Brad Smith
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Brad Smith was one of the first authors I ever interviewed, back when I was writing for Torontoist. I spoke to him again, recently, and my profile runs in today’s paper.
William Gibson
Monday, January 16th, 2012Last week, I had lunch with William Gibson and talked about his first-ever collection of non-fiction, Distrust That Particular Flavor. My story ran today.
McClelland & Stewart; Charles Taylor Prize
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Random House of Canada is now the sole owner of McClelland & Stewart. This overshadowed the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction shortlist, obviously.
Most Anticipated Books of 2012
Saturday, January 7th, 2012JJ Lee
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Speaking of suits, in today’s National Post I talk to journalist-turned-tailor JJ Lee about his book The Measure of a Man.
The Best Books of 2011; Suits
Saturday, December 31st, 2011My picks for the best books of 2011. Meanwhile, over in Style, I test drive two made-to-measure suit retailers.
Authors of the Year
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Patrick deWitt and Esi Edugyan: My picks for authors of the year.
The Unread
Saturday, December 10th, 2011George Jonas
Monday, December 5th, 2011In Monday’s National Post I talk to George Jonas about his latest book, The Jonas Variations.