The acclaimed author, actor and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald discusses her new novel Adult Onset (Knopf, 2014), writing, and more, with Joseph Planta.

The author John Higgs discusses his new eBook, Our Pet Queen, A New Perspective on Monarchy (Hazlitt, 2014), how he views the crown and the Royal Family, with Joseph Planta.

The founder of Soup Sisters, Sharon Hapton discusses the new cookbook, The Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers Cookbook: More than 100 Heart-Warming Seasonal Recipes for You to Cook At Home (Appetite, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

Mark Prior, the author and entertainment executive, discusses his first novel Shadowlands (Lulu, 2014), and the themes therein: postraumatic stress disorder, war, memory, and family, with Joseph Planta.

The author Marcello Di Cintio discusses his new eBook, Song of the Caged Bird: Words as Resistance in Palestine (Hazlitt, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The distinguished historian Dr. Barry Gough discusses his new book The Elusive Mr. Pond: The Soldier, Fur Trader and Explorer who Opened the Northwest (Douglas & McIntyre, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn discusses the book she’s co-written (with Nicholas Kristof), A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity (Knopf, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The historian and author Daniel Francis discusses his new book, Closing Time: Prohibition, Rum-Runners, and Border Wars (Douglas & McIntyre, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

Edmund Metatawabin, author, educator, and former chief of the Fort Albany First Nations discusses his new memoir, Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History (Knopf, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The psychologist and author Susan Pinker discusses her new book, The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier and Happier (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.