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This podcast features Tish Cohen, talking about her new novel, Inside Out Girl.  Cohen already possesses an impressive pedigree.  Her first novel, Town House, was snatched up by Ridley Scott s production company, and the film is going to be directed by John Carney, the guy behind the indie smash, Once. Now Cohen is back with Inside Out Girl, the riveting story of how two families collide when Rachel, a control-freak single Mom, pulls over to help out Len, a harried Dad who has blown out a tire.  Love comes calling, but it s a love that s fraught with pain, joy, and plenty of unsuspected surprises. Buy Inside Out Girl amazon.ca chapters.ca

This time around, we re talking to Brunonia Barry about her first novel, The Lace Reader.  The novel has generated enormous buzz in the publishing world, because Barry decided on a grassroots approach to the business, and self-published.  Word got out, the book took off like a rocket, and a bidding war ensued. It s no wonder everybody wanted a piece of this literary property. The Lace Reader is a supernatural thriller about Towner Whitney, a self-described crazy woman , who returns to Salem to find out what happened to her Great Aunt Eva.  She s the family s eccentric matriarch, who has mysteriously vanished.  Once home, Towner finds herself in the midst of a series of possible murders, a dangerous cult leader, and the horrors of a past she s spent her life desperately trying to bury.  I spoke to Brunonia from her home in Salem, Mass. Buy The Lace Reader     amazon.ca     chapters.ca  

Welcome back to a new season on the Prosecast. Our first guest is Martin Walker. He came to writing fiction after a highly successful career as a political correspondent, working for The Guardian, NPR, and the BBC. He s currently senior director of the Global Business Policy Council, a private think-tank for CEOs. Not content to rest on these impressive laurels, Martin Walker decided to try his hand at writing fiction crime fiction, in particular and Bruno, Chief of Police is the very entertaining result. I spoke with Martin Walker at his phone in the Dordogne, in South West France. Buy Bruno, Chief of Police: Amazon Chapters This interview is the first of a terrific lineup this season, with ten authors on board to talk about ten very different books. Please feel free to post any comments or questions here at the blog.

In this podcast, we ll talk to novelist James Meek about his new book, We Are Now Beginning Out Descent, a most unusual story about a 30-something war correspondent who finds himself at a philosophical crossroads. On one hand, he wants to write a sensational thriller and make sacks of cash. On the other, he desperately wants to create a book of genuine worth and meaning. He s searching for true, lasting love, while at the same time, he s convinced that it likely doesn t exist. And while all this is going on, Meek takes us to the battlefields of the middle east, for an unflinching look at the horrors of modern war. Buy We Are Now Beginning Our Descent amazon.ca chapters.ca

Download Standard Podcast In this podcast, we ll talk to novelist James Meek about his new book, We Are Now Beginning Out Descent, a most unusual story about a 30-something war correspondent who finds himself at a philosophical crossroads. On one hand, he wants to write a sensational thriller and make sacks of cash. On the other, he desperately wants to create a book of genuine worth and meaning. He s searching for true, lasting love, while at the same time, he s convinced that it likely doesn t exist. And while all this is going on, Meek takes us to the battlefields of the middle east, for an unflinching look at the horrors of modern war. Buy We Are Now Beginning Our Descent amazon.ca chapters.ca

In this AudioBook podcast, we re going to be hearing British actor Jack Davenport, who many of us will know from The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Pirates of the Caribbean, reading from Steven Hall s debut novel, The Raw Shark Texts.  The Raw Shark Texts takes us into the life of Eric Sanderson, a young man who wakes up one day, and has absolutely no idea of who he is or where he came from.  While Eric stumbles around trying to piece together his life, he starts receiving messages from his former self.  The old Eric, warns the new Eric, that he s being relentlessly pursued by a Word Shark, a terrifying creature that exists in the flows and streams of language, as well as human interaction. While Eric flees from the shark, he s forced to deal with a potentially dodgy psychiatrist, as well as what really happened to Clio, the love of his life, and in so doing,  he finds himself delving into the recesses of humanity s collective memory. Buy The Raw Shark Texts amazon.ca chapters.ca

Download Standard Podcast In this AudioBook podcast, we re going to be hearing British actor Jack Davenport, who many of us will know from The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Pirates of the Caribbean, reading form Steven Hall s debut novel, The Raw Shark Texts.?? The Raw Shark Texts takes us into the life of Eric Sanderson, a young man who wakes up one day, and has absolutely no idea of who he is or where he came from.?? While Eric stumbles around trying to piece together his life, he starts receiving messages from his former self.?? The old Eric, warns the new Eric, that he s being relentlessly pursued by a Word Shark, a terrifying creature that exists in the flows and streams of language, as well as human interaction. While Eric flees from the shark, he s forced to deal with a potentially dodgy psychiatrist, as well as what really happened to Clio, the love of his life, and in so doing,?? he finds himself delving into the recesses of humanity s collective memory. Buy The Raw Shark Texts amazon.ca?????? chapters.ca

This podcast is the second in our series of excerpts from terrific new AudioBooks. This time, we ll be listening to the beginning of Heather O Neill s debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals. This book was a finalist for the Governor General s Award, as well as winning CBC Radio s prestigious Canada Reads. It s no wonder all of Canada was reading it. It follows the life of Baby, a young girl living on the mean streets of Montreal, with no mother, and a junkie drifter for a father. Once she turns 13, Baby attracts the eye of Alphonse, the neighbourhood pimp, who senses a good opportunity. O Neill uses the first person point of view, so we can watch as a young girl, on the cusp of adulthood, navigates life in a dangerous urban jungle. Baby continually reinvents herself, to maintain a sense of innocence, and this requires resilience, and the incredible power of imagination. Miriam McDonald, one of the stars of Degrassi: The Next Generation, reads. Buy Lullabies for Little Criminals chapters.ca amazon.ca

Download Standard Podcast This podcast is the second in our series of excerpts from terrific new AudioBooks. This time, we ll be listening to the beginning of Heather O Neill s debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals. This book was a finalist for the Governor General s Award, as well as winning CBC Radio s prestigious Canada Reads. It s no wonder all of Canada was reading it. It follows the life of Baby, a young girl living on the mean streets of Montreal, with no mother, and a junkie drifter for a father. Once she turns 13, Baby attracts the eye of Alphonse, the neighbourhood pimp, who senses a good opportunity. O Neill uses the first person point of view, so we can watch as a young girl, on the cusp of adulthood, navigates life in a dangerous urban jungle. Baby continually reinvents herself, to maintain a sense of innocence, and this requires resilience, and the incredible power of imagination. Miriam McDonald, one of the stars of Degrassi: The Next Generation, reads. Buy Lullabies for Little Criminals chapters.ca amazon.ca