books: Douglas & McIntyre Interviews
 Ben StephensonWhat inspired you to write A Matter of Life and Death or Something? The first thing was Arthur’s character. I’d been trying to make work about childhood and stuff when I was doing film at NSCAD, but everything I made was pretty cartoony and kind of cutesy. And I had this idea of a character, which ... D&M Marketing, Jan 27, 2012 Read more >> |
 Mike VlessidesWhat made you want to start writing about Buffalo Airways and The Ice Pilots? Having lived in the North for a number of years -- one of them in Yellowknife -- I was well aware of the mystique surrounding Buffalo, and especially President and Captain Joe McBryan. Writing The Ice Pilots afforded me an ... D&M Marketing, Dec 5, 2011 Read more >> |
 Michelle ShephardChris Cook talks to Michelle Shephard about her latest book, Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zone, which examines the beginnings of the Global War on Terror from the smouldering, ash-strewn streets of 9/11 New York City, to the furore currently roiling the streets of the Arab Spring. ... Gorilla Radio, Nov 8, 2011 Read more >> |
 Stephen O'SheaStephen O'Shea is interviewed over at Medievalists.net. From their site: "Nearly a century had passed since the French region of Languedoc had been put to the sword in the Albigensian Crusade, but the stain of Catharism still lay on the land. Any accusation of Catharism invited peril. But repression ... Medievalists.net, Oct 17, 2011 Read more >> |
 Terry GlavinOpen Book Toronto talks to Terry Glavin about his new book on Afghanistan, Come from the Shadows, and the heated debate in Canada about our role in Afghanistan's future. Check out the full interview here. Open Book Toronto, Oct 17, 2011 Read more >> |
Michelle ShephardThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Security Project Litigation Director, Ben Wizner talks with award winning journalist Michelle Shephard about her new book, Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorisms Grey Zone. According to Shephard, former CIA Director Goss made light of the 183 times ... American Civil Liberties Union, Sep 26, 2011 Read more >> |
 Joshua KnelmanWhat prompted you to start researching and writing about international art theft? I was sent to investigate and write a short feature on a Toronto art gallery burglary. The owner was told by the police that chances were slim he’d ever see his art again. He consulted with colleagues, and most told ... D&M Marketing, Aug 16, 2011 Read more >> |
 Gary GeddesWhat caused you to embark on this journey at the age of 68? Was this book something you had planned for a long time? What set my sights on Africa? Curiosity and shame, for starters. The so-called ‘dark continent’ has attracted explorers, exploiters and colonizers, but also a host of writers over the ... D&M Marketing, Aug 15, 2011 Read more >> |
 Stephen BownWe sat down with maritime history expert - "Canada's Simon Winchester" - Stephen Bown to talk about his newest volume, 1494: How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half. The first order of business was pinpointing the notorious Pope Alexander, recently made popular by Jeremy Irons in ... D&M Marketing, Jul 26, 2011 Read more >> |
 Matthew J. TraffordIn The Divinity Gene, we seem to be at the crossroads of science and spirituality. Where would you say you fit as a writer, genre-wise? Both science and spirituality attempt to explain the unknown, and imagination is crucial to both – and imagination is also the driving engine behind fiction and stories. ... D&M Marketing, Jul 15, 2011 Read more >> |