November 2, 2009 - Anne Murray
Anne Murray, Shinan Govani, Mark Leiren-Young, Word Report
October 26, 2009 - Douglas Coupland
Shelagh visits Douglas Coupland's house in Vancouver to hear about Generation A; also Rosanna Deerchild and Pierre Nepveu write about land and dispossession.
October 19, 2009 - Try To See It My Way
Jessica Grant on Come, Thou Tortoise; Linda Besner on choosing a title for her book; Norman Doidge on the Brain That Changes Itself.
October 12, 2009 - George Elliott Clarke & Co.
George Elliott Clarke discusses I Julia Child talks food; Andy Jones and Darka Erdelji on folk-tales.
October 5, 2009 - The Eat, Shrink, Love Edition
Lori Lansens on The Wife's Tale, a panel discussion about great bookstores, and Aritha Van Herk on the fictional good marriage.
September 28th, 2009 - Your Number's Not Up Yet
Wayson Choy, Michael Turner, Jason Brown, Tom Howell.
September 21st, 2009 - The Peep Diaries
Hal Niedzviecki tells Shelagh why pop culture has become peep culture; Carlo Rota talks about the books he reads; Karen Solie talks Pigeon; Sara O'Leary reviews biographies.
September 14th, 2009 - The Year of the Flood
Margaret Atwood on her new novel, plus interviews with Itah Sadu and Robert Adams.
September 7, 2009 - New Season
On the first show of the new season, Shelagh reports on her trip to the Woody Point Writers Festival in Newfoundland, complete with an on-stage interview with Michael Crummey, one of the most talked-up authors of the new fall season. The show also stars Pasha Malla, currently on a writing retreat in Pierre Berton's childhood home, sci-fi mega-seller Robert Sawyer, and the mystery writer Joy Fielding, who answers personal questions put to her by our mysterious interrogator.
June 27, 2009 - Ocean Ranger
Lisa Moore on her novel, February, and Mike Heffernan on his non-fiction book, Rig. Plus, How Poetry Can Change Your Life.
June 20, 2009 - The Square Peg Edition
Books about talking squirrels and extreme sports, and other items that kick against the categories.
June 13, 2009 - Deep Economy
John Demont tells a story of coal, and the lives it ruled, in Coal Black Heart; plus, Depressing Moments in Canadian Literature, a panel on money books, and Joel Yanofsky on 'Fire the Canon'
June 6 - Writing History
Adrienne Clarkson on her book about Norman Bethune, and Robert Arthur Alexie on his book, Porcupines and China Dolls
May 30, 2009 - Best Friends
Erika Ritter on human attitudes to pets and wild beasts, Hannah Sung on the graphic novel Skim, Tom Howell on poetry.
May 23, 2009 - Dish It Out & Take It
Anne Giardini discusses Advice for Italian Boys; Aritha Van Herk on family sagas; Sue Johnson on Hold Me Tight.
May 16th - Here, There, and Everywhere
Michael Kusugak, Mark Kingwell, Paul Quarrington, and Joel Thomas Hynes.
Bonus - Mavis Gallant - the extended interview
A longer version of the interview that aired on May 9th.
May 9 - Going Ashore
Mavis Gallant speaks to Shelagh about her new collection of old stories.
May 2 - Think Big
David Suzuki on The Big Picture, Steven Galloway on The Cellist of Sarajevo, and David Gilmour on the three most talented Canadian writers he's met.
April 25 - The Political is Personal
Michael Ignatieff on his family; Andrew Cohen on Lester B Pearson; Jo Saul on Fictional Therapy.
April 18 - Remembrance of Things Past
Dan Hill on his memoir; Bill Richardson; Brian O'Dea.
April 11th - Rolling Back the Rock
Eric Siblin on Bach; Jean Vanier on a life in letters.
April 4th - Everybody's All Over These... Memoirs!
Meg Federico, Joan Barfoot, Steven Kimber, Robert Priest
March 21 - Mystery Month #3
Jose Latour, Lisa Gabriele, and more.
March 28 - Mystery Month #4
Pat Capponi, Roy MacGregor, Sasenarine Persaud.
March 14 - Mystery Month #2
Gail Bowen, Anthony De Sa, Antanas Sileika.
March 7, 2009 - Mystery Month #1
Shelagh speaks with Linwood Barclay, and Peter Robinson tackles the Questionnaire.
February 28th - Lit Awards
A special show in which Shelagh introduces and interviews the winners of this year's CBC Literary Awards. Plus, Gail Anderson-Dargatz.
February 21st - Poetic License
Terry Sawchuk, the toughest goalie that ever played in the NHL, inspires the poetry of Randall Maggs. Jeremiah, the gloomiest prophet that ever was, inspires Adam Sol. Also, Fictional Therapy and more.
February 14th - Singles Awareness Day
Heartbreaking scenes from Canadian literature, Lynn Crosbie's Liar, our Rejection Slip special, and Aritha van Herk on Can-Lit love stories.