The bestselling author and noted naturopath Dr. Natasha Turner discusses her new book The Carb Sensitivity Program: Discover Which Carbs Will Curb Your Cravings, Control Your Appetite and Banish Belly Fat (Random House, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is discussed in a new book, Who Killed Abraham Lincoln? (Salmova Press) that looks at an alleged Catholic conspiracy behind the killing. The book’s author Paul Serup highlights Charles Chiniquy, in an interview with Joseph Planta.
The author and historian Allan Levine discusses his recent biography King: William Lyon Mackenzie King, A Life Guided By the Hand of Destiny (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
The Globe and Mail’s West Coast restaurant critic Alexandra Gill discusses restaurant reviewing in Vancouver, and more with Joseph Planta.
The legendary journalist and historian Stanley Karnow discusses his years covering the Philippines, the book that won him the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1990, In Our Image: America’s Empire in the Philippines (Random House, 1989), and reflects on the Filipino people, as well as the historical figures he covered, with Joseph Planta.
The Sun News Network personality, author and activist Ezra Levant discusses his new book The Enemy Within: Terror, Lies and the Whitewashing of Omar Khadr (McClelland & Stewart, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
The author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (Crown, 2012), Susan Cain discusses her bestselling book with Joseph Planta.
The filmmaker Kagan Goh discusses his new documentary Stolen Memories, which chronicles a personal story of his finding the family that owned a photo album that had been lost during the Japanese internment during World War II. He discusses the movie, which airs on Omni television 04 March 2012, with Joseph Planta.
Franklin Carter of the Book and Periodical Council’s Freedom of Expression Committee talks to Joseph Planta about Freedom to Read Week.
The writer Pico Iyer discusses his new book, The Man Within My Head (Knopf, 2012), a personal memoir about the influence of Graham Greene and his writing, with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and author Richard Gwyn discusses the second volume of his biography of Macdonald, Nation Maker—Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times (Random House, 2011), Macdonald’s legacy and how he shaped Canada, with Joseph Planta.
The editor of Canada’s History magazine, Mark Reid, discusses a new book, 100 Days That Changed Canada (HarperCollins Canada, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
The veteran journalist Jim Taylor discusses the new book he’s co-written with Bob Lenarduzzi, Bob Lenarduzzi: A Canadian Soccer Story (Harbour Publishing, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
The Global BC reporter and master storyteller Mike McCardell talks about his new book, Here’s Mike: And Junkyard Granny, Whistling Bernie Smith, the Robertson Screwdriver, Pancakes & Eternal Truth (Harbour Publishing, 2011), his work in television, Joe Filippone, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The actor and director William B. Davis discusses his memoir Where There’s Smoke. . . Musings of A Cigarette Smoking Man (ECW Press, 2011), working on the television series The X-Files, theatre in Canada, and more, with Joseph Planta.