Tune in December 21 for Interview with Author Alexandra Leggat

Alexandra Leggat is one of those writers that grasp you from the get go. You can't put her books down, you can't shake her mesmerizing stories for weeks. She is a force to be reckoned with.

I think her work is hugely underrated and under appreciated. Which is why I am thrilled she's gracing the mic for my last show of the year. We'll be discussing her latest book, Animal, which was a Finalist for the Trillium Book Award, and also happens to be her most personal book to date.

You don't want to miss it.

Tune in Tuesday, December 21 at 2 pm.

- Stephanie Dickison

Interviews with Amanda Adams and Richard Greene

Last week's show, including interviews with Amanda Adams and Richard Greene, are available for download here.

In Other Words - November 30 2010

This show has been my last for In Other Words. Big thanks to my co-hosts -- and to you, for listening.

Very best wishes,

Diana Kiesners

November 30th: Interviews with Amanda Adams and Richard Greene

On the last Tuesday of November, In Other Words takes to the phones for two fascinating interviews: one with Richard Greene in Cobourg, and another with Amanda Adams in San Francisco.

Governor-General's Award-winning poet Richard Greene reads excerpts from his long poem "Over the Border" and talks about the travels by Greyhound and Amtrak that inspired it. "Over the Border" is one of the poems in his latest collection, Boxing the Compass (Signal Editions, Véhicule Press). Since this interview was recorded earlier in November, Boxing the Compass has received the Governor General's Award for poetry.

Amanda Adams, author of Ladies of the Field: Early Women Archaeologists and Their Search for Adventure (Greystone Books, D&M Publishers Inc.), discusses female pioneers in archaeology. Ladies of the Field examines the lives and work of seven of the Victorian wanderers who opened this field to women -- one of whom was also a famous mystery novelist. Any guesses?

According to Adams, "The first women archaeologists were Victorian era adventurers who felt most at home when farthest from it."

Don't miss hearing these two engrossing writers talk about their work.

Diana Kiesners

IN OTHER WORDS
CKLN 88.1FM or ckln.fm (click on "listen live")
Tuesday, November 30 at 2pm

Charles Foran Interview/Appearances & Fundfest Details

If you didn't get a chance to hear Tuesday's show with my interview with author Charles Foran, click here. And to see Charles in person, here are his upcoming appearances:

Thurs Nov 18, 2010
Bookshelf Cafe
41 Quebec St, Guelph, ON
519-821-3311
bookshelf.ca

Wed Nov 24, 2010
7:30 PM Beth Tzedec Temple
1700 Bathurst St, Toronto
416-781-3511
www.beth-tzedec.org/

Tue Nov 30, 2010
9:30 AM Book and Author Series
LaSalle Pavillion, Burlington, ON
web.mac.com/diffdrum

Wed Dec 1, 2010
6:30 PM In Conversation about Mordecai Richler
Munk Centre of Global Affairs
Campbell Conference Facility
1 Devonshire Place, Toronto
416-946-890
www.munkschool.utoronto.ca/

And please don't forget to tune in for Fundfest starting tomorrow, Friday, Nov 19th! The In Other Words gang and I will be rockin' the mike on Tuesday, November 23 from 2-3 pm, so be sure to tune in!

Many thanks and warmest wishes,

Stephanie Dickison

BookThug Show - download now!

Last Tuesday's spotlight on BookThug is available for download here.

Enjoy.

Jennifer LoveGrove

Tune in November 16 at 2 pm for Charles Foran Interview

Mordecai – unauthorized, of course – is the first biography of Richler to be written with full, exclusive access to family letters and the private archives. It is a sweeping account of his life – from Montreal, Paris, Ibiza, the South of France, London, and back to Montreal. It is also an extraordinary love story: his devotion to the beautiful Florence Mann, whom he met on the eve of his wedding to another, lasted more than forty years.

Tune in on Tuesday, November 16 at 2 pm to listen to my interview with acclaimed novelist and journalist Charles Foran and find out what it was like to chronicle the life and times of such an iconic figure!

Ooh, it's going to be good.

Many thanks and warmest wishes,

Stephanie Dickison

p.s. for ways to listen to our show and links to previous shows, click here.

BookThug Spotlight - Tuesday, October 26

This Tuesday, tune in for an hour devoted to the innovative publisher BookThug. BookThug Managing Editor Jenny Sampirisi and poet Mark Truscott will join me for a discussion of BookThug's new season, The Toronto New School of Writing, and Mark's new book Nature. The BookThug fall list is exciting and the launch is this Thursday, October 28th at Supermarket.

Don't miss our interview, readings, and tune selections.

Tuesday, October 26 2-3pm CKLN 88.1FM online at ckln.fm (click "listen live")

A downloadable mp3 of the show will be available within 48 hours of the live broadcast.

Jennifer LoveGrove