Fundfest Show

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Jonathan Bennett Interview for download

Click here to download an mp3 file of my interview with Jonthan Bennett.

Jennifer

Jonathan Bennett on "In Other Words" this Tuesday, September 23

Tune in this Tuesday, when fourth Tuesday host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview writer Jonathan Bennett about his new novel from ECW Press called Entitlement.





The novel Entitlement is the tragic, wrenching story of Andy Kronk. After a lifetime intertwined with the Aspinalls, one of Canada’s wealthiest families, Andy has finally forged a clean break. Mere months pass, however, before his past returns, and he finds himself, obediently, digging …

At its heart, Entitlement is a story about identity – about who we think we are and where we really stand. Set in rural Ontario and with excursions to Toronto and New York City, the novel takes a provocative and honest look at class, power, male relationships, death, and the familial bonds that tie, protect and harm us most.


Andy’s story is revealed to Trudy Clarke. Writing an Aspinall “tell-all” biography, she wants Kronk’s take for her book. Reluctantly, Andy agrees to talk. He begins by explaining that when he quit practising law, all he wanted was a clean start and the privacy to live life on his own terms. But, as he explains over the course of a weekend interview, his boyhood boarding school entanglement with one of Canada’s elite families became complicated – and remains strong. As the weekend progresses, Andy grows comfortable. When he realizes that he’s gone too far, said too much, it’s too late…

Written in forceful prose, with a poet’s ear, Jonathan Bennett’s Entitlement does for the world of power and privilege what David Adams Richards has done for the hardscrabble blue collar men and women of his award-winning novels – tearing down myths to reveal something essentially, and always, heartbreakingly human.





Jonathan Bennett is the author of three previous books, including the critically acclaimed novel, After Battersea Park, and a volume of poetry, Here is my street, this tree I planted. His short story collection, Verandah People, was runner up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. He is a recent winner of the K.M. Hunter Artists' Award in Literature. Born in Vancouver, raised in Sydney, Australia, Jonathan lives in Peterborough, Ontario.



Tune in as Jennifer and Jonathan chat about the new book and the writing of it, hear Jonathan read some excerpts, and listen to some tunes.

Tuesday, September 23 2-3pm
CKLN 88.1 FM
online at ckln.fm

Cheers,
Jennifer

Stuart Ross Interview Online

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Sally Cooper Interview Online

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Adam Getty Interview Online

Thanks to Adam Getty for coming into the studio today to talk about and read from his new book Repose. I've finally managed to make an interview available for download, so enjoy the mp3 file of the show here. Please note that the beginning of the file (unedited) includes about 13 minutes of the previous show, so you can skip that, or not, it's up to you.

I'll add links to other recorded shows as I make them available.

Cheers and thanks for listening.

Adam Getty on "In Other Words" this Tuesday

Tune in to "In Other Words" on CKLN 88.1 FM next Tuesday, August 26 from 2-3pm. Fourth Tuesday host Jennifer LoveGrove will interview poet Adam Getty, author of Repose (Nightwood Editions). They'll discuss his writing, play some tunes, and Adam will read some of his work.

About the author: Adam Getty was born in Toronto and currently lives in Hamilton, Ontario. He has had his poetry published in journals in both the USA and Canada. His first full length book, Reconciliation, won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for best first book of poetry and was shortlisted for the 2003 Trillium Award.

About the book: Repose, the striking new work by award-winning poet Adam Getty, is technically flawless, philosophically refreshing and naturally phrased. Repose is an exploration of the definition of cultural freedom; it is a pointed look at an obsession with

production, and a comparison of the natural and urban environments that shape our lives. Getty argues that our lives are so tightly controlled by non-negotiable experiences of employment that for the majority of people, employment is anything but a democratic process.Getty's attempt to find spontaneity and a modern idiom by writing in traditional poetic styles mirrors a cultural attempt to find freedom and vitality. By meticulously studying the poetic techniques of the past, Adam Getty has put new wine into old wineskins: he has found a voice that is erudite, disciplined and, ultimately, free.




I hope you can listen to our interview!

In Other Words
88.1FM
ckln.fm (click "listen live")
Tues., Aug. 26 2-3pm