CBC Prince Edward Island

Book/Author

Douglas Gibson - Stories About Storytellers

DouglasGibsonSAStorytellers.jpgHis book "Stories About Storytellers" is part tales about great Canadian writers combined with his memoirs working with those writers. Douglas Gibson was one of Canada's foremost editors and publishers for more than 40 years. He's had a hand in the writing and publishing of Canadian writers Hugh MacLennan, Mavis Gallant, Alice Munro, Pierre Trudeau and Alistair MacLeod.

Douglas Gibson recently gave a reading at the Confederation Centre Public Library and joined Karen Mair in the studio.

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Boyde Beck - The 1884 Cemetery Murder

BoydeBeck2013Mainstreet.jpgIt's a spooky time of year, with vampires and goblins lurching through the alleyways and streets... and our historian has gotten in the mood.

Boyde Beck has the story of a ghastly murder on PEI that took place in a cemetery in 1884. Listen... if you dare!

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Chef Chuck Hughes - Fall Flavours

ChefChuckHughes.jpgFall Flavours wraps up this weekend with Farm Day in the City. It's been a month of dinners and cooking lessons. Chef Chuck Hughes is known through his TV show and his Cookbooks - Chuck's Day Off was a hit on the Food Network and he has a cookbook with the same title.

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