Governor General’s Literary Award; Elliott BROOD; Tournament of Muppets
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Patrick deWitt won the Governor General’s Literary Award. Elliott BROOD released a new album. The Tournament of Muppets began.
And The Soldiers Sang
Friday, November 11th, 2011To commemorate Remembrance Day, I talk to the authors of a new illustrated book about the First World War, And The Soldiers Sang.
Erik Larson
Thursday, June 9th, 2011In today’s National Post I talk to Erik Larson about his new book, In The Garden of Beasts.
The King’s Speech
Monday, December 13th, 2010Mark Logue is the grandson of Lionel Logue, the speech therapist who worked with King George VI; he’s also the co-author of the new book The King’s Speech, the release of which coincides with the movie of the same name.
Cleopatra
Thursday, December 9th, 2010In today’s National Post, I chat with Stacy Schiff, author of Cleopatra: A Life.
Stephen Marche; Allen Lane Canada
Monday, October 11th, 2010A couple of small things over on The Afterword: a look at Stephen Marche’s new interactive web novel, Lucy Hardin’s Missing Period; and a chat with Margaret MacMillan and Robert Bothwell about the launch of Allen Lane Canada, Penguin’s new non-fiction imprint.
Picturing Canada
Thursday, May 27th, 2010In today’s National Post, I take a look at the new book, Picturing Canada, which chronicles the history of Canada’s children’s publishing industry.
Treat Me Like Dirt
Saturday, January 16th, 2010In Saturday’s National Post I talk with Liz Worth about her book Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond.
Fakes and Forgeries
Thursday, January 7th, 2010In today’s National Post I take a look at Fakes & Forgeries, a new exhibit opening at the ROM next week.
3-D; Kobo
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009In Wednesday’s National Post I explore the resurgence of 3-D, and over on The Afterword I chat with Shortcover’s Michael Serbinis about new e-reading service Kobo.