CBC Radio: Words at Large
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Words at Large features the best in books on CBC Radio One. Feature interviews with authors, discussions about themes and all kinds of other tidbits make up this weekly podcast.
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Words At Large Podcast - The Big Finale
Download Now · | Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00
Host Sharon Farrell and producer Rosie Fernandez wish you a fond farewell on this final podcast with a writer that has proven to be a perennial favourite: Jane Austen.
WAL Podcast 126 - Andrew Pyper's The Killing Circle
Download Now · | Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00
In terms of literary success stories, Andrew Pyper is undoubtably living the dream. His first book, The Lost Girls (HarperFlamingo Canada) earned him two substantial six-figure advances from international publishers and had film companies fighting over the movie rights. But this is not every writer’s experience and in his latest book, The Killing Circle (DoubleDay), Pyper explores to what lengths a wannabe writer would dare to go, to ensure his book is a bestseller.
Download Now · | Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:48
American Anne Lamott is a novelist, essayist, political activist and Sunday School teacher. She has written 6 novels and a column for Salon Magazine. Her best-selling books deal with the art of writing, alcoholism, motherhood and religion.Her latest book on religion is brutally honest, and extremely funny. It’s called Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith." She was interviewed by CBC's Mary Hynes.
Download Now · | Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:20
One of the writers that defined the genre of Young Adult Fiction is Judy Blume, with her classic books, Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing, Are You There God, It’s me Margaret, and Blubber. Now she returns with a new book Going, Going, Gone! with The Pain and the Great One. Listen to her interview with Jian Ghomeshi.
Download Now · | Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:56
Today’s podcast was recorded live at the The Blue Metropolis Montreal Literary Festival in May 2008 and features international authors exploring how their personal family origins have influenced their writing.
Download Now · | Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:20
CBC Arts Reporter Jeanette Kelly tackles this issue with three writers who have written intimately about the details of their family life. Anna Porter, Donald Antrim and Charles Foran.
Download Now · | Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:20
One of the most enduring and beloved literary characters in the world is that of an anti-social, cocaine taking eccentric who also happens to be a genius at deduction: Sherlock Holmes. This week the Words At Large Podcast dipped into the CBC archives to bring you two discussions about the master detective.
Download Now · | Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:52
Writer Etgar Keret talks to Ideas host Paul Kennedy about his fragmentary short stories at Montreal’s Blue Metropolis Literary Festival. Keret has written graphic novels, plays, and television scripts but is best known for his fabulist short stories that are extremely short.
Download Now · | Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:20
Now a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University, Daniel Levitin started his career as a musician and record producer, working with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and Santana. Levitin has uniquely combined his love of music and science into his book This is your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession. On today's podcast he talks about our fundamental bond with music.
Download Now · | Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:52
One of the key panels at Montreal’s Blue Metropolis Literary Festival featured Scottish writers James Meek and Andrew O’Hagan. In a frank discussion moderated by CBC’s Ideas Host Paul Kennedy, they reveal how their homeland has influenced their work and discuss the surprising ways that Scotland intersects with Canada.
Download Now · | Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:12
Scottish Angus Bell, Dutch Adriaan Van Dis and Canadians Karen Connelly and Charles Foran are all travel writers. In this panel recorded live at Montreal's Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, they swap stories about their favourite places to visit in the world.
Download Now · | Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:48
Top Canadian writers share what wished they’d known about the writing life: Nino Ricci, Wayson Choy, Paul Quarrington and Susan Swan on the true life perils of making a living as an author
Download Now · | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:28
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit from the point of view of the 10 year old who helped get it published, and the inspiration behind a summer camp in Nova Scotia.
Download Now · | Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:04
Mystery lovers unite! Shelagh Rogers and her panel of mystery experts get together one last time on Sounds Like Canada to share their latest favourite mystery books
Download Now · | Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:20
This week’s podcast features recordings from the Griffin Poetry Prize event. Along with the awards presentations and acceptance speeches from the gala in Toronto in early June, there’s also a new interview with CBC's Andre Alexis, John Ashbery, who won the international poetry prize.
Download Now · | Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:48
We invite thee to listen to this week’s podcast in tribute to Shakespeare. Eleanor Wachtel speaks to Park Honan about his book "In Shakespeare: A Life" that depicts what Shakespeare’s life would have been at different stages. And Germaine Greer talks to Jian Ghomeshi about her book "Shakespeare's Wife" in which she tries to set the record straight about the true nature of the relationship between Anne Hathaway and Shakespeare.
Download Now · | Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:12
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Man Booker Prize is inviting people to vote for their favourite overall winner. The poll for the is open until noon on June 8, 2008. According to one of the world’s leading bookmakers, Willaim Hill, the odds favour Salman Rushdie, Pat Barker and Peter Carey. This week’s Words at Large podcast features interviews with all three.
Download Now · | Thu, 29 May 2008 10:40
Every year Knopf Canada recognizes outstanding new authors in The New Face of Fiction Program. For 2008, this honour goes to Padma Viswanathan, with her debut novel The Toss of a Lemon. The CBC Radio Studio One Bookclub welcomed Padma to Vancouver just last month to talk about her book, her writing and the family stories that started it all. CBC host Sheryl MacKay was joined for this special occasion by Jen Sookfong Lee.
Download Now · | Thu, 22 May 2008 18:04
In April, Penguin Group (Canada) launched a new book series, Extraordinary Canadians, a set of biographies based on twenty influential historical figures who shaped this country. CBC Calgary’s Homestretch interviewed the first three authors of this series. Listen to Jeffrey Spalding speak to Charlotte Grey about her book on political activist Nellie McClung, Lewis De Soto on painter Emily Carr, and David Adams Richards on self-made millionaire and newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook.
Download Now · | Fri, 16 May 2008 01:48
The Kama Sutra is one of the most infamous books in the history of India, and is also one of the most misunderstood. The book is actually a fascinating glimpse into the society of ancient India, with advice on how to be fashionable, well-groomed and well-mannered.
Download Now · | Fri, 09 May 2008 09:20
On today’s podcast, authors whose personal spiritual journeys go on to inspire millions: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray and Love, and Tom Harpur’s The Pagan Christ.
CBC Radio: Words at Large: Words At Large Podcast - 106 - Moncton's Frye Festival
Download Now · | Fri, 02 May 2008 16:52
The 9th annual Frye Festival recently took place in Moncton, New Brunswick with a slew of great authors. Today, we feature interviews with two of the authors who flew in from France just for the event
CBC Radio: Words at Large: Words At Large Ep. 105 - How to be a literary celebrity
Download Now · | Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:04
For writers, it is no longer good enough to have written a really good book, you need to sell it, and sell it big. On today’s podcast, a playful look at some of the methods employed to up a writer’s celebrity quotient, and interviews with some of the authors nominated for this year’s IMPAC Dublin award
Download Now · | Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:32
The Griffin Poetry Prize, the most lucrative award for poets in the world, announced its shortlist April 8th. This week's podcast features CBC archival interviews with the Canadian poets nominated: Robin Blaser, David McFadden, and Nicole Brossard. The Griffin Poetry Prize is a Canadian award worth $50,000. Founded eight years ago by Chairman Scott Griffin, along with Trustees Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson and David Young.