BookLounge Podcast
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 14 years ago -Enjoy candid interviews with your favourite authors, or discover your next great read. Featuring books from Doubleday Canada, Knopf Canada, Random House Canada, McClelland and Stewart and more!
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Episode 73 : Abraham Verghese author of Cutting for Stone
August 04, 2010 11:00 - 12 minutes - 5.72 MBAcclaimed non-fiction writer and doctor Abraham Verghese talks about how his new novel, Cutting for Stone (now available in paperback), came to be.
Episode 72 : Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant authors of The Age of Persuasion
November 25, 2009 11:00 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBThe Age of Persuasion authors Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant explain just how vast the impact of advertising is on our modern lives.
Episode 71 : Rex Murphy author of Canada and Other Matters of Opinion
October 29, 2009 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBCanada's most distinctive commentator, Rex Murphy, chats about talking to strangers on tour, his non-celebrity status at home in Newfoundland, and the politics of Global Warming.
Episode 70: Linda Haynes and Devin Connell, authors of Two Dishes
October 28, 2009 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBMother-Daughter team Linda Haynes and Devin Connell share the inspiration and development for their new cookbook, Two Dishes.
Episode 69: Joan Clark author of Road to Bliss
October 01, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutes - 6.3 MBJoan Clark takes up the challenge of writing for teens in Road to Bliss. In this interview, Joan explains why she doesn't try to "teach" through her young adult novels, and how she came to this story.
Episode 68: Karen Connelly author of Burmese Lessons
September 30, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBFor Karen Connelly, Burma united her political and emotional connections to South Asia. From the same period and place that inspired her novel The Lizard Cage comes her memoir, Burmese Lessons.
Episode 67: Denise Chong author of Egg on Mao
September 29, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBIn Egg on Mao, Denise Chong brings to light the story of Lu Decheng, a protester who defaced the portrait of Mao using paint-filled eggs – an unthinkable act during the height of China's Communist regime.
Episode 65: Thomas Trofimuk author of Waiting for Columbus
September 16, 2009 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBThomas Trofimuk discusses the various voices that weave together the story in Waiting for Columbus.
Episode 66: Michael Wex author of How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck)
September 16, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.45 MBMichael Wex wants to bring the everyday wisdom gleaned from traditional Jewish texts to a modern world in How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck).
Episode 64: Rosalind Brackenbury author of Becoming George Sand
September 16, 2009 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MBIn Becoming George Sand, Rosalind Brackenbury explores the complexity and multifariousness of love and relationships.
Episode 62: Tilda Shalof author of Lives in the Balance
August 20, 2009 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBNurse and author Tilda Shalof shares the stories of ICU nurses from across North America in Lives in The Balance.
Episode 59: Lauren Kirshner author of Where We Have To Go
August 20, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutes - 4.83 MBWhere We Have To Go started out as a short story, but as Lauren Kirshner explains, her character, Lucy Bloom, had a bigger story to tell.
Episode 60: Chris Hedges author of Empire of Illusion
August 20, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MBIs the WWE a metaphor for our modern society? This is just one lens Chris Hedges has used to explore our society and its problems in Empire of Illusion.
Episode 61: Linden MacIntyre author of The Bishop's Man
August 20, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.84 MBLinden MacIntyre's new novel explores the world of Catholic priests, of guilt, and of betrayal in The Bishop's Man.
Episode 63: Michael Crummey author of Galore
August 20, 2009 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBMichael Crummey explores the mythology and realities of life in Newfoundland in his new novel, Galore.
Episode 58: Thomas Homer-Dixon author of Carbon Shift
August 19, 2009 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBThomas Homer-Dixon addresses the twin problems of climate change and oil consumption in our near future in his new book, Carbon Shift.
Episode 55: Claire Letemendia author of The Best of Men
May 13, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.78 MBClaire Letemendia explains how her budding academic career led to her debut novel, The Best of Men.
Episode 57: Natasha Turner author of The Hormone Diet
May 13, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.91 MBNaturopathic Doctor, Natasha Turner, relates her personal experience with hormone imbalances, and how that led to her research the hormonal diet approach in The Hormone Diet.
Episode 56: Eric Walters author of Tell Me Why
May 13, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.41 MBEric Walters tells us about how he came to write a non-fiction book for children, Tell Me Why, which is meant to inspire, provoke and engage our youth. Along the way, he met some truly amazing young adults.
Episode 53: Daniel Clay author of Broken
December 10, 2008 11:00 - 6 minutes - 3.06 MBAuthor Daniel Clay discusses his various inspirations for Broken, a darkly funny debut novel narrated by Skunk, an eleven-year-old girl in a coma.
Episode 54: Damon Galgut author of The Impostor
December 10, 2008 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.45 MBDamon Galgut explores the idea of corruption in his new novel, The Impostor, and which character, among many, is the title character.
Episode 50: Jane F. Kotapish author of Salvage
November 03, 2008 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.79 MBEnjoy an audio interview with Jane F. Kotapish, author of the extraordinary debut novel, Salvage.
Episode 52: Giles Blunt author of No Such Creature
November 03, 2008 11:00 - 11 minutes - 5.47 MBGiles Blunt talks to publisher Anne Collins about his new novel, No Such Creature, and his temporary departure from the dark world of his Cardinal series.
Episode 51: Russell Banks author of The Reserve
November 03, 2008 11:00 - 10 minutes - 4.67 MBListen in on a chat between Louise Dennys, Executive Publisher of Knopf, Random and Vintage Canada and Russell Banks, author of The Reserve, as well as The Sweet Hereafter and Affliction, among other novels.
Episode 48: Gwynne Dyer author of Climate Wars
October 06, 2008 11:00 - 10 minutes - 4.73 MBListen as Gwynne Dyer, author of Climate Wars, tells us why we need to start honestly talking about Climate, and the disappointing way Canada has failed to act.
Episode 49: Mary Lou Finlay author of The As It Happens Files
October 06, 2008 11:00 - 8 minutes - 4.21 MBMichael Schellenberg sits down with Mary Lou Finlay to talk about her new book, The As It Happens Files. Listen as she tells of her love of 'stories'.
Episode 47: Bryce Wylde author of The Antioxidant Prescription
October 06, 2008 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.98 MBA favourite at CityTV's Breakfast Television, Bryce Wylde joins us to talk about The Antioxidant Prescription. Here, he describes why the human health threshold is so important, and how you can get your body to do what it does best on its own.
Episode 46: Miriam Toews author of The Flying Troutmans
August 19, 2008 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.96 MBListen in to a conversation between best-selling author Miriam Toews and Associate Publisher Michael Schellenberg as they talk about the themes of her forthcoming novel, The Flying Troutmans.
Episode 45: Andrew Davidson author of The Gargoyle
August 05, 2008 11:00 - 6 minutes - 3.22 MBListen as The Gargoyle author, Andrew Davidson, tells Anne Collins about how his lead characters, the eccentric Marianne Engel and the nameless narrator, came to be.
Episode 44: Patrick Lane author of Red Dog, Red Dog
June 03, 2008 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.89 MBEnjoy an interview with one of Canada's best poets, as Patrick Lane discusses Red Dog, Red Dog, his extraordinary debut novel.
Episode 43: Mel Hurtig author of The Truth About Canada
May 06, 2008 11:00 - 6 minutes - 3.05 MBListen in as Mel Hurtig chats about his latest book The Truth About Canada with Douglas Gibson, Publisher of Douglas Gibson Books at McClelland and Stewart.
Episode 41: Peter Carey author of His Illegal Self
May 06, 2008 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.53 MBCheck out this video trailer for two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey’s His Illegal Self. It’s a boisterous, moving tale about a monumental adventure in the life of a precocious seven-year-old boy as he seeks out his parents.
Episode 42: Marie Phillips author of Gods Behaving Badly
May 06, 2008 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.58 MBPerhaps the Gods were smiling on Marie Phillips when she submitted her book Gods Behaving Badly for publication. Listen in on this conversation with Anne Collins, Publisher Random House Canada, to discover the good luck in getting thirteen deals within three weeks.
Episode 40: Nick Heil author of Dark Summit
April 16, 2008 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.81 MBSit in as Nick Heil chats about his experience in writing about the deadly and controversial 2006 climbing season on Mount Everest. Dark Summit is a riveting account of the death of climber David Sharp, and the troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control.
Episode 39: Catherine O'Flynn author of What Was Lost
April 16, 2008 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.31 MBListen in on the conversation between Mark Veldhuizen, Advertising Director, and Catherine O'Flynn as they discuss the background of her new novel What Was Lost, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and won the Costa First Novel Award in the UK.
Episode 38: Jan Wong author of Beijing Confidential
January 22, 2008 11:00 - 11 minutes - 5.12 MBListen in as Mike Fuhr, Director of National Accounts Marketing chats with award-winning journalist Jan Wong about Beijing Confidential and her quest to find someone she encountered briefly in 1973, and whose life she was certain she had ruined forever.
Episode 37: Henning Mankell author of Kennedy's Brain
January 22, 2008 11:00 - 6 minutes - 3.18 MBListen to Publisher of Vintage Canada Marion Garner in conversation with Henning Mankell, internationally acclaimed author of the Inspector Wallander mysteries about his new thriller Kennedy’s Brain.
Episode 34: David Davidar author of The Solitude of Emperors
November 22, 2007 11:00 - 10 minutes - 5 MBSit in on this candid conversation between President and Publisher of McClelland and Stewart Doug Pepper and his long-time friend and author of The Solitude of Emperors David Davidar.
Episode 36: William Marsden author of Stupid to the Last Drop
November 22, 2007 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.89 MBWilliam Marsden discusses Stupid to the Last Drop – his controversial book about the environmental Armageddon that Alberta is bringing to Canada.
Episode 33: Mary Novik author of Conceit
November 22, 2007 11:00 - 6 minutes - 2.89 MBDon’t miss this one! Mary Novik discusses Conceit — a historical first novel (long-listed for the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize) about the poet John Donne’s daughter Pegge.
Episode 35: Janette Turner Hospital author of Orpheus Lost
November 22, 2007 11:00 - 9 minutes - 4.42 MBListen in as Mark Veldhuizen, Advertising Director for Random House of Canada, speaks with Janette Turner Hospital about her new novel, Orpheus Lost, and the role of music in the story.
Episode 29: John Mighton author of The End of Ignorance
September 20, 2007 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.94 MBDon't miss John Mighton's revolutionary call for a new understanding of how people learn as he talks about his important book, The End of Ignorance.
Episode 30: Bernice Morgan author of Cloud of Bone
September 20, 2007 11:00 - 6 minutes - 2.97 MBListen to an interview with bestselling author of Random Passage and Waiting for Time, Bernice Morgan, as she describes her upcoming novel Cloud of Bone.
Episode 31: Sir Martin Gilbert author of Churchill and the Jews
September 20, 2007 11:00 - 10 minutes - 4.69 MBSit in as Sir Martin Gilbert speaks with Marilyn Biderman, Director of Rights and Contracts for McClelland and Stewart, about Churchill and the Jews and the effect on today’s terrorism if Churchill had lived for another twenty years.
Episode 32: Todd Babiak author of The Book of Stanley
September 20, 2007 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.96 MBHear our interview with the award-winning author of The Garneau Block as he discusses his new novel, The Book of Stanley.
Episode 27: Michael Ondaatje author of Divisadero
August 15, 2007 11:00 - 8 minutes - 4.06 MBEllen Seligman, Publisher (Fiction) and Vice-President, McClelland and Stewart, speaks with Michael Ondaatje about his new book Divisadero.
Episode 28: Mohsin Hamid author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist
August 15, 2007 11:00 - 6 minutes - 2.91 MBKristin Cochrane, Associate Publisher of Doubleday Canada, speaks with Mohsin Hamid about his new book The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Episode 26: Heather Mallick author of Cake or Death
August 08, 2007 13:00 - 7 minutes - 3.35 MBMichael Schellenberg, Senior Editor of Knopf Canada, speaks with Heather Mallick about her new book Cake or Death.
Episode 25: Jen Sookfong Lee author of The End of East
August 08, 2007 13:00 - 9 minutes - 4.3 MBColleen Clarke, Publicity Manager at Random House Canada, speaks with Jen Sookfong Lee about her new book The End of East.
Episode 24: Sally Armstrong author of The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor
July 18, 2007 15:00 - 6 minutes - 3.07 MBAnne Collins, Publisher of Random House Canada, speaks with Sally Armstrong about her new book The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor.