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George Fetherling
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Henning Mankell photo credit: Ulla Montan
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Rabindranath Maharaj photo credit: Vicky Maharaj
Rabindranath Maharaj author of The Amazing Absorbing Boy

Rabindranath Maharaj discusses comics, setting a novel in Canada, and finding a voice on the train.
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(4:09 min)



Linwood Barclay photo credit: Michael Rafelson
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Alan Bradley photo credit: Shirley Bradley
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Ian Brown photo credit: John Barber
Ian Brown author of The Boy in the Moon

Ian Brown in conversation with Jian Ghomeshi on CBC Radio's Q.
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(19:21 min)



Joanna Trollope photo credit: Barker Evans
Joanna Trollope author of The Other Family

Joanna Trollope discusses her latest book, The Other Family.
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(3:55 min)



Paul Quarrington photo credit: Annabel Reyes
Paul Quarrington author of The Ravine

2008 Canada Reads-winning author Paul Quarrington explains how The Ravine is semi-autobiographical, and how he sees it as a light-hearted version of Mystic River.
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Nicholas Ruddock
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Vincent Lam photo credit: Margarita Lam Antoniades
Vincent Lam author of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

The author of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, Vincent Lam, talks about his book and the 8 part Original Canadian Series that has been created from it.

Watch the trailer for this new series here, too.
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Richard Wiseman photo credit: Richard Wiseman
Richard Wiseman author of 59 Seconds

Richard Wiseman, author of 59 Seconds, explains the philosophy behind his book: when it comes to changing your life, the self-help movement has it wrong - but science has got it right.
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Alice Munro photo credit: Derek Shapton
Alice Munro author of Too Much Happiness

Alice Munro in conversation with Diana Athill at the 2009 International Festival of Authors.
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(5:07 min)



John Irving photo credit: Everitt Irving
John Irving author of Last Night in Twisted River

Three clips featuring John Irving at the 2009 International Festival of Authors.
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Linden MacIntyre
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Linden MacIntyre author of The Bishop's Man
Winner of the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize

MacIntyre's new novel explores the world of Catholic priests, of guilt, and of betrayal in The Bishop's Man.
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(10:44 min)



Lori Lansens photo credit: Laura Starks
Lori Lansens author of The Wife's Tale

Lori Lansens takes questions from readers about her new novel, The Wife's Tale, in a live Q&A session via videoconference.
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Al Roker photo credit: NBC
Al Roker author of The Morning Show Murders

Al Roker introduces his main character in The Morning Show Murders, Billy Blessing, a talented chef working on a morning TV show, who decides to take matters into his own hands when his executive producer is murdered.
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(2:52 min)



Lorrie Moore photo credit: Linda Nylind
Lorrie Moore author of A Gate at the Stairs

Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs, speaks at the Saturday Book & Author Lunch at BookExpo America 2009.
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(18:32 min)



Anne Murray photo credit: Katy Ann Davidson
Anne Murray author of All Of Me

In her revealing autobiography, All Of Me, Canada's first lady of song, Anne Murray, tells the whole story of her astonishing 40-year career in show biz. It is a candid retrospective of the extraordinary success achieved, and the prices that had to be paid.
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Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel author of Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me

Howie Mandel talks about his book, being an author, Deal or No Deal host, his ongoing struggle with OCD and ADHD and how it has shaped his showbiz career in his autobiography, Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me.
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(4:21 min)



Anne Rice photo credit: Becket M. Ghioto
Anne Rice author of Angel Time

In the Christ trilogy, Anne Rice found her way to the light. With Angel Time, she returns to darker themes - here she talks about finding the balance between the two, and the importance of Angels.
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Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant
Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant, authors of
The Age of Persuasion


The Age of Persuasion authors Terry O'Reilly and Mike Tennant explain just how vast the impact of advertising is on our modern lives.
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(4:11 min)



Stephen Brunt photo credit: Peter Tym
Stephen Brunt author of Gretzky's Tears

Canadian hockey expert Stephen Brunt delivers an in-depth exploration of the trade that changed Canadian hockey in Gretzky's Tears.
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(5:28 min)



Audrey Niffenegger photo credit: Stephen DeSantis
Audrey Niffenegger author of Her Fearful Symmetry

Audrey Niffenegger, author of the runaway bestseller The Time Traveler's Wife, answers questions about her new novel, Her Fearful Symmetry.
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(2:55 min)



Frans de Waal photo credit: Catherine Marin
Frans de Waal author of The Age of Empathy

Biologist Frans de Waal presents an argument for empathy in a world focused on competition in The Age of Empathy.
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Todd Denault
Todd Denault author of Jacques Plante

Canadian hockey expert, Todd Denault, talks about the incident that inspired goalie Jacques Plante to adopt the iconic hockey mask - a decision that changed the face of hockey.
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(4:42 min)



Karen Connelly photo credit: Joy von Tiedemann
Karen Connelly author of Burmese Lessons

For Karen Connelly, Burma united her political and emotional connections to South Asia. From the same period and place that inspired her novel The Lizard Cage comes her memoir, Burmese Lessons.
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(5:17 min)



Rex Murphy photo credit: Dave Roels
Rex Murphy author of Canada and Other Matters of Opinion

Canada's most distinctive commentator, Rex Murphy, chats about talking to strangers on tour, his non-celebrity status at home in Newfoundland, and the politics of Global Warming.
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(9:11 min)



Linda Haynes and Devin Connell
Linda Haynes and Devin Connell, authors of Two Dishes

Mother-Daughter team Linda Haynes and Devin Connell share the inspiration and development for their new cookbook, Two Dishes.
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(5:45 min)



Catherine Gildiner photo credit: MK Lynde
Catherine Gildiner author of After the Falls

Author Catherine Gildiner talks about the difficulties of writing a memoir about her teenage years in After the Falls.
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(4:36 min)



Joan Clark photo credit: Ned Pratt
Joan Clark author of Road to Bliss

Joan Clark takes up the challenge of writing for teens in Road to Bliss. In this interview, Joan explains why she doesn't try to "teach" through her young adult novels, and how she came to this story.
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(6:53 min)



Denise Chong photo credit: Bill Grimshaw
Denise Chong author of Egg on Mao

In Egg on Mao, Denise Chong brings to light the story of Lu Decheng, a protester who defaced the portrait of Mao using paint-filled eggs – an unthinkable act during the height of China's Communist regime.
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(10:19 min)



Douglas Coupland photo credit: D.J. Weir
Douglas Coupland author of Generation A

Three videos by Crush, Inc., inspired by Douglas Coupland's new novel, Generation A.
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Earth to Table
Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann authors of Earth to Table

Get tips on how to shop at your local farmer's market from the authors of Earth to Table: Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm.
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Michael Wex photo credit: Suzanne McLaren
Michael Wex author of How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck)

Michael Wex wants to bring the everyday wisdom gleaned from traditional Jewish texts to a modern world in How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck).
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(10:19 min)



Michael Crummey photo credit: Holly Hogan
Michael Crummey author of Galore

Michael Crummey explores the mythology and realities of life in Newfoundland in his new novel, Galore.
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(4:59 min)



Thomas Trofimuk photo credit: Randall Edwards
Thomas Trofimuk author of
Waiting for Columbus


Thomas Trofimuk discusses the various voices that weave together the story in Waiting for Columbus.
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(6:14 min)



Rosalind Brackenbury photo credit: Carol Tedesco
Rosalind Brackenbury author of
Becoming George Sand


In Becoming George Sand, Rosalind Brackenbury explores the complexity and multifariousness of love and relationships.
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(4:32 min)



Victor Lodato photo credit: Karson Liegh
Victor Lodato author of Mathilda Savitch

Is there a little Mathilda Savitch in all of us? This darkly funny novel explores the death of a beloved sister.
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(1:48 min)



Terry Goodkind
photo credit: 2009 John Earle
Terry Goodkind author of The Law of Nines

September 9, 2009. Alex Rahl should be celebrating his 27th birthday. But when insanity, fear and violence are your party guests, it's not much of a celebration. Watch the trailer for Terry Goodkind's new thriller, and discover The Law of Nines.
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(1:19 min)



Tilda Shalof MacIntyre
photo credit: Vanessa Herman-Landau
Tilda Shalof editor of Lives in The Balance

Nurse and author Tilda Shalof shares the stories of ICU nurses from across North America in Lives in The Balance.
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(6:17 min)



Chris Hedges
photo credit: Kim Hedges
Chris Hedges author of Empire of Illusion

Is the WWE a metaphoddr for our modern society? This is just one lens Chris Hedges has used to explore our society and its problems in
Empire of Illusion.
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Tash Aw
photo credit: Andrew Whittuck for 4th Estate
Tash Aw author of Map of the Invisible World

Tash Aw takes us to colonial Indonesia in his second novel, Map of the Invisible World. In this interview, Tash talks to us about the life of his characters.
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(5:18 min)



Chimamanda Adichie
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Chimamanda Adichie author of The Thing Around Your Neck

Half of a Yellow Sun author, Chimamanda Adichie talks about the stories that make up her first short story collection, The Thing Around Your Neck
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(5:11 min)



AS Byatt
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A.S. Byatt author of The Children's Book

A.S. Byatt recently visited Toronto's Harbourfront Center to talk to Eleanor Wachtel about her new novel, The Children's Book.
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Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie and Sarah Dopp
photo credit: Anne deHaas
Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie co-authors of Slow Death by Rubber Duck

In part one, authors and activists Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie explain the 'experiments' behind Slow Death by Rubber Duck, and the chemicals we are exposed to in every day life. In part 2, the authors explain their campaign to ban Biphenol A, a chemical currently found in baby bottles and tin cans, and tell you how you can make a difference as a consumer.
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(4:58 min and 5:54)



Jeff Rubin
photo credit: Greg Tjepkema
Jeff Rubin author of Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller

Jeff Rubin talks about how skyrocketing oil prices will see a regression in global economies, and a return to local ones, as outlined in his new book, Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller.
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(8:00 min)



Natasha Turner
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Dr. Natasha Turner author of The Hormone Diet

Naturopathic Doctor, Natasha Turner, relates her personal experience with hormone imbalances, and how that led to her research the hormonal diet approach.
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C.E. Morgan
photo credit: Katrina Fiebig
C.E. Morgan author of All the Living

Drafted in just two weeks, C.E. Morgan tells us how All the Living seized her imagination and had her exploring stereotypes and power in the South.
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(8:10 min)



CS Richardson
photo credit: David Hillis
CS Richardson talks about book design

Watch as VP, Creative Director C.S. Richardson at Random House of Canada explains the history and evolution – from the 1100s to present day – of book design.
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Wayson Choy
photo credit: Robert Mills
Wayson Choy author of Not Yet

Not Yet is the story of Wayson Choy's near-death experience and recovery. Here, he tells Doubleday Canada Editorial Director Martha Kanya-Forstner how this event has re-informed his life's experiences.
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(9:10 min)



P.D. James
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P.D. James author of The Private Patient

In this two part interview with P.D. James, Knopf Canada's Executive Publisher, Louise Dennys, talks with the British author about how her style and values have changed over her near-30 year writing career, as well as her latest novel, The Private Patient.
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(29:45 min)



Christopher Plummer
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Christopher Plummer author of In Spite of Myself

Watch our three-part interview with actor Christopher Plummer as he talks about his life on stage and screen and his memoir, In Spite of Myself.
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Annie Barrows
photo credit: Brook McCormick
Annie Barrows co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, written with Mary Ann Shaffer

Watch a video interview with Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Annie explains her story in relation to it's interesting title.
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(3:46 min)



Margaret Atwood
photo credit: George Whiteside
Margaret Atwood author of Moral Disorder

Margaret Atwood delights us again with her eagerly anticipated short story collection, Moral Disorder. Donít miss our interview with the charming Margaret Atwood, as she discusses Moral Disorder and entertains us with her early career aspirations.
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(3:30 min)



Diana Gabaldon
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Diana Gabaldon author of the Lord John series

Queen of historical fiction with her best-selling Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon tells us how the Lord John series came about.
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Michael Ondaatje
photo credit: Jeff Nolte
Michael Ondaatje author of Divisadero

Enjoy an interview with one of the greatest Canadian literary voices, as Michael Ondaatje discusses Divisadero, his most intimate and beautiful novel to date.
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(8:35 min)



 
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