Toni Morrison on family bonds, race and coping with personal tragedy
Toni Morrison on family bonds, race and coping with personal tragedy
When Toni Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993, the Swedish Academy praised her for giving "life ... Read more
13 Aug 2023
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52mins
Acclaimed poet Mark Strand was known for meditative, spare verse that was anything but simple
Acclaimed poet Mark Strand was known for meditative, spare verse that was anything but simple
One of the premier American poets of his generation, Mark Strand used precise, everyday language, humour and surreal ima... Read more
6 Aug 2023
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50mins
Julian Barnes on love, loss and Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich
Julian Barnes on love, loss and Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich
Eleanor Wachtel has spoken to the award-winning English writer Julian Barnes many times over the course of his lengthy c... Read more
30 Jul 2023
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53mins
How two young women captured the voices of literary greats and became audiobook pioneers
How two young women captured the voices of literary greats and became audiobook pioneers
In a special conversation recorded in Toronto in 2002, Eleanor Wachtel spoke with Barbara Holdridge and Marianne Mantell... Read more
23 Jul 2023
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52mins
Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat on family, migration and the beauty of her home country, Haiti
Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat on family, migration and the beauty of her home country, Haiti
Celebrated Haitian American author Edwidge Danticat speaks to Eleanor Wachtel about her moving memoir, Brother, I’m Dyin... Read more
16 Jul 2023
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51mins
Britain’s literary power couple Margaret Drabble and Michael Holroyd turn the lens on their own lives
Britain’s literary power couple Margaret Drabble and Michael Holroyd turn the lens on their own lives
In a rare joint conversation recorded onstage in Montreal in 2001, popular novelist Margaret Drabble and her husband, th... Read more
9 Jul 2023
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52mins
A family affair: remembering the personal side of Martin Amis and his father, Kingsley
A family affair: remembering the personal side of Martin Amis and his father, Kingsley
Remembering the popular and provocative English writer, Martin Amis, who died in May 2023 at the age of 73. Son of accla... Read more
2 Jul 2023
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54mins
Celebrating Writers & Company: 33 years of exceptional interviews with the incomparable Eleanor Wachtel
Celebrating Writers & Company: 33 years of exceptional interviews with the incomparable Eleanor Wachtel
For Writers & Company's final original episode, Eleanor Wachtel is interviewed on-stage by Matt Galloway, host of CB... Read more
25 Jun 2023
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1hr 35mins
Leila Slimani fuses imagination and memory in novels inspired by her French Moroccan family
Leila Slimani fuses imagination and memory in novels inspired by her French Moroccan family
In 2016, French-Moroccan novelist Leila Slimani won the Prix Goncourt for her provocative thriller, The Perfect Nanny, w... Read more
18 Jun 2023
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58mins
For prize-winning poet and novelist Michael Ondaatje, every book is an act of discovery
For prize-winning poet and novelist Michael Ondaatje, every book is an act of discovery
One of the world's most celebrated writers, Michael Ondaatje is the author of such acclaimed works as Running in the Fam... Read more
11 Jun 2023
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57mins