The Globe and Mail’s Ian Brown, an award-winning and bestselling author, discusses his new book: Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year (Random House, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

The bestselling author and butler school proprietor Charles MacPherson, discusses his new book The Pocket Butler: A Compact Guide to Modern Manners, Business Etiquette, and Everyday Entertaining (Appetite, 2015), with Joseph Planta.

The healthy aging advocate, host of PBS series Classical Stretch, and former ballerina Miranda Esmonde-White discusses her recent book, Aging Backwards: 10 Years Younger and Ten Years Lighter in 30 Minutes a Day (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The award-winning journalist and novelist Linden MacIntyre discusses his new book, Punishment (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The author John Higgs discusses his new eBook, Our Pet Queen, A New Perspective on Monarchy (Hazlitt, 2014), how he views the crown and the Royal Family, with Joseph Planta.

The founder of Soup Sisters, Sharon Hapton discusses the new cookbook, The Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers Cookbook: More than 100 Heart-Warming Seasonal Recipes for You to Cook At Home (Appetite, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The psychologist and author Susan Pinker discusses her new book, The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier and Happier (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The journalist and author Sean Michaels discusses his debut novel, Us Conductors (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The gossip blogger and television personality Elaine Lui discusses her new book: Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What’s a Daughter to Do? (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.

The author Patricia Pearson discusses her new book, Opening Heaven’s Door: What the Dying May Be Trying to Tell Us About Where They’re Going (Random House, 2014), with Joseph Planta.