The journalist Arno Kopecky discusses his book The Oil Man and the Sea: Navigating the Northern Gateway (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

The acclaimed filmmaker Alan Zweig discusses his new documentary When Jews Were Funny, Jewish comedy, his films, and more, with Joseph Planta.

Beverly Delich, who discovered and soon after managed Michael Bublé, discusses her new memoir, Come Fly With Me: Michael Bublé’s Rise to Stardom (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

Brad Lavigne, political pundit, Vice President, Public Affairs at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, and former federal NDP campaign director, discusses his new book, Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP (Douglas & McIntyre, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

The 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182 is pondered and honoured in a new collection of poetry from the poet, Renée Sarojini Saklikar: Children of Air India: un/authorized exhibits and interjections (Nightwood Editions, 2013); She talks to Joseph Planta about the book, poetry, and more.

The author and artist Alison Wearing discusses her recent memoir, Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up with A Gay Dad (Knopf, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

The writer Jowita Bydlowska discusses her memoir Drunk Mom (Doubleday, 2013), and her struggle with alcoholism, with Joseph Planta.

The playwright and poet Dan O’Brien discusses his latest collection of poems, War Reporter (Hanging Loose, 2013), based on conversations with Pulitzer Prize winning photo journalist Paul Watson, with Joseph Planta.

The acclaimed and bestselling author Denise Chong discusses her latest book, Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate and Circumstance (Random House, 2013), with Joseph Planta.

The author Tamara Levine discusses her battle with breast cancer and her book, But Hope is Longer: Navigating the Country of Breast Cancer (Second Story Press, 2013), with Joseph Planta.