Nathan Englander

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

I wish I could run the transcript of my recent interview with Nathan Englander. It’s one of the best interviews I’ve had in my career. He’s an incredibly nice and humble guy, and his new book, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, is pretty good, too.

A Publisher’s Year, Part 2

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Speaking of Moneyball, that’s the title of the second part in my year-long series of Toronto’s House of Anansi Press.

Moneyball

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

In the lead-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, I explain why I hated Moneyball.

Literary Retellings

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Margot Livesey’s new novel, The Flight of Gemma Hardy, is a retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre. I write about the trend in today’s paper.

Robert Hough

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Robert Hough just published his new novel, Dr. Brinkley’s Tower. I write about it here.

Pico Iyer

Monday, February 13th, 2012

In today’s National Post I talk to Pico Iyer about his new book, The Man Within My Head.