Pico Iyer
Monday, February 13th, 2012In today’s National Post I talk to Pico Iyer about his new book, The Man Within My Head.
A Publisher’s Year
Saturday, January 28th, 2012Today, the first part of my twelve-month series, A Publisher’s Year, runs in the Post. The idea behind the project, my attempt to provide a comprehensive, 360-degree look at the day-to-day operations at a Canadian independent publisher, is Page One, the documentary about The New York Times. I’m describing the series as a “print documentary.” We’ll see how it goes.
G.B. Joyce
Saturday, January 21st, 2012In today’s National Post, I talk to G.B. Joyce about his novel The Code. You might know him better as Gare Joyce, one of the country’s best sportswriters.
Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People
Thursday, January 19th, 2012I’m coming to this one a little late. But better late than never, right? Douglas Coupland and Graham Roumieu collaborate on Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People.
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.