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Episode 73 : Abraham Verghese author of Cutting for Stone
BookLounge Podcast - August 04, 2010 11:00 - 12 minutesAcclaimed non-fiction writer and doctor Abraham Verghese talks about how his new novel, Cutting for Stone (now available in paperback), came to be.
Episode 006: Justin Cronin, author of The Passage
BookLounge Video Podcast for People Who Love Books - May 26, 2010 13:00 - 4 minutes - VideoThis summer's biggest thriller, The Passage, will have you sleeping with your lights on. In this interview, Justin Cronin talks about developing this epic trilogy, and introduces some of the characters.
Episode 72 : Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant authors of The Age of Persuasion
BookLounge Podcast - November 25, 2009 11:00 - 4 minutesThe Age of Persuasion authors Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant explain just how vast the impact of advertising is on our modern lives.
Episode 005: Anne Murray, author of All Of Me
BookLounge Video Podcast for People Who Love Books - November 04, 2009 13:00 - 36 seconds - VideoIn this revealing autobiography, Canada's first lady of song, for the first time, tells the whole story of her astonishing 40-year career in show biz. It is a candid retrospective of the extraordinary success achieved, and the prices that had to be paid.
Episode 71 : Rex Murphy author of Canada and Other Matters of Opinion
BookLounge Podcast - October 29, 2009 11:00 - 9 minutesCanada'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
BookLounge Podcast - October 28, 2009 11:00 - 5 minutesMother-Daughter team Linda Haynes and Devin Connell share the inspiration and development for their new cookbook, Two Dishes.
Episode 004: Stephen Brunt, author of Gretzky's Tears
BookLounge Video Podcast for People Who Love Books - October 26, 2009 13:00 - 5 minutes - VideoCanadian hockey expert Stephen Brunt delivers an in-depth exploration of the trade that changed Canadian hockey in Gretzky's Tears.
Episode 003: Karen Connelly, author of Burmese Lessons
BookLounge Video Podcast for People Who Love Books - October 26, 2009 12:00 - 5 minutes - VideoFor 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 002: Frans de Waal, author of The Age of Empathy
BookLounge Video Podcast for People Who Love Books - October 26, 2009 11:00 - 5 minutes - VideoBiologist Frans de Waal presents an argument for empathy in a world focused on competition in The Age of Empathy.
Episode 69: Joan Clark author of Road to Bliss
BookLounge Podcast - October 01, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutesJoan 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
BookLounge Podcast - September 30, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutesFor 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
BookLounge Podcast - September 29, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutesIn 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 66: Michael Wex author of How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck)
BookLounge Podcast - September 16, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutesMichael 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 65: Thomas Trofimuk author of Waiting for Columbus
BookLounge Podcast - September 16, 2009 11:00 - 6 minutesThomas Trofimuk discusses the various voices that weave together the story in Waiting for Columbus.
Episode 64: Rosalind Brackenbury author of Becoming George Sand
BookLounge Podcast - September 16, 2009 11:00 - 4 minutesIn Becoming George Sand, Rosalind Brackenbury explores the complexity and multifariousness of love and relationships.
Episode 001: Michael Crummey, author of Galore
BookLounge Video Podcast for People Who Love Books - August 31, 2009 11:00 - 4 minutes - VideoMichael Crummey explores the mythology and realities of life in Newfoundland in his new novel, Galore.
Episode 60: Chris Hedges author of Empire of Illusion
BookLounge Podcast - August 20, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutesIs 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 63: Michael Crummey author of Galore
BookLounge Podcast - August 20, 2009 11:00 - 9 minutesMichael Crummey explores the mythology and realities of life in Newfoundland in his new novel, Galore.
Episode 62: Tilda Shalof author of Lives in the Balance
BookLounge Podcast - August 20, 2009 11:00 - 6 minutesNurse 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
BookLounge Podcast - August 20, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutesWhere 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 61: Linden MacIntyre author of The Bishop's Man
BookLounge Podcast - August 20, 2009 11:00 - 10 minutesLinden MacIntyre's new novel explores the world of Catholic priests, of guilt, and of betrayal in The Bishop's Man.
Episode 58: Thomas Homer-Dixon author of Carbon Shift
BookLounge Podcast - August 19, 2009 11:00 - 8 minutesThomas 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
BookLounge Podcast - May 13, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutesClaire 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
BookLounge Podcast - May 13, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutesNaturopathic 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
BookLounge Podcast - May 13, 2009 11:00 - 7 minutesEric 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 54: Damon Galgut author of The Impostor
BookLounge Podcast - December 10, 2008 11:00 - 7 minutesDamon Galgut explores the idea of corruption in his new novel, The Impostor, and which character, among many, is the title character.
Episode 53: Daniel Clay author of Broken
BookLounge Podcast - December 10, 2008 11:00 - 6 minutesAuthor 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 50: Jane F. Kotapish author of Salvage
BookLounge Podcast - November 03, 2008 11:00 - 8 minutesEnjoy an audio interview with Jane F. Kotapish, author of the extraordinary debut novel, Salvage.
Episode 51: Russell Banks author of The Reserve
BookLounge Podcast - November 03, 2008 11:00 - 10 minutesListen 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 52: Giles Blunt author of No Such Creature
BookLounge Podcast - November 03, 2008 11:00 - 11 minutesGiles 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.
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