PLEASE NOTE: WRITERS & COMPANY NOW HAS AN ADDITIONAL BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAYS AT 2:00 P.M.on CBC Radio One.
Also note, during the summer months our Wednesday show will be our podcast version. The Sunday version (having aired more recently) will only be available as Live-Streaming audio.
WEDNESDAY 1 July 2009: Alice Munro*
Alice Munro - described as "Canada's Chekhov", "Canada's Flaubert" - you name it: she’s a wonderful story teller and the recent winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize.
Runaway and The View from Castle Rock are published in paperback by Penguin. Munro has a new book of short stories coming out this fall, called Too Much Happiness.
Listen to Alice Munro
THURSDAY 2 July 2009: Yiyun Li
Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the award-winning Chinese-American writer, Yiyun Li. Her powerful and moving novel, The Vagrants, is set in China of the late ‘70s - a time of change following the end of the Cultural Revolution.
The Vagrants is published by Random House.
SUNDAY 5 July 2009 (and THURSDAY 9 July 2009): Dervla Murphy*
From Ireland and around the world, the extraordinary, the intrepid woman on a bicycle, or with a pack animal, or on her own two feet - travel writer, Dervla Murphy.
The Island that Dared: Journeys in Cuba is published by Eland. Most of her other books are available in paperback from John Murray.
Eleanor Wachtel and Dervla Murphy
Listen to Dervla Murphy
WEDNESDAY 8 July 2009: Literary Panel*
Four writers talk about the books that changed their lives: from Australia, Peter Carey; from Ireland, Jennifer Johnston; from Scotland, Ali Smith; and from South Africa and England, Barbara Trapido.
Reading list
Listen to our 2003 Literary Panel
SUNDAY 12 July 2009 (and THURSDAY 16 July 2009): Hari Kunzru*
From London, Hari Kunzru. His latest novel, My Revolutions marks a bold break from his previous Indian-Anglo prize-winning books.
My Revolutions is published in paperback by Plume.
Listen to Hari Kunzru
WEDNESDAY 15 July 2009: Jackie Kay*
A conversation with the warm and ebullient poet, playwright and fiction writer, Jackie Kay. Her Nigerian heritage and Scottish adoption give her an original take on Scotland and its traditions.
Jackie Kay's book of stories, Wish I Was Here is published in paperback by MacMillan
Jackie Kay
Listen to Jackie Kay
SUNDAY 19 July 2009 (and THURSDAY 23 July 2009): Sebastian Barry*
From Ireland, novelist, playwright and poet, Sebastian Barry. His latest book, The Secret Scripture won the 2008 Costa Prize for Best Book of the Year.
The Secret Scripture is published in paperback by Penguin.
Listen to Sebastian Barry
WEDNESDAY 22 July 2009: Rick Moody*
This week, the chronicler of disaffected families, American writer, Rick Moody the author of The Ice Storm and Purple America - talks about his latest novel called The Diviners.
The Diviners,The Black Veil and The Ice Storm are all available in paperback from Little, Brown.
Listen to Rick Moody
SUNDAY 26 July 2009: Frank MCourt*
This week, remembering Irish-American memoirist, Frank McCourt. The Pulitzer-prize winning author of Angela’s Ashes died last week. This is a surprisingly candid conversation with a man who - at 66 - catapulted himself onto the best seller lists.
‘Tis and Angela’s Ashes are available in paperback from Simon & Schuster
Listen to Frank McCourt
WEDNESDAY 29 July 2009: Crime Panel*
This week, international crime. From Italy, Gianrico Carofiglio; from Sweden, Asa Larsson; from Scotland, Louise Welsh; and from Canada, Giles Blunt - talk about mystery writing.
Listen to the Crime Panel
THURSDAY 30 July 2009: Azar Nafisi*
Iranian writer, Azar Nafisi follows the extraordinary success of her bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran with a memoir called, Things I’ve been Silent About.
Things I’ve been Silent About is published by Random House.
Listen to Azar Nafisi
