Patrick deWitt
Saturday, May 28th, 2011The Sisters Brothers is one of the better things I’ve read this year; I talk to the book’s author, Patrick deWitt, in Saturday’s National Post.
Andrew Westoll; Robin Mather
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011In Tuesday’s National Post I talk to Andrew Westoll about The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary, his account of a summer spent living with a troupe of chimpanzees, and chat with Robin Mather about her newest book, The Feast Nearby.
Zsuzsi Gartner
Saturday, May 21st, 2011I interviewed Zsuzsi Gartner earlier this month about her sophomore collection of short fiction, Better Living Through Plastic Explosives. I write about it here.
Man Booker International Prize
Thursday, May 19th, 2011Philip Roth won the Man Booker International Prize. One of the judges isn’t happy. What’s up with that?
Daniel Jones
Saturday, May 14th, 2011Later this week, a group of Toronto writers and musicians will celebrate the life and work of Daniel Jones, a Toronto poet and novelist who died in 1994. I write about Jones in today’s paper.
Randy Boyagoda
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011When I was an intern at The Globe and Mail way back in 2006, one of the first people I interviewed was Randy Boyagoda, whose novel Governor of the Northern Province had just been longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His latest, Beggar’s Feast, has just been released, and I sat down with him to talk about the book.
TCAF; Kyung-sook Shin
Saturday, May 7th, 2011The Toronto Comic Arts Festival takes place this weekend; I preview it in Saturday’s National Post. Also: I sit down with South Korean novelist Kyung-sook Shin to talk about her new book Please Look After Mom.
Kinky Friedman
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011I spoke to Kinky Friedman in advance of his tour stop in Toronto on Wednesday; the interview is in today’s paper.