The acclaimed author Joshua Whitehead discusses his new work of non-fiction Making Love with the Land (Knopf, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead (Knopf, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Making Love with the Land

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Joshua Whitehead joins me now. From the time his debut novel Jonny Appleseed was published in 2018, he has become one of the most exciting literary voices in Canada. He continues to enlighten and provoke with a new work of non-fiction that was recently published, Making Love with the Land. In the book he explores Indigeneity, queerness, as well as the body, the land, language, creativity, sleep, and various genres of writing. It’s a serious, important book, that is often leavened by the author’s humour. Joshua Whitehead is an Oji-Cree/nehiyaw, Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer member of the Peguis First Nation (Treaty 1). Jonny Appleseed was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award in Fiction. His poetry collection full-metal indigiqueer was shortlisted for the inaugural Indigenous Voices Award for Most Significant Work of Poetry in English, and the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry. Currently, he’s working on a PhD in Indigenous Literatures and Cultures at the University of Calgary. He joined me from Toronto nearly one month ago. Making Love with the Land is published by Knopf Canada. The website for more is at www.joshuawhitehead.ca. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program Joshua Whitehead; Professor Whitehead, good morning.

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