Next Chapter (CBC) (Book Reviews)

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  • Host: Shelagh Rogers
  • The Next Chapter is the destination for anyone who wants to know about Canadian books and writing. Every week Shelagh Rogers will talk to Canada's best known writers, as well as to the literary stars of tomorrow. With her spirit and passion for books, Shelagh connects her audience to the stories and ideas that shape us.
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  • Genres: Book Reviews
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • Language: English
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November 16, 2009 - Borderline Personalities

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
Catherine Gildiner, W. Paul Young, and Wendy Morton. Plus book reviews by Randy Boyagoda and Dwayne Morgan.

November 9, 2009 - Lorna Crozier and Jane Christmas

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
Books about mothers and daughters.

November 2, 2009 - Anne Murray

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
Anne Murray, Shinan Govani, Mark Leiren-Young, Word Report

October 26, 2009 - Douglas Coupland

Mon, Oct 26 Listen
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

Mon, Oct 19 Listen
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.

Fri, Oct 9 Listen
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

Mon, Oct 5 Listen
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

Sat, Sep 26 Listen
Wayson Choy, Michael Turner, Jason Brown, Tom Howell.

September 21st, 2009 - The Peep Diaries

Mon, Sep 21 Listen
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

Fri, Sep 11 Listen
Margaret Atwood on her new novel, plus interviews with Itah Sadu and Robert Adams.

September 7, 2009 - New Season

Fri, Sep 4 Listen
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

Thu, Jun 25 Listen
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

Fri, Jun 19 Listen
Books about talking squirrels and extreme sports, and other items that kick against the categories.

June 13, 2009 - Deep Economy

Fri, Jun 12 Listen
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

Fri, Jun 5 Listen
Adrienne Clarkson on her book about Norman Bethune, and Robert Arthur Alexie on his book, Porcupines and China Dolls

May 30, 2009 - Best Friends

Fri, May 29 Listen
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

Fri, May 22 Listen
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

Fri, May 15 Listen
Michael Kusugak, Mark Kingwell, Paul Quarrington, and Joel Thomas Hynes.

Bonus - Mavis Gallant - the extended interview

Fri, May 8 Listen
A longer version of the interview that aired on May 9th.

May 9 - Going Ashore

Fri, May 8 Listen
Mavis Gallant speaks to Shelagh about her new collection of old stories.

May 2 - Think Big

Sat, May 2 Listen
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

Sat, Apr 25 Listen
Michael Ignatieff on his family; Andrew Cohen on Lester B Pearson; Jo Saul on Fictional Therapy.

April 18 - Remembrance of Things Past

Sat, Apr 18 Listen
Dan Hill on his memoir; Bill Richardson; Brian O'Dea.

April 11th - Rolling Back the Rock

Sat, Apr 11 Listen
Eric Siblin on Bach; Jean Vanier on a life in letters.

April 4th - Everybody's All Over These... Memoirs!

Sat, Apr 4 Listen
Meg Federico, Joan Barfoot, Steven Kimber, Robert Priest

March 21 - Mystery Month #3

Mon, Mar 30 Listen
Jose Latour, Lisa Gabriele, and more.

March 28 - Mystery Month #4

Sat, Mar 28 Listen
Pat Capponi, Roy MacGregor, Sasenarine Persaud.

March 14 - Mystery Month #2

Mon, Mar 16 Listen
Gail Bowen, Anthony De Sa, Antanas Sileika.

March 7, 2009 - Mystery Month #1

Fri, Mar 13 Listen
Shelagh speaks with Linwood Barclay, and Peter Robinson tackles the Questionnaire.

February 28th - Lit Awards

Sat, Feb 28 Listen
A special show in which Shelagh introduces and interviews the winners of this year's CBC Literary Awards. Plus, Gail Anderson-Dargatz.

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