Canada Reads-The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

One of the five Canadian books selected for Canada Reads 2009 is Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes. Published as  Someone Knows My Name in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, the book appears in Canada as The Book of Negroes.  Lawrence Hill’s gripping novel features a woman on an amazing journey in [...]

Joan Rivers Talks About Nips, Tucks & New Book

Listen and laugh.via Joan Rivers Talks About Nips, Tucks And New Book : NPR:
Joan Rivers’ plastic-surgery adventures are as well-known as her penchant for joking about them. She’s just published a new book on the subject, Men Are Stupid… And They Like Big Boobs.
And as Rivers tells Scott Simon, her new book — subtitled “A [...]

Eleanor Wachtel interviews Mavis Gallant

Listen to Eleanor Wachtel interview Mavis Gallant on Writers & Company at the CBC’s Paris studio.
At 86, Mavis Gallant’s mind is as quick and engaged as ever. Her memory, like her writing, boasts a remarkable precision, an attention to detail that goes back to her days as a journalist for the Montreal Standard.
Although she maintains [...]