Articles tagged with: memoir
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A new collection The Heart Does Break: Canadian Writers on Grief and Mourning (Random House, 2009) is discussed. The book’s editors, George Bowering and Jean Baird talk to Joseph Planta about grief, mourning, and this collection of essays written by well-known Canadian writers.
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The writer and comic Kitty Martini talks to Joseph Planta about the book she and Candice Reed have written, Thank You for Firing Me! How to Catch the Next Wave of Success After You Lose Your Job (Sterling, 2010).
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Emily White talks to Joseph Planta about her new book, Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude (McClelland & Stewart, 2010).
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The author, comedian, and activist Charles Demers discusses Vancouver and how he views it in his recent book Vancouver Special (Arsenal Pulp, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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In less than a week, I’ll find myself on a long haul flight. It’s not the destination that worries me, rather it’s the journey. I’m not enthusiastic about the several hours I’ll be flying, and so I’ve sought advice from regular travellers like Rafe Mair and Rona Maynard. They have both suggested reading mid-air.
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The author and journalist David Sax discusses his new book Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen (McClelland & Stewart, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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The Olympic Gold medalist Ross Rebagliati discusses his new book, Off the Chain: An Insider’s History of Snowboarding (Greystone, 2009), with Joseph Planta; also discussed is the drug controversy that at first cost him his gold medal in 1998 and its subsequent reinstatement, as well as his recent foray into federal politics as he will be running as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Okanagan-Coquihalla.
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Canada’s premiere wine writer, The Wine Guy, Tony Aspler talks to Joseph Planta about his new book, Tony Aspler’s Cellar Book: How to Design, Build, Stock and Manage Your Wine Cellar Wherever You Are (Random House Canada, 2009); as well, Aspler discusses his wine habits, what wine to serve with hot dogs, and his having had dinner at Rideau Hall recently with fellow guests, Charles and Camilla.
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The bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Michael Chabon discusses some of the stories and themes found in Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father and Son (HarperCollins, 2009), with Joseph Planta.
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Captain Ray Wiss, M.D. discusses his candid, powerful, and human book FOB Doc: A Doctor on the Front Lines in Afghanistan (Douglas & McIntyre, 2009), with Joseph Planta; Wiss did two tours in Afghanistan, at the front line caring for injured Canadians and Afghans, even Taliban.
