BookLounge Podcast
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Podcast Description
Enjoy candid, weekly 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 | Acclaimed non-fiction writer and doctor Abraham Verghese talks about how his new novel, Cutting for Stone (now available in paperback), came to be. | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 72 : Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant authors of The Age of Persuasion | The Age of Persuasion authors Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant explain just how vast the impact of advertising is on our modern lives. | 11/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 71 : Rex Murphy author of Canada and Other Matters of Opinion | Canada'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. | 10/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 70: Linda Haynes and Devin Connell, authors of Two Dishes | Mother-Daughter team Linda Haynes and Devin Connell share the inspiration and development for their new cookbook, Two Dishes. | 10/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 69: Joan Clark author of Road to Bliss | Joan 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. | 10/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 68: Karen Connelly author of Burmese Lessons | For 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. | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 67: Denise Chong author of Egg on Mao | In 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. | 9/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 64: Rosalind Brackenbury author of Becoming George Sand | In Becoming George Sand, Rosalind Brackenbury explores the complexity and multifariousness of love and relationships. | 9/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 65: Thomas Trofimuk author of Waiting for Columbus | Thomas Trofimuk discusses the various voices that weave together the story in Waiting for Columbus. | 9/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 66: Michael Wex author of How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck) | Michael 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). | 9/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 59: Lauren Kirshner author of Where We Have To Go | Where 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. | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 62: Tilda Shalof author of Lives in the Balance | Nurse and author Tilda Shalof shares the stories of ICU nurses from across North America in Lives in The Balance. | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 63: Michael Crummey author of Galore | Michael Crummey explores the mythology and realities of life in Newfoundland in his new novel, Galore. | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 60: Chris Hedges author of Empire of Illusion | Is 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. | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 61: Linden MacIntyre author of The Bishop's Man | Linden MacIntyre's new novel explores the world of Catholic priests, of guilt, and of betrayal in The Bishop's Man. | 8/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 58: Thomas Homer-Dixon author of Carbon Shift | Thomas Homer-Dixon addresses the twin problems of climate change and oil consumption in our near future in his new book, Carbon Shift. | 8/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 57: Natasha Turner author of The Hormone Diet | Naturopathic 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. | 5/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 56: Eric Walters author of Tell Me Why | Eric 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. | 5/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 55: Claire Letemendia author of The Best of Men | Claire Letemendia explains how her budding academic career led to her debut novel, The Best of Men. | 5/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 54: Damon Galgut author of The Impostor | Damon Galgut explores the idea of corruption in his new novel, The Impostor, and which character, among many, is the title character. | 12/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 53: Daniel Clay author of Broken | Author Daniel Clay discusses his various inspirations for Broken, a darkly funny debut novel narrated by Skunk, an eleven-year-old girl in a coma. | 12/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 51: Russell Banks author of The Reserve | Listen 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. | 11/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 52: Giles Blunt author of No Such Creature | Giles 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. | 11/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 50: Jane F. Kotapish author of Salvage | Enjoy an audio interview with Jane F. Kotapish, author of the extraordinary debut novel, Salvage. | 11/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 47: Bryce Wylde author of The Antioxidant Prescription | A 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. | 10/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 48: Gwynne Dyer author of Climate Wars | Listen 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. | 10/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 49: Mary Lou Finlay author of The As It Happens Files | Michael 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'. | 10/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 46: Miriam Toews author of The Flying Troutmans | Listen 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. | 8/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 45: Andrew Davidson author of The Gargoyle | Listen 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. | 8/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 44: Patrick Lane author of Red Dog, Red Dog | Enjoy an interview with one of Canada's best poets, as Patrick Lane discusses Red Dog, Red Dog, his extraordinary debut novel. | 6/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 41: Peter Carey author of His Illegal Self | Check 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. | 5/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 43: Mel Hurtig author of The Truth About Canada | Listen 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. | 5/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 42: Marie Phillips author of Gods Behaving Badly | Perhaps 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. | 5/6/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 40: Nick Heil author of Dark Summit | Sit 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. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 39: Catherine O'Flynn author of What Was Lost | Listen 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. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 38: Jan Wong author of Beijing Confidential | Listen 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. | 1/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 37: Henning Mankell author of Kennedy's Brain | Listen 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. | 1/22/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 36: William Marsden author of Stupid to the Last Drop | William Marsden discusses Stupid to the Last Drop – his controversial book about the environmental Armageddon that Alberta is bringing to Canada. | 11/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 33: Mary Novik author of Conceit | Don’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. | 11/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 34: David Davidar author of The Solitude of Emperors | Sit 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. | 11/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 35: Janette Turner Hospital author of Orpheus Lost | Listen 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. | 11/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 30: Bernice Morgan author of Cloud of Bone | Listen to an interview with bestselling author of Random Passage and Waiting for Time, Bernice Morgan, as she describes her upcoming novel Cloud of Bone. | 9/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 32: Todd Babiak author of The Book of Stanley | Hear our interview with the award-winning author of The Garneau Block as he discusses his new novel, The Book of Stanley. | 9/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 29: John Mighton author of The End of Ignorance | Don'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. | 9/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 31: Sir Martin Gilbert author of Churchill and the Jews | Sit 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. | 9/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27: Michael Ondaatje author of Divisadero | Ellen Seligman, Publisher (Fiction) and Vice-President, McClelland and Stewart, speaks with Michael Ondaatje about his new book Divisadero. | 8/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 28: Mohsin Hamid author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Kristin Cochrane, Associate Publisher of Doubleday Canada, speaks with Mohsin Hamid about his new book The Reluctant Fundamentalist. | 8/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 26: Heather Mallick author of Cake or Death | Michael Schellenberg, Senior Editor of Knopf Canada, speaks with Heather Mallick about her new book Cake or Death. | 8/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 25: Jen Sookfong Lee author of The End of East | Colleen Clarke, Publicity Manager at Random House Canada, speaks with Jen Sookfong Lee about her new book The End of East. | 8/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 24: Sally Armstrong author of The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor | Anne Collins, Publisher of Random House Canada, speaks with Sally Armstrong about her new book The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor. | 7/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 23: Alissa York author of Effigy | Anne Collins, Publisher of Random House Canada, speaks with Alissa York about her new novel Effigy. | 7/4/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22: Chantal Hebert author of French Kiss | Diane Martin, Publisher of Knopf Canada, speaks with Chantal Hebert about her new book French Kiss. | 6/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21: Jane Smiley author of Ten Days in the Hills | Mark Veldhuizen, Director of Advertising for Random House of Canada, speaks with bestselling author Jane Smiley about her new novel Ten Days in the Hills. | 6/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20: Barry Lando author of Web of Deceit | Tim Rostron, Senior Editor for Doubleday Canada, speaks with former 60 Minutes reporter, Barry Lando, about his new book Web of Deceit. | 5/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19: Shaena Lambert author of Radiance | Mike Fuhr, Marketing Manager for Random House of Canada, speaks with author Shaena Lambert about her new novel Radiance. | 5/9/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18: Neil Smith author of Bang Crunch | Nadine Silverthorne, Online Content Specialist at Random House Canada, speaks with New Face of Fiction author Neil Smith about his novel Bang Crunch. | 4/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17: Jose Latour author of Outcast | Dinah Forbes, Executive Editor, McClelland and Stewart, speaks with Jose Latour about his novel Outcast. | 3/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16: Don Hannah author of Ragged Islands | Diane Martin, VP, Publisher Knopf Canada, speaks with Don Hannah about his novel Ragged Islands. | 3/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15: Douglas Coupland author of JPod | Anne Collins, Publisher of Random House Canada, speaks with bestselling author Douglas Coupland about his novel JPod. | 2/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14: Charles Frazier author of Thirteen Moons | Anne Collins, Publisher of Random House Canada, speaks with bestselling author Charles Frazier about his new novel Thirteen Moons. | 1/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 13: Stephen Cole author of The Canadian Hockey Atlas | Mark Veldhuizen, Director of Advertising for Random House of Canada, speaks with Stephen Cole about The Canadian Hockey Atlas. | 1/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12: Carol Off author of Bitter Chocolate | Pamela Murray, Managing Editor of Random House Canada, speaks with Carol Off about Bitter Chocolate. | 1/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11: Noah Richler author of This is My Country, What's Yours? | Heather Sangster, Freelance Editor for McClelland and Stewart, speaks with Noah Richler about This is My Country, What's Yours? | 1/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10: John English author of Citizen of the World | Michael Schellenberg, Senior Editor of Knopf Canada, speaks with John English author of Citizen of the World. | 1/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9: Diane Setterfield author of The Thirteenth Tale | Mark Veldhuizen, Advertising Director for Random House of Canada, speaks with Diane Setterfield about The Thirteenth Tale. | 12/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 8: Michael Redhill author of Consolation | Valerie Gow, Imprint Sales Director for Doubleday Canada, speaks with Michael Redhill author of Consolation. | 12/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 7: David Adams Richards author of The Friends of Meager Fortune | Lara Hinchberger, Associate Editor for Doubleday Canada, speaks with David Adams Richards about The Friends of Meager Fortune. | 11/29/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 6: Tony Aspler author of The Wine Atlas of Canada | Nadine Silverthorne, Online Content Specialist at Random House of Canada, speaks with Tony Aspler about The Wine Atlas of Canada. | 11/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 5: William Boyd author of Restless | Scott Sellers, VP, Director, Marketing Strategy, speaks with William Boyd about his new novel Restless. | 11/15/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 4: Robert J Wiersema author of Before I Wake | Kendall Anderson, Editor Vintage Canada, speaks with Robert J Wiersema about his new novel Before I Wake. | 11/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 3: Mark Haddon author of A Spot of Bother | Martha Kanya-Forstner, Executive Editor Doubleday Canada, speaks with Mark Haddon about his new novel A Spot of Bother. | 11/1/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2: Anita Rau Badami, author of Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? | Executive Publisher Louise Dennys interviews Anita Rau Badami about Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? | 10/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1: Kevin Patterson, author of Consumption | In Episode 1, Random House Canada Publisher Anne Collins interviews author Kevin Patterson about his new novel, Consumption. | 10/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 73 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Author Interviews are great!
These podcasts provide interviews with Canadian and international authors, up close and personal, direct from the publisher. Loved the Mark Haddon interview!
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