The author and and the 11th Chancellor of Simon Fraser University, Anne Giardini discusses the new book she co-edited with Nicholas Giardini, Startle and Illuminate: Carol Shields on Writing (Random House, 2016), with Joseph Planta.

The bestselling author Joy Fielding discusses her latest novel, She’s Not There (Doubleday, 2016), abductions, families, and more, with Joseph Planta.

Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discuss about small talk and running into people on the street, more on Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, book buying, and memories of Expo ’86 in the latest Two P’s in a Podcast.

The bookseller David Ellis discusses his career curating and selling books, his many travels throughout British Columbia, and his vast collection of First Nations history, with Joseph Planta.

The writer Jennifer Manuel discusses her new novel, The Heaviness of Things That Float (Douglas & McIntyre, 2016), as well as the TRC Reading Challenge, where she challenges Canadians to read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s summary report, with Joseph Planta.

The writer and producer Allan Stanleigh discusses The United States of North America graphic novel series and more, with Joseph Planta.

The critically acclaimed and bestselling writer and theatre artist Carmen Aguirre discusses her second memoir, Mexican Hooker #1: And My Other Roles Since the Revolution (Random House, 2016), with Joseph Planta.

The writer and director Jason Neulander joins Joseph Planta from Austin, Texas to discuss The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth, playing at the York Theatre (30 April & 01 May 2016).

For this week’s Two P’s in a Podcast, Jackie Pierre and Joseph Planta discuss Jackie’s daughter’s birthday party, the death of Prince, and the workplace drama between Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan.

The former judge, the Honourable Marie Corbett, Q.C. discusses her memoir January: A Woman Judge’s Season of Disillusion (Broad Cove Press, 2016), with Joseph Planta.