The historian and author Daniel Francis discusses his new book, Selling Canada: Three Propaganda Campaigns That Shaped the Nation (Stanton, Atkins and Dosil, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

The author and journalist Terry Glavin discusses his new book Come From the Shadows: The Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

The author and 2010 Giller Prize winner Johanna Skibsrud talks to Joseph Planta about her new short story collection, This Will Be Difficult to Explain and Other Stories (Hamish Hamilton, 2011).

The academic and author Harry Whitehead discusses his new novel The Cannibal Spirit (Hamish Hamilton, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

James D. Anderson, a former BC park planner, discusses his recent book, British Columbia’s Magnificent Parks: The First 100 Years (Harbour Publishing, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

The author Charlotte Gill discusses her memoir, Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe (Greystone, and the David Suzuki Foundation, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

The author and journalist Chris Turner discusses his new book The Leap: How to Survive and Thrive in the Sustainable Economy (Random House Canada, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

The author and maritime historian Rick James discusses his new book, Raincoast Chronicles 21: West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales (Harbour Publishing, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

The noted Canadian publisher Douglas Gibson discusses his memoir, Stories About Storytellers: Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau and Others (ECW Press, 2011), with Joseph Planta.

A new feature length documentary, West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson debuts this weekend at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Joseph Planta discusses Thomson’s art and legacy, and this film with its directors Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont.