The celebrated poet Lorna Crozier talks to Joseph Planta about her new book, Small Beneath the Sky: A Prairie Memoir (Greystone, 2009), which discusses her growing up in Saskatchewan, poverty, poetry, alcoholism, her partner Patrick Lane, and more.

Stage star Sara-Jeanne Hosie talks to Joseph Planta about her starring role in the upcoming Arts Club Theatre production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, which opens in previews 12 November (running to 27 December) 2009 at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage; also discussed her recent role as Fantine in Les Miserables.

The legendary author and sports columnist Jim Taylor talks about the memoir he co-wrote with Dal Richards: One More Time! The Dal Richards Story (Harbour Publishing, 2009), with Joseph Planta; they also talk about music, jazz, the upcoming Olympics, and more.

The entrepreneur and real estate developer Peter H. Thomas, now a sought-after motivational speaker and author, discusses his new book Be Great: The Five Foundations of an Extraordinary Life In Business—And Beyond (Wiley, 2009), with Joseph Planta.

The author and popular blogger La Carmina discusses her new book Cute Yummy Time: 70 Recipes for the Cutest Food You’ll Ever Eat (Perigee, 2009), with Joseph Planta; also discussed is her Scottish Fold cat Basil Farrow, as well as other aspects of Japanese and Asian culture and more.

HDNet correspondent and former ABC News correspondent Greg Dobbs discusses his new memoir, Life in the Wrong Lane: Why Journalists Go in When Everyone Else Wants Out (iUniverse, 2009), with Joseph Planta; they discuss the great Paul Harvey, interviewing Muammar Gaddafi, Gary Gilmore, the current state of journalism, and more.

A Bitter Pill: How the Medical System is Failing the Elderly (Greystone, 2009) is a much needed wake-up call alerting us to how we’re treating older patients. Its author, Dr. John Sloan talks to Joseph Planta about the prescriptions he has for the system and how to better care for the elderly.

Simon Fraser University criminologist Neil Boyd discusses the book he’s co-authored with Larry Campbell and Lori Culbert, A Thousand Dreams: Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and the Fight for Its Future (Greystone, 2009), with Joseph Planta.

The popular television personality, Michael Smith of Food Network Canada’s Chef Abroad, discusses his new book, The Best of Chef at Home: Essential Recipes for Today’s Kitchen (Whitecap, 2009), with Joseph Planta.

James Hoggan of the PR firm Hoggan and Associates talks about his new book (co-written with Richard Littlemore), Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming (Greystone, 2009), with Joseph Planta.