Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: WRITERS & COMPANY NOW HAS AN ADDITIONAL BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAYS AT 2:00 P.M.on CBC Radio One.

Go to our 'Audio' page to listen to any of the following interviews. The Live-Streaming audio link will appear on the Monday following the Sunday broadcast.

SUNDAY 4 October 2009 (and WEDNESDAY 7 October 2009): Geoff Dyer

This week, from London, one of the wittiest and most audacious writers, Geoff Dyer. His latest is a novel called Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi.

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi is available in paperback from Canongate.



SUNDAY 11 October 2009 (and WEDNESDAY 14 October 2009): Sherman Alexie

This week, Eleanor Wachtel speaks with native American writer, Sherman Alexie. Funny, perceptive and fearless, Sherman Alexie has two new books - a collection of poetry called Face and stories, called War Dances.

Face is published by Hanging Loose Press, and War Dances is available from Publishers Group Canada.



SUNDAY 18 October 2009 (and WEDNESDAY 21 October 2009): Robert Darnton

Eleanor Wachtel speaks with prize-winning American historian Robert Darnton about his latest book, The Case for Books: Past, Present and Future.

The Case for Books: Past, Present and Future is published by Public Affairs.

Robert Darnton (photo credit: Rick Friedman)