11/2011 - Francisco Goldman Podcast Francisco Goldman podcast. Guatemalan-American writer Francisco Goldman's new book, "Say Her Name", is inspired by the tragic death of his wife. It just won France's Prix Femina Etranger. 3134 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111120_86575.mp3 Julian Barnes Podcast: This week, Eleanor Wachtel's remarkably expansive and personal conversation with this year's Man Booker prize-winner. Julian Barnes's new novel is called "The Sense of an Ending" http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 20/11/2011 - Julian Barnes Podcast Julian Barnes Podcast: This week, Eleanor Wachtel's remarkably expansive and personal conversation with this year's Man Booker prize-winner. Julian Barnes's new novel is called "The Sense of an Ending" 3174 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111113_76081.mp3 War and Remembrance: Writing History in Fiction Panel — This week, a panel discussion about "War and Remembrance: Writing History in Fiction" - from the early 20th century through the First and Second World Wars http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 13/11/2011 - 'War and History in Fiction' Panel Podcast (Encore) War and Remembrance: Writing History in Fiction Panel — This week, a panel discussion about "War and Remembrance: Writing History in Fiction" - from the early 20th century through the First and Second World Wars 3125 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111106_85357.mp3 Michael Ondaatje Podcast — Eleanor Wachtel talks to Michael Ondaatje about one of his most personal books yet - "The Cat's Table". http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 06/11/2011 - Michael Ondaatje Podcast Michael Ondaatje Podcast — Eleanor Wachtel talks to Michael Ondaatje about one of his most personal books yet - "The Cat's Table". 3582 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111030_86662.mp3 Jeffrey Eugenides Interview — American novelist Jeffrey Eugenides has a brand new book - his first in almost ten years - about contemporary romance. It's called The Marriage Plot. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 30/10/2011 - Jeffrey Eugenides Podcast Jeffrey Eugenides Interview — American novelist Jeffrey Eugenides has a brand new book - his first in almost ten years - about contemporary romance. It's called The Marriage Plot. 3155 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111023_26339.mp3 Russell Banks is described by the New York Times as "the most compassionate fiction writer working today." His new novel, "Lost Memory of Skin" explores the marginal and the outsider with grit and humour. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 23/10/2011 - Russell Banks Podcast Russell Banks is described by the New York Times as "the most compassionate fiction writer working today." His new novel, "Lost Memory of Skin" explores the marginal and the outsider with grit and humour. 3149 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111016_44157.mp3 Sebastian Barry, the Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He had great success with his last novel, "The Secret Scripture". His latest book, "On Canaan's Side" is an ode to 20th century America. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 16 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 16/10/2011 - Sebastian Barry Podcast Sebastian Barry, the Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He had great success with his last novel, "The Secret Scripture". His latest book, "On Canaan's Side" is an ode to 20th century America. 3111 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111009_53726.mp3 Leila Aboulela Interview: A conversation with Sudanese novelist, Leila Aboulela. Her latest novel, "Lyrics Alley" is set against her country's struggle for independence from Britain and Egypt sixty years ago. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 09/10/2011 - Leila Aboulela Podcast Leila Aboulela Interview: A conversation with Sudanese novelist, Leila Aboulela. Her latest novel, "Lyrics Alley" is set against her country's struggle for independence from Britain and Egypt sixty years ago. 3097 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20111002_51395.mp3 To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's birth, Eleanor Wachtel speaks with literary scholar Uma Dasgupta and American philosopher Martha Nussbaum. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 02/10/2011 - Tagore Panel To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's birth, Eleanor Wachtel speaks with literary scholar Uma Dasgupta and American philosopher Martha Nussbaum. 3088 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20110925_55719.mp3 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Tony Kushner, onstage at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 25/09/2011 - Tony Kushner Podcast Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Tony Kushner, onstage at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake 3163 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20110918_48292.mp3 Anne Carson interview. The author of "Autobiography of Red" and "The Beauty of the Husband" has produced yet another surprising and haunting book, called "Nox". http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 18/09/2011 - Anne Carson Podcast Anne Carson interview. The author of "Autobiography of Red" and "The Beauty of the Husband" has produced yet another surprising and haunting book, called "Nox". 3188 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20110911_92154.mp3 A panel discussion to mark the tenth anniversary of September 11th. Host Eleanor Wachtel with guests Amy Waldman, Sinan Antoon and Jane Kramer talk about how the events of September 11th have influenced literature over the intervening years, both in the west and in the Arab and Muslim world. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 11/09/2011 - 9/11 Panel Podcast A panel discussion to mark the tenth anniversary of September 11th. Host Eleanor Wachtel with guests Amy Waldman, Sinan Antoon and Jane Kramer talk about how the events of September 11th have influenced literature over the intervening years, both in the west and in the Arab and Muslim world. 4041 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20110904_55173.mp3 Jamaica Kincaid talks about her 2002 novel inspired by the life of her father Roderick Potter. Although, as she says, Mr. Potter is her father ...and he isn't. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 04/09/2011 - Jamaica Kincaid Podcast Jamaica Kincaid talks about her 2002 novel inspired by the life of her father Roderick Potter. Although, as she says, Mr. Potter is her father ...and he isn't. 3149 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20110828_70980.mp3 Ursula K. LeGuin: Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the "high priestess of fantasy and science fiction" - the American writer, Ursula LeGuin. This interview aired originally in 1993. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 28/08/2011 - Ursula Le Guin Podcast Ursula K. LeGuin: Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the "high priestess of fantasy and science fiction" - the American writer, Ursula LeGuin. This interview aired originally in 1993. 3036 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20110821_64843.mp3 Richard Flanagan Interview: From Tasmania, the winner of the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize with his novel "Gould's Book of Fish". http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 21/08/2011 - Richard Flanagan Podcast Richard Flanagan Interview: From Tasmania, the winner of the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize with his novel "Gould's Book of Fish". 3038 http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/writersandco_20110814_88002.mp3 Jenny Diski Interview: This summer, as part of Writers and Company's 20th anniversary, the weekly podcast will feature some of the best shows from the archives. This week, from England, an unusually candid writer, Jenny Diski. She writes novels, memoirs, travel books, essays and criticism. Eleanor Wachtel spoke with her in 2005. http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting podcasting@cbc.ca Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT Writers and Co. - 14/08/2011 - Jenny Diski Podcast Jenny Diski Interview: This summer, as part of Writers and Company's 20th anniversary, the weekly podcast will feature some of the best shows from the archives. This week, from England, an unusually candid writer, Jenny Diski. She writes novels, memoirs, travel books, essays and criticism. Eleanor Wachtel spoke with her in 2005. 3161