Joseph Planta has a neat conversation with the sports columnist and author Jim Taylor, who has edited a new book, The Best of Jim Coleman: Fifty Years of Canadian Sport from the Man Who Saw it All (Harbour, 2005). It’s a collection of the legendary Coleman’s classic columns representing a remarkable look back at Canada and the sports that the country watched.

In his first appearance with a Canadian outlet, Bo Dietl, one of the most decorated detectives in the New York City Police Department’s history, as well as one of the America’s top private investigators, joined Joseph Planta to talk about his new book, Business Lunchatations: How an Everyday Guy Became One of America’s Most Powerful CEO’s . . . and How You Can Too! (Chamberlain Bros., 2005). It’s a motivational book, with tips on how to network and how to be a success just like Bo, so he shared in this interview.

Former MP Deborah Grey talked with Joseph Planta about her politics and her career in it, which is the subject of her new memoir, Never Retreat, Never Explain, Never Apologize: My Life, My Politics (Key Porter, 2004).

Legendary author and journalist, not to mention the fascinating, Peter C. Newman talked with Joseph Planta about his new memoir, Here Be Dragons: Telling Tales of People, Passion and Power (McClelland and Stewart, $42.99 CDN).

Broadcaster and author, not to mention former politician and former lawyer, Rafe Mair talked with Joseph Planta about his new book, Rafe: A Memoir (Harbour, 2004), as well as his career in politics and broadcasting.