The author Judy McFarlane discusses her memoir, Writing with Grace: A Journey Beyond Down Syndrome (Douglas & McIntyre, 2014), and her own work with Grace Chen, who has Down Syndrome and who wants to write a book, with Joseph Planta.
The journalist and author Sean Michaels discusses his debut novel, Us Conductors (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.
After succumbing to the throes of addiction, therapist Michael Pond recounts the spiral up to sobriety in his new memoir, written with his partner the filmmaker Maureen Palmer: The Couch of Willingness: An Alcoholic Therapist Battles the Bottle and a Broken Recovery System (Everywhere Now, 2014). They both join Joseph Planta to discuss the book and more.
The noted academic and former advisor to Stephen Harper, Tom Flanagan discusses his new book, Persona Non Grata: The Death of Free Speech in the Internet Age (Signal, 2014), and more, with Joseph Planta.
The prolific stage director and actor Dean Paul Gibson previews his latest directorial offering at the Arts Club Theatre (running until 29 June 2014), Monty Python’s Spamalot, with Joseph Planta.
The writer and professor of literature at the University of Reading, Claire Battershill talks about her first book, the recently published short story collection, Circus (McClelland & Stewart, 2014), with Joseph Planta.
The gossip blogger and television personality Elaine Lui discusses her new book: Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What’s a Daughter to Do? (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.
The author Shani Mootoo discusses her new novel, Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab (Doubleday, 2014), with Joseph Planta.
The programming director of DOXA: The Documentary Film Festival and a film critic at TheTyee.ca, Dorothy Woodend talks about the upcoming festival (02-11 May 2014), with Joseph Planta.
The acclaimed author Miriam Toews talks about her new novel, All My Puny Sorrows (Knopf, 2014), siblinghood, assisted suicide and more, with Joseph Planta.
The poet and writer Eve Joseph discusses her new book In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying (Patrick Crean Editions, 2014), live in person with Joseph Planta.
International Dance Day is celebrated at the Vancity Theatre on Tuesday (29 April 2014) with a special film compilation, Dancing in the Dark: Michael van den Bos on the Movies’ Greatest Dance Numbers. van den Bos joins Joseph Planta to preview the free event.
The cartoonist and bestselling author Adrian Raeside is in studio to discuss his new collection, The Best of Adrian Raeside: A Treasury of BC Cartoons (Harbour Publishing, 2014), politics, and more, with Joseph Planta.
The Sound of Dragon Music Festival (09-11 May 2014) is previewed with the accomplished musician Lan Tung, who joins Joseph Planta to talk about the first Chinese music festival in Vancouver, what Chinese music is, and more.
The academic and bestselling author Joseph Heath discusses his new book, Enlightenment 2.0: Restoring Sanity to Our Politics, Our Economy, and Our Lives (HarperCollins, 2014), with Joseph Planta.