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Comics artist and writer, Teresa Wong is the author of the 2019 graphic memoir Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression, a finalist for The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize and longlisted for CBC Canada Reads 2020. Her comics have appeared in The Believer, The New Yorker and McSweeney's. Her new book, All Our Ordinary Stories, is just out from Arsenal Pulp Press. Listen in as she and I discuss the intimacy that the graphic memoir allows. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars and instructive posts and online classes in how to write memoir, as well as our talented, available memoir editors and memoir coaches, podcast guests and more.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and artist, joins us on this week's episode of Below the Radar. Am Johal and Leanne chat about her creative process, the significance of Nishnaabeg thought and practice in her work, and some upcoming projects including her newest book Theory of Water, set to be published in Spring of 2025. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/253-leanne-simpson.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/253-leanne-simpson.html Resources: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: https://www.leannesimpson.ca/ Leanne Simpson: Listening in Our Present Moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VhckgLYX3k Episode 122: Theory of Ice — with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/122-leanne-betasamosake-simpson.html Dancing On Our Turtle's Back: https://arpbooks.org/product/dancing-on-our-turtles-back/ As We Have Always Done: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517903879/as-we-have-always-done/ Bio: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a renowned Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician, writer and academic, who has been widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation. Her work breaks open the boundaries between story and song—bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity. Leanne has performed in venues and festivals across Canada with her sister singer songwriter Ansley Simpson and guitarist Nick Ferrio. Leanne's second album, f(l)light, was released in 2016 and is a haunting collection of story-songs that effortlessly interweave Simpson's complex poetics and multi-layered stories of the land, spirit, and body with lush acoustic and electronic arrangements. Her EP Noopiming Sessions combines readings from her novel Noopiming with soundscapes composed and performed by Ansley Simpson and James Bunton with a gorgeous video by Sammy Chien and the Chimerik Collective. It was produced during the on-going social isolation of COVID-19 and was released on Gizhiiwe Music in the Fall of 2020. Leanne is the author of seven books, including This Accident of Being Lost, which won the MacEwan University Book of the Year; was a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Trillium Book Award; was long listed for CBC Canada Reads; and was named a best book of the year by the Globe and Mail, the National Post, and Quill & Quire. Her new novel Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies was released by the House of Anansi Press in the fall of 2020 and in the US by the University of Minnesota Press in 2021 and was named one of the Globe and Mail's best books of the year and was short listed for the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. A Short History of the Blockade was released by the University of Alberta Press in early 2021. Her new project with Robyn Maynard, Rehearsals for Living will be released in 2022 by Knopf Canada. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Theory of Water — with Leanne Simpson.” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, October 8, 2024. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/253-leanne-simpson.html.

My guest on this episode is Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer. Kathryn is the author of the novels All the Broken Things, Perfecting, and The Nettle Spinner, as well as the story collection, Way Up, which won the Danuta Gleed Award. Her work has been published in Granta Magazine, Maclean's Magazine, The Walrus, Joyland, This Magazine, and elsewhere. Her fiction has won a Danuta Gleed Award and been nominated for The Amazon First Novel Award, the Toronto Book Award, CBC Canada Reads, and the Relit Award.  Kathryn's most recent book is Wait Softly Brother, which was published by Wolsak & Wynn in 2023 and was longlisted for the Giller Prize. The Toronto Star said that Wait Softly Brother is “rich with the true stuff of imagined lives, and the imagined stuff of true lives,” and “is a glorious enchantment indeed.” Kathryn and I talk about how the enormous emotional, existential, and even geographic changes she has gone through in past decade have impacted her writing—for the better—about how Wait Softly Brother came out of a very public writing experiment after she started to think her career was over, and about her compulsive need to transform every experience into the seed for more writing. This podcast is produced and hosted by Nathan Whitlock, in partnership with The Walrus. Music: "simple-hearted thing" by Alex Lukashevsky. Used with permission.  

In episode 137 of The Johnny Rogers Show I caught up with stand up comedian, Trent McClellan! His word for the episode was, “Next” so we talk about what that means for Trent. We also discuss the fast pace of working on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, taking care of your mental health, learning to enjoy the present & so much more! Trent McClellan is a comedian who has been performing stand-up across Canada for over 17 years. Some of his most notable appearances include sets at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, St. John's Exit Realty Comedy Fest, the Moncton HubCap Comedy Fest, the Edmonton Comedy Festival, and the YYC Calgary Comedy Festival. Trent has also appeared on CBC's The Debaters, defended “February” by Lisa Moore on CBC Canada Reads, and has opened for acts such as Bob Saget and Gerry Dee. Trent hosts his own podcast called The Generators, where he's chatted with icons like Ron Maclean, Dr. David Suzuki, and Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Labbe. In 2016, Trent was a guest writer and performer on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and officially joined the show for its 25th season in 2017/2018. LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Thejohnnyrogers APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-johnny-rogers-show/id1652119790 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2SeYAHbIbsxTf8UChBAUIy YOUTUBE: /@TheJohnnyRogersShow + everywhere podcasts are available Follow Trent McClellan on social media https://www.instagram.com/trent_mcclellan https://trentscomedy.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@Trentscomedy Follow Johnny Rogers on social media https://www.instagram.com/thejohnnyrogersshow/ https://www.twitter.com/TheJohnnyRogers https://www.facebook.com/TheJohnnyRogers https://www.tiktok.com/@johnnylatenight https://www.twitch.tv/thejohnnyrogers https://www.spoti.fi/3uGt9U9

The annual CBC Canada Reads debate begins in March, with five books vying for the 2024 title. Now, a local business in Labrador West is hosting its own version of the same debate. Hear from Iron Rock Brewing's Lisa Parmiter.

In today's episode of Hope Prose, author, podcaster, lawyer, and professor Jamie Chai Yun Liew sits down with Tara to discuss her debut novel Dandelion. Longlisted for the CBC Canada Reads 2023 and CBC's Best Canadian Fiction 2022 list, Dandelion is also the recipient of the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award, aka…she's a pretty big deal. With roots in South East Asia, Jamie lives with her family in Ottawa, Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. Listen as they discuss how her work as a lawyer specializing in immigration and stateless people helped spark the idea for Dandelion, the importance of food in her storytelling, and the decision to use Chinese characters as chapter titles within her work.Enjoy! Due to character limitations, please find a full version of our show notes and links on our website at: https://www.tarakross.com/podcast-1 Jamie's books can be purchased from your local independent bookstore or online from the Hope Prose Podcast bookshop.org store (benefiting indie bookstores) at: https://bookshop.org/a/56741/9781534497719

This week on Finding Your Bliss, Life Coach and Bliss Expert Judy Librach is joined by Chris Thornborrow, an award-winning composer for film, theatre, and the concert stage. His work has been described as

Find out what our Keep It Fictional librarians think of this year's CBC Canada Reads' contenders: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Greenwood by Michael Christie, Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah, and Ducks by Kate Beaton. The debate will take place from March 27 to 30. Let's see if we have guessed the right winner. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepitfictional/message

In this talk from the Talks on Trauma series from the Wisdom of Trauma All Access Pass Course. Dr. Gabor Maté hosts this expert panel of Indigenous teachers. Intergenerational trauma: the impact of colonization and genocide Indigenous wisdom and the healing of trauma Resistance and healing With Jesse Thistle, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Ruby Gibson, Patricia Vickers & Gabor Maté Bios Patricia Vickers, Ph.D., is currently an independent consultant. She is deeply committed to founding mental health services and research on ancestral teachings and principles. In 2019-2020, she completed a nurofeedback study on Haida Gwaii with highly positive results. Her areas of inquiry include trauma from a somatic and neurobiological perspective, teachings on soul loss and soul retrieval and expressive responses to life such as song, painting and dance. She is mother of four and grandmother of nine. Her Indigenous ancestry is rooted in Heiltsuk, Tsimshian and Haida Nations through her father and British through her mother. patriciajunevickers.com Jesse ThistleAssistant Professor, AuthorJesse Thistle's award-winning memoir, From the Ashes, was a #1 national bestseller, and the bestselling Canadian book in 2020 and has remained atop bestseller lists since it was published. From the Ashes was a CBC Canada Reads finalist, an Indigo Best Book of 2019, and the winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction, an Indigenous Voices Award, and High Plains Book Award. Jesse Thistle is Métis-Cree and an Assistant Professor at York University in Toronto. He is a PhD candidate in the History program at York where he is working on theories of intergenerational and historic trauma of the Métis people. Jesse has won the P.E. Trudeau and Vanier doctoral scholarships, and he is a Governor General medalist. Jesse is the author of the Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada published through the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, and his historical research has been published in numerous academic journals, book chapters, and featured on CBC Ideas, CBC Campus, and Unreserved. A frequent keynote speaker, Jesse lives in Hamilton with his wife Lucie and is at work on multiple projects including his next book. jessethistle.com Tiokasin GhosthorseFounder & Host "First Voices Radio", Speaker on Peace & Indigenous WisdomTiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota and has a long history with Indigenous activism and advocacy. Tiokasin is the Founder, Host and Executive Producer of “First Voices Radio” (formerly “First Voices Indigenous Radio”) for the last 28 years in New York City and Seattle/Olympia, Washington. In 2016, he received a Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize from the International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy. Other recent recognitions include: Native Arts and Cultures Foundation National Fellowship in Music (2016), National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Nominee (2017), Indigenous Music Award Nominee for Best Instrumental Album (2019) and National Native American Hall of Fame Nominee (2018, 2019). He also was recently nominated for “Nominee for the 2020 Americans for the Arts Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities”. He was also awarded New York City's Peacemaker of the Year in 2013. Tiokasin is a “perfectly flawed human being.” Dr. Ruby GibsonExecutive Director of Freedom Lodge, Author, Historical Trauma SpecialistA mixed-blood woman of Native and Mediterranean descent, Dr. Ruby Gibson lives on both the Flathead Reservation in MT, and in Rapid City, SD near Pine Ridge Agency. For 30+ years, Dr. Gibson has been dedicated to the craft and science of Historical Trauma reconciliation, cultural healing, and generational well-being among Native and Indigenous Peoples. She developed the intergenerational trauma recovery models - Somatic Archaeology© and Generational Brainspotting™. Dr. Gibson is the author of two books, My Body, My Earth, The Practice of Somatic Archaeology, and My Body, My Breath, A Tool for Transformation, which are both available in English and Spanish. Using our Body and Mother Earth as benevolent sources of biological, emotional and ancestral memory, her techniques were field tested on clients and students, and researched in her Doctoral studies with amazing effectiveness. Dr. Gibson developed and teaches the Historical Trauma Master Class, and builds leadership skills in Native Wellness amongst the graduates. She is honored to witness the courage and amazing capacity that each person has to reconcile suffering. As the mother of three beautiful children, one granddaughter, and one grandson. Dr. Ruby has a heart full of hope for the next seven generations! freedomlodge.org Dr. Gabor Maté, M.D. is a physician and best-selling author whose books have been published in twenty languages. His interests include child development, the mind-body unity in health and illness, and the treatment of addictions. Gabor has worked in palliative care and as a family physician, and for fourteen years practiced addiction medicine in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. As a speaker he regularly addresses professional and lay audiences throughout North America. He is the recipient of a number of awards, including a Simon Fraser University Outstanding Alumnus Award and an honorary degree from the University of Northern British Columbia. His most recent book is The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture. gabormate.com

Michelle Good joins Banyen Books & Sound in conversation on Five Little Indians – her Governor General's Literary Award and CBC Canada Reads-winning novel. Michelle Good is a Cree writer and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. After working for Indigenous organizations for twenty-five years she obtained a law degree and advocated for residential school survivors for over fourteen years. Good earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia while still practising law and managing her own law firm. Her poems, short stories, and essays have been published in magazines and anthologies across Canada, and her poetry was included on two lists of the best Canadian poetry in 2016 and 2017. Five Little Indians won this year's winner of CBC's Canada Reads. It has received many honours and awards, including the Governor General's Award for Fiction.

Show notes below:   Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production www.taracheyenne.com Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Music www.marcstewartmusic.com    © 2021 Tara Cheyenne Performance   Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to:  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386   Links:    http://carmenaguirre.ca/   https://www.electriccompanytheatre.com/electrics/   https://siminovitchprize.com/the-prize/past-prizes/2020-2/finalists/   About Carmen:   Carmen Aguirre, Core Artist at Vancouver's Electric Company Theatre and Artistic Associate of New Play Development at The Stratford Festival, is an award-winning theatre artist and author. She has written and co-written over twenty-five plays, the #1 international bestseller Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter (winner of CBC Canada Reads 2012), and its bestselling sequel, Mexican Hooker #1 and My Other Roles Since the Revolution. Currently, she is writing an adaptation of Euripides' Medea, Moliere's The Learned Ladies for Toronto's Factory Theatre, Fire Never Dies: The Tina Modotti Project for Electric Company, and an adaptation of Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker's The Many-Headed Hydra for The Stratford Festival's Seed Commission program. Her digital piece Floating Life, commissioned by Stratford, can be viewed on its website. Carmen has over eighty film, television and stage acting credits. Favourites include her award-winning work as Veronica in the Canadian premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherfucker with the Hat and playing the lead role of Daniela in Cecilia Araneda's stunning independent feature Intersection. Carmen is a 2020 Siminovitch Prize finalist, Canada's most prestigious theatre award. She is a graduate of Studio 58.   About Tara: Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director and writer. Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, she is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level" (The Georgia Straight). Tara is celebrated nationally and internationally for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. The string of celebrated full-length solo shows to her credit includes bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, and I can't remember the word for I can't remember, and she partners regularly on multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary-bending ensemble creations. When she isn't creating innovative movement for theatre, Tara performs around the world. Highlights include DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, and High Performance Rodeo/Calgary. Recent works include The Body Project (premiering 2020/21 season), The River Project with dance artist Miriam Colvin and artist and activist Molly Wickham (premiering 2021 in Wet'suwet'en Territory), empty.swimming.pool with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, (Castiglioncello and Bassano Italy, Victoria, B.C. and Vancouver, B.C.), how to be (Vancouver, B.C.) , and I can't remember the word for I can't remember (currently touring). Tara lives on the unceded and traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlil̓wətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) / East Vancouver with her partner composer Marc Stewart.

Jesse Thistle joins Banyen in conversation about his award-winning book, From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way. In his extraordinary and inspiring memoir, Jesse Thistle chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. An eloquent exploration of what it means to live in a world surrounded by prejudice and racism and to be cast adrift, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help one find happiness despite the odds. Jesse Thistle is Métis-Cree, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is an assistant professor in Métis Studies at York University in Toronto. He won a Governor General's Academic Medal in 2016, and is a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholar and a Vanier Scholar. He is the author of the #1 National Bestselling book, From the Ashes, a CBC Canada Reads finalist and recipient of multiple awards.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Angie Abdou, author of 8 books who writes from and about Fernie, B.C. and the Kootenays. In their conversation Angie talks about how Fernie influences her work and her writing process. ABOUT ANGIE ABDOU: Angie Abdou is a Canadian author who has published seven books, including The Bone Cage (a CBC Canada Reads finalist in 2011, defended by NHL star Georges Laraque). Chatelaine magazine named Angie’s most recent novel, In Case I Go, one of the most-riveting mysteries of 2017, and The Vancouver Sun called it a “spectacularly successful” novel. It was a finalist for the Banff Mountain Book Award, in the fiction and poetry category. With her seventh book, Abdou turns her attention to nonfiction. Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom chronicles the year in the life of a busy sport family. A starred review in Booklist calls Home Ice a first-rate memoir, a fine example of narrative nonfiction, and a must-read for parents with youngsters in organized sport. Angie is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Athabasca University. Angie's eighth book, This One Wild Life, will be published in April 2021 with ECW Press. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Audience Development for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based in Powell River, British Columbia. She also works at the Powell River Public Library as the teen services coordinator where she gets to combine her love for books and writing with a love for her community. Megan has worked as a freelance journalist and is working on a memoir which tackles themes of gender and mental health. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Gil Adamson is the guest. Her new novel, The Ridgerunner, will be published in the United States by House of Anansi Press on February 2, 2021. Adamson is the critically acclaimed author of The Outlander, which won the Dashiell Hammett Prize for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing, the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, the ReLit Award, and the Drummer General’s Award. It was a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, CBC Canada Reads, and the Prix Femina in France; longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and chosen as a Globe and Mail and Washington Post Top 100 Book. She is also the author of a collection of linked stories, Help Me, Jacques Cousteau, and two poetry collections, Primitive and Ashland. She lives in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and Host, Bianca Marais, chats with Kelly S. Thompson, an award-winning writer and editor with a broad range of experience and education in the writing and editing field. Kelly is the author of the memoir, Girls Need Not Apply - Field Notes from the Forces, and instructs at several universities and colleges in Canada teaching creative writing and nonfiction. In this episode, Kelly discusses memoirs, creative nonfiction, fact checking, asking loved ones for permission, and various other aspects that nonfiction authors have to consider. CBC Canada Reads shortlisted author, Jesse Thistle, who wrote the memoir, From the Ashes, weighs in on honesty, paying tribute and putting personal stories out into the world.

Ali Hassan, host of CBC Canada Reads 2020 competition joins us for some insider discussion on what happens during the show! Ali HassanWebsite: https://standupali.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standupali/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/standupali Twitter: https://twitter.com/standupali  Canada Reads American StyleInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadareadsamericanstyle/ Podcast: https://canadareadsamericanstyle.podbean.com/  JoleneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookwormadventuregirl/ Website: https://www.bookwormadventuregirl.com/  LarissaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.bookmom/  SarahInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sareshears/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SarahStitchesx/videos 

NEWFOUNDLAND-CALGARY-ALL OVER CANADA, TRENT MCCLELLAN TALKS ABOUT KEEPING GROUNDED AFTER YOU DO MAKE IN YOUR CAREER! HE WAS A BLAST TO TALK TO AND MUCH LAUGHS WERE HAD. Trent McClellan is a comedian who has been performing stand-up across Canada for over 14 years. Some of his most notable appearances include sets at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, St. John’s Exit Realty Comedy Fest, the Moncton HubCap Comedy Fest, the Edmonton Comedy Festival, and the YYC Calgary Comedy Festival. Trent has also appeared on CBC’s The Debaters, defended “February” by Lisa Moore on CBC Canada Reads, and has opened for acts such as Bob Saget and Gerry Dee. In 2016, Trent was a guest writer and performer on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and officially joined the show for its 25th season in 2017/2018. He has toured extensively across Canada, both as a headlining performer and as an opening act for Gerry Dee, and has performed at the Just for Laughs Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Halifax Comedy Festival and other comedy festivals. He performed a half-hour special for The Comedy Network's Comedy Now! series in 2008, and has appeared on CBC Radio's series The Debaters. He defended Lisa Moore's novel February in the 2013 edition of Canada Reads. The novel won the competition. Originally aired on The Generators Podcast Anyone who works or makes a difference is actually creating. They create a product or a feeling in others that is tangible. Each week comedian Trent McClellan talks with those who generate any kind of creative work in an attempt to explore what motivates them. You’ll get an inside peek at the thought and creative process of some of the most talented folks around. You’ll laugh and learn insight into the minds of makers. These conversations are raw and genuine as all great ones should be. Enjoy The Generators! We were a part of the taping of a pilot for Trent (because he’s a big deal te he) excited to see where it goes for him with Jake Hirsh Entertainment. https://trentscomedy.com/ Originally from Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Trent McClellan is a stand-up comedian, writer, podcaster and actor known for his approachable, candid and effortless observational comedy. Booking Inquiries Trent McClellan's schedule is managed by the Jake Hirsch Entertainment Group. For booking inquiries please email jake@jakehirsch.ca.

Mark Sakamoto has enjoyed a rich and varied career. He began his professional career in live music, working with several international acts. He has worked at a national law firm, a national broadcaster and has served as a senior political advisor to a national party leader. He is an entrepreneur and investor in digital health and digital media. Mark is the Executive Vice-President for Think Research, an international big data health firm in Toronto. In that capacity, he is responsible for driving all aspects of business development. Sakamoto’s book, Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents won CBC Canada Reads and has been a number one national best seller in two separate years. It is currently being developed for screen and theatre. Mark is the host and executive producer of Good People, a CBC television series which explores societal problems and scours the planet for hopeful places and solutions. He lives in Toronto with his wife and their two daughters.

Jully Black is a true Canadian Icon. Named as one of ‘The 25 Greatest Canadian Singers Ever', (CBC Music) she has been dubbed ‘Canada's Queen of R&B Soul' by fans and industry leaders alike. As a platinum selling recording artist, her music career has yielded multiple singles reaching the Top 10 pop, R&B and dance music charts. She has taken home Juno and Gemini Awards, earned innumerable industry accolades and was hand selected to sing for the Queen of England. With her powerhouse vocals, hilarious personality and love of people, Jully Black truly is everyone, and unlike anyone. Her passion for philanthropy has taken her from the shantytowns of Bangladesh to the villages of South Africa and all across Canada. As a woman of faith, she champions important causes and uses her career as a platform to celebrate and inspire the greatness that lies within each of us. As a songwriter, Jully has touched the hearts of her fans with her extensive music catalogue, her compositions for industry heavyweights such as Destiny's Child and Nas, and on collaborations with songwriter, musician and performance titans such as Ian Thornley (Big Wreck). She has shared the stage with superstars such as The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Etta James and Juno Breakthrough Artist, Jessie Reyez, to name a few. Jully is a major presence in the Canadian media and entertainment industry. As former host and correspondent for CTV's etalk, Jully was chosen to interview global megastars such as Jay-Z, Oprah Winfrey, and former President Bill Clinton. Her music has been featured in film and television and she has personally appeared on, co-hosted and been featured on numerous national television programs and speaking platforms including the sizzling and immediately viral CBC ‘Canada Reads' 2018 appearance, a much lauded TED Talk, the Global TV feature ‘The First Time I Was Called A …', CTV's ‘Canadian Idol', and City TV's ‘Breakfast Television'. Jully's successful 2018 foray into creating and hosting ‘The Blackout with Jully Black' (the critically acclaimed, provocative, ebullient and empowering weekly radio show on iHeartRadio - Newstalk1010) along with a guest starring role in the Canadian television crime drama series ‘The Coroner' and featured segments in documentary film features with acclaimed directors and producers, serves to firmly establish her as the preeminent personality in the entertainment arena unlike anyone has in Canadian history. Steadfastly maintaining personal fitness and wellness goals remains a priority in Jully's life. In 2018 she leveraged social media influence and innate leadHERship skill along with unwavering desire to be the bridge that everyone can cross and launched 100 Strong and Sexy (‘100SAS'), Canada's largest female founded, curated and led fitness challenge to date. With purpose driven ideals and boundless spiritual fortitude, she continues to refine and reinvent her artistry. A phenom in Canadian entertainment, lifestyle and public speaking arenas, she is also co-founder and key note speaker for the renowned “Empowered In My Skin' women's empowerment summits, a Notable.ca award recipient, a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ+ communities, WE Day Ambassador and recipient of the prestigious BBPA Harry Jerome [Entertainment] Award (2018). Jully's smash single ‘Follow Your Love' (released January 18th, 2019) debuted on the iTunes Canada Top 20 within one day of being released and saw unprecedented online impressions totaling 1.1 million+ within four days and instantly appeared on several top Spotify Playlists. Written by Jully Black and megawatt songwriters and producers YoungPetetheOfficial (Jully Black Musical Director and Drummer), Luther Brown Jr. (So You Think You Can Dance Canada and L.A.), Kareem James (Giant, GQ, Gap) and KickRaux (Jay-Z, Major Lazer, M.I.A. Ty Dolla Sign, Jack U [Skrillex & Diplo]), ‘Follow Your Love' inaugurated Jully's 2019 entry into the Canadian musical landscape that she has helped define throughout her career. With various lead roles in theatre such as The Musical Stage Company's signature concert feature “Uncovered” (with Music director, Reza Jacobs in collaboration with stars of Stratford, Shaw, Broadway and London's West End, 2018), and starring role in the critically acclaimed Mirvish Production of “Da Kink In My Hair” at the renowned Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, Jully continues to magnify her expansive musical, theatre and television repertoire. Jully took the musical theatre world by storm in February, 2020, in her critically acclaimed, starring role as ‘Caroline' in the Obsidian Theatre and The Musical Stage Company co-production of ‘Caroline, Or Change' (books and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning, Academy Award/Golden Globe/AACTA/BAFTA Nominated, Tony Kushner). Extolled as “smart, dramatic, emotionally stirring” (NOW Toronto); a “rapturous, musical theatre debut” (The Star), “heavenly glorious” (OnStage Blog), “with the depth as an actor and genius as a singer” and “applause that shook the leaves on the ceiling of the theatre” (Broadway World); Jully absolutely stunned audiences and critics alike and left her indelible mark on the gorgeous Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre and musical theatre community. With 3 new singles for immediate release, a new full-length album underway and slated for a mid 2020 release along with a few top-secret projects to be announced very soon, Jully, truly, is doing it all!Find Jully Black online;Website: www.jullblack.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/missjullyblack/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jullyblack

Joann from Tsawwassen Library reviews the Trickster series by British Columbia Haisla author Eden Robinson. The first book in the series, Son of a Trickster, is a CBC Canada Reads 2020 title, while the sequel, Trickster Drift, is the winner of the 2019 BC Book Prize for fiction. Robinson's writing seamlessly weaves traditional Haisla folklore into the lives of her contemporary characters.

Are there people who doubt your skills? How do you deal with it? Or do you live in fear? This week on Cue to Cue, Canada's Queen of R&B, Jully Black, opens up about her past challenges overcoming self-doubt and finding her inner confidence. She reminds us that true wealth is in our confidence and our belief systems. In this episode: Why mentorship is one of the most powerful tools for artists How to deal with people who doubt you Why confidence is your most valuable currency and why most people fail to understand its power How to live your life in a way that you will leave a legacy Jully's process of learning love the "sound that  is coming out of her right now" Finding and embracing your own voiceprint A little about Jully: Jully Black is a true Canadian Icon. Named as one of ‘The 25 Greatest Canadian Singers Ever’, (CBC Music) she has been dubbed ‘Canada’s Queen of R&B Soul’ by fans and industry leaders alike. As a platinum selling recording artist, her music career has yielded multiple singles reaching the Top 10 pop, R&B and dance music charts. She has taken home Juno and Gemini Awards, earned innumerable industry accolades and was hand selected to sing for the Queen of England.  With her powerhouse vocals, hilarious personality and love of people, Jully Black truly is everyone, and unlike anyone. Her passion for philanthropy has taken her from the shantytowns of Bangladesh to the villages of South Africa and all across Canada. As a woman of faith, she champions important causes and uses her career as a platform to celebrate and inspire the greatness that lies within each of us.  As a songwriter, Jully has touched the hearts of her fans with her extensive music catalogue, her compositions for industry heavyweights such as Destiny’s Child and Nas, and on collaborations with songwriter, musician and performance titans such as Ian Thornley (Big Wreck). She has shared the stage with superstars such as The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Elton John, Alicia Keys, Etta James and Juno Breakthrough Artist, Jessie Reyez, to name a few.  Jully is a major presence in the Canadian media and entertainment industry. As former host and correspondent for CTV’s etalk, Jully was chosen to interview global megastars such as Jay-Z, Oprah Winfrey, and former president Bill Clinton. Her music has been featured in film and television and she has personally appeared on, co-hosted and been featured on numerous national television programs and speaking platforms including the sizzling and immediately viral CBC ‘Canada Reads’ 2018 appearance, a much lauded TED Talk, the Global TV feature ‘The First Time I Was Called A ...’, CTV’s ‘Canadian Idol’, and City TV’s ‘Breakfast Television’. With a current starring role in The Musical Stage Company’s ‘Caroline, Or Change and various other recent lead roles in theatre such as The Musical Stage Company’s signature concert feature “Uncovered” (with Music director, Reza Jacobs in collaboration with stars of Stratford, Shaw, Broadway and London’s West End, 2018), and starring role in the critically acclaimed Mirvish Production of “Da Kink In My Hair at the renowned Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, Jully continues to magnify her expansive musical, theatre and television repertoire.  Jully’s successful 2018 foray into creating and hosting ‘The Blackout with Jully Black’ (the critically acclaimed, provocative, ebullient and empowering weekly radio show on iHeartRadio - Newstalk1010) along with a guest starring role in the Canadian television crime drama series ‘The Coroner’ and featured segments in documentary film features with acclaimed directors and producers, serves to firmly establish her as the preeminent personality in the entertainment arena unlike anyone has in Canadian history.  Steadfastly maintaining personal fitness and wellness goals remains a priority in Jully’s life. In 2018 she leveraged social media influence and innate leadHERship skill along with unwavering desire to be the bridge that everyone can cross and launched 100 Strong and Sexy (‘100SAS’), Canada’s largest female founded, curated and led fitness challenge to date.  With purpose driven ideals and boundless spiritual fortitude, she continues to refine and reinvent her artistry. A phenom in Canadian entertainment, lifestyle and public speaking arenas, she is also co-founder and key note speaker for the renowned “Empowered In My Skin’ women’s empowerment summits, a Notable.ca award recipient, a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ+ communities, WE Day Ambassador and recipient of the prestigious BBPA Harry Jerome [Entertainment] Award (2018).  Jully’s smash single ‘Follow Your Love’ (released January 18th, 2019) debuted on the iTunes Canada Top 20 within one day of being released and saw unprecedented online impressions totaling 1.1 million+ within four days and instantly appeared on several top Spotify Playlists. Written by Jully Black and megawatt songwriters and producers YoungPete Alexander (Jully Black Musical Director and Drummer), Luther Brown Jr. (So You Think You Can Dance Canada and L.A.), Kareem James (Giant, GQ, Gap) and KickRaux (Jay-Z, Major Lazer, M.I.A. Ty Dolla Sign, Jack U [Skrillex & Diplo]), ‘Follow Your Love’ inaugurates Jully’s reentry into the Canadian musical landscape that she has helped define throughout her career.  With a new full-length album underway and slated for an early 2020 release, fervent authorship of her first book with the world’s largest trade book publisher (where she will join a roster of 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors) along with a few top-secret projects to be announced very soon, Jully truly is doing it all! Follow Jully! JullyBlack.ca T: @JullyBlack I: @missjullyblack Share the episode!  www.thisischelseajohnson.com/167  

Talking with @trent_mcclellan about what it was like starting in his comedy/acting career, happiness and his @laughshopyyc show June 20-22 in Calgary with @titan.rick We filmed and interviewed @trent_mcclellan the other day in Calgary, where he started his comdic career! He is very comedic, insightful, friendly and down to earth! Trent McClellan -Correspondent Photo by CBC & Aaron Mckenzie Fraser Photography Trent McClellan is a comedian who has been performing stand-up across Canada for over 14 years. Some of his most notable appearances include sets at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, St. John’s Exit Realty Comedy Fest, the Moncton HubCap Comedy Fest, the Edmonton Comedy Festival, and the YYC Calgary Comedy Festival. Trent has also appeared on CBC’s The Debaters, defended “February” by Lisa Moore on CBC Canada Reads, and has opened for acts such as Bob Saget and Gerry Dee. In 2016, Trent was a guest writer and performer on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and officially joined the show for its 25th season in 2017/2018. @titan.rick and Trent had a good chat! Boy are these gentlemen are tall! We were a part of the taping of a pilot for Trent (because he’s a big deal te he) excited to see where it goes for him! https://www.imherewithmag.com/blog-1/this-hour-has-22-minutes Photo by Celerbtity Photographer Aaron McKenzie Fraser www.amfraser.com Rabbitview Video & CBC

Omar El Akkad is a journalist and author of the novel American War which depicts a disturbingly believable future of America at war with itself. The novel was runner up for CBC Canada Reads, shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and described as “masterful” by the Globe and Mail. In this talk El Akkad unpacks the events that inspired his debut novel, from growing up on imported culture in Qatar, to witnessing a soldier's burial in blistering Afghanistan, to visiting the one truly Kafka-esque place in the world. He ultimately asks us to consider what will happen to the world if we continue forward unchanged. The talk is followed by a Q&A moderated by Dr. Y-Dang Troeung and Dr. Phanuel Antwi from the Department of English Language and Literatures. Presented by UBC Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies Program, School of Journalism, Department of English Language and Literatures, St. John's College and Faculty of Arts. Recorded March 11, 2019, at the Chemistry Building on UBC's Vancouver campus.

Terry Fallis is a celebrated Canadian author of novels such as Up and Down (2012) and One Brother Shy (2017). Before writing the hit 2008 novel, The Best Laid Plans—about a man who must run a seemingly hopeless political campaign in order to get out of politics—Terry worked as a political staffer for several MPs and ministers, and in public relations with Thornley Fallis. Terry joins Ben to discuss the SNC-Lavalin scandal, the liabilities of Justin Trudeau's style, the power of perspective in politics, and much more. About the Guest “Terry Fallis writes just about the tidiest romantic comedic novels you can find on earth, let alone in Canada.” - The Globe and Mail A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Terry Fallis is the award-winning author of six national bestsellers, including his most recent One Brother Shy (2017), all published by McClelland & Stewart. His debut novel, The Best Laid Plans (2008),won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and was crowned the 2011 winner of CBC Canada Reads as the "essential Canadian novel of the decade." In January 2014, CBC aired a six-part television miniseries based on The Best Laid Plans earning very positive reviews. In September 2015, it debuted as a stage musical in Vancouver, produced by Touchstone Theatre and Patrick Street Productions. The High Road (2010) was published in September 2010 and was a finalist for the 2011 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Terry’s third novel, Up and Down (2012), was released in September 2012. It debuted on The Globe and Mail bestsellers list, was a finalist for the 2013 Leacock Medal, and won the 2013 Ontario Library Association Evergreen Award. Terry’s fourth novel, No Relation (2014), hit bookstores in May 2014, opened on The Globe and Mail bestsellers list, and won the 2015 Leacock Medal. M&S published Terry’s fifth novel, Poles Apart (2015), in October 2015, opening on several bestsellers lists including The Globe and Mail. It was a finalist for the 2016 Leacock Medal. One Brother Shy (2017) was published in May 2017 and was an instant bestseller. In June, 2013, the Canadian Booksellers Association presented Terry with the Libris Award for Author of the Year. Terry Fallis earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree from McMaster University (1983) where he became engulfed in university politics and somehow persuaded the undergraduates to elect him President of the Students Union. After graduation, he turned his back on engineering and joined future Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s full time staff for the 1984 federal Liberal Leadership campaign. He served on the political staff of the Liberal Minister of State for Youth, the Honourable Jean Lapierre, in the short-lived cabinet of Prime Minister John Turner. He stayed with Lapierre as his Legislative Assistant in opposition (1984-85) following the landslide victory of Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservative Party. Terry returned to Toronto in 1985 as Legislative Assistant to the Honourable Robert Nixon, Treasurer (now called Finance Minister) in the newly-elected Liberal Ontario government led by Premier David Peterson. For nearly eight years (1988-95) after leaving provincial politics, he was a government affairs and communications consultant with the international PR firm, Hill and Knowlton, including stints as Vice President running the Ontario government affairs group and finally President of Berger & Associates, a Hill and Knowlton subsidiary. In 1995, he co-founded Thornley Fallis with Joe Thornley, a full service communications consulting agency with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. Terry also created and co-hosted more than 200 episodes of the popular business podcast, Inside PR. For more than 25 years, Terry has counselled corporate and government clients on various fronts including crisis communications, media relations, issues management, marketing communications, public opinion polling, public affairs, stakeholder relations, etc. He has also written speeches for CEOs, cabinet ministers, and other community leaders. Terry is a sought-after speaker, sits on a number of boards, and lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons. Learn more about Terry and follow him on Twitter (@TerryFallis).

Please enjoy this preview of Kobo's new podcast Kobo in Conversation! Join our chief booklover, Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn, as he welcomes famous authors and other notable guests from around the literary world and learn about the inspirations and influences behind your favourite books. In this episode, Michael speaks with the author of Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents, winner of CBC Canada Reads 2018, about empathy, loss, and how his family let light shine in after one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history.

HEATHER O'NEILL is a novelist, short-story writer and essayist. Her work, which includes Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night and Daydreams of Angels, has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize in two consecutive years, and has won CBC Canada Reads, the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and the Danuta Gleed Award. Born and raised in Montreal, O'Neill lives there today with her daughter. And it's there that I met with her to discuss her 2017 CLC Kreisel Lecture published in 2018 by The University of Alberta Press as Wisdom in Nonsense - Invaluable Lessons From My Father. Among other things we talk about hating and loving your life, happiness and wonder, relationships with your parents dead and alive, memoirs versus fiction, truth, abuse and #metoo and witnesses, the legal system and power, Concordia, lying to tell the truth, editing the real world, heads being eaten off by dragons, magical radical worlds, deception versus folly, pretending, class, ignoring fathers' advice, metaphors, loneliness, ugly babies, conventional versus internal beauty, clowns, collecting, stealing cheese, Montreal's Plateau neighbourhood, and roses. 

Craig Davidson is a literary shapeshifter, with several novels in multiple genres. He speaks with Michael about writing for children, his family's reaction to his horror writing, and his first work of nonfiction, the CBC Canada Reads 2018 nominated Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation.

Craig Davidson is a literary shapeshifter, with several novels in multiple genres. He speaks with Michael about writing for children, his family's reaction to his horror writing, and his first work of nonfiction, the CBC Canada Reads 2018 nominee Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077.

Our guest is an award-winning journalist and the author of American War, winner of the 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction and a CBC Canada Reads 2018 nominee. Learn how Omar's experiences in the field informed his debut novel about a second US Civil War. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation.

Our guest is an award-winning journalist and the author of American War, winner of the 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction and a CBC Canada Reads 2018 nominee. Learn how Omar's experiences in the field informed his debut novel about a second US Civil War.

Darlene and Mike chat with Mark Sakamoto (bestselling author, CBC Canada Reads 2018 winner, successful entrepreneur, political adviser, and ... lawyer!) about living a life with no limits, and the value of time. To learn more about Mark's book "Forgiveness" follow this link: https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443417976/forgiveness/ Music credit: Nick Fowler, composition and performance (teknologyproductions.wixsite.com/teknology) Please rate, review, subscribe and comment. We would so appreciate your feedback (I mean, we're just two lawyers trying to podcast).

Michael speaks with the author of Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents, winner of CBC Canada Reads 2018, about empathy, loss, and how his family let light shine in after one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation.

Michael speaks with the author of Forgiveness: A Gift from My Grandparents, winner of CBC Canada Reads 2018, about empathy, loss, and how his family let light shine in after one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history.

This episode features an interview with Canadian author Terry Fallis. who is a two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, the winner of CBC Canada Reads for "the essential novel of the decade" the winner of the CBA Libris Author of the Year Award for 2013, and someone who has had a 6-part mini-series based on his first novel appear on CBC Television.   Prior to his personal update, Mark delivers this episode's Tongue Twister, which is something Stephen King fans might be familiar with: the mantra that Bill practices when working on his stutter. "Amidst the mists and fiercest frosts, With barest wrists, and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fists against the posts, And still insists he sees the ghosts" The Tongue Twister segment is sponsored by Findaway Voices. Learn more about how they can help authors control their audiobook production and distribution at www.starkreflections.com/findaway   For his personal update Mark shares how he has been overwhelmed with tasks and a growing list of unfinished projects, and talks through 3 things that have helped him deal with the feeling of being overwhelmed 1) Unplugging and Recharging 2) Listing the Things Making You Feel Overwhelmed 3) Listing the Small Surprise Accomplishments Already Achiveved   In their chat, Mark and Terry discuss: The process of writing a novel and then sending query packages and sample chapters to agents and editors, followed by the “radio silence” from the industry that Terry experienced (not even generating an automated rejection letter) What led to his deciding to try both self-publishing the novel as well as releasing it as a free podcast novel in 2007 How some of the little things along the way (a suggestion from his wife, a single response from one agent, a bookseller who wanted to host a book launch party, comments from the podcast audience, a single box of ten copies of the self-published books sitting in a box by his desk), could lead to a dramatically defining moment in Terry's career as an author The “you've written a satirical novel of Canadian politics – what were you thinking?” line that keeps coming up How listening to Terry's podcast was all it took for Mark to become hooked on Terry's first novel THE BEST LAID PLANS The New York Times article about Scott Sigler and his podcast novels that had inspired Terry to begin podcasting his first novel Why Terry is convinced that more physical books have been sold via the process of giving away the audio/podcast version for free The chills Terry gets when thinking about doing his very first book signing The factors that led to Terry deciding to enter his first self-published novel into the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour (which included that the award didn't have a clause that said self-published novels couldn't be entered) Details about being nominated for and then winning the Leacock Medal for Humour Terry's email to the only agent who had bothered to reply to his original query (who is still his agent to this day, ten years later) The Canada Reads win and how that likely created the climate for the book to be optioned for film and television, where it was made into a 6 part television movie as well as a staged musical What it was like being in full control versus having to hand complete creative control over to the film production folks How impressed Terry was by the script writers for the series, Susan Coyne and Jason Sherman Why Terry believes that the New York Times called him to comment about a recent disagreement between Trudeau and Trump The effective use of humor in addressing serious issues, content and situations – in particular, the important elements of feminism and women's rights in Terry's novel POLES APART How Terry used his own experience as an identical twin when writing the novel ONE BROTHER SHY A bit of a teaser about Terry's work in progress, IF AT FIRST YOU SUCCEED The fact that Terry's publisher, Penguin Random House Canada, has, for his first six novels, allowed him to begin to release his weekly serialized podcast for his novels in the month prior to each novel's release How doing the reading/recording for the podcast has helped with Terry preparing sections for public readings of his novels; as well as being a great editing/proofreading tool The value that Terry places in booksellers, in particular the independent booksellers who have supported his career from the very beginning Terry's favorite advice for authors about writing with authenticity and passion. “It's hard to write your best work when you're not writing about something that you care about.”   Links of Interest: Terry's Website Terry's Twitter Account: @TerryFallis Terry's Author Facebook Page Findaway Voices Mark's Stark Publishing Survey    

Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Terry Fallis, multi-award winning author of The Best Laid Plans, The High Road  and Up and Down.  Mark and Terry talk about: •    How they met when Mark was a bookseller at McMaster University's bookstore, and Terry, a former McMaster student self-published The Best Laid Plans in 2007. •    Mark's comparison of Terry's writing to John Irving •    How Terry applied his knowledge of politics and engineering to create the characters of Daniel and Angus (the main characters from The Best Laid Plans and The High Road) •    Terry's original nativity when venturing into the realm of self-publishing back in 2006/2007 •    How Terry used podcasting to gain a worldwide audience for The Best Laid Plans and was the first Canadian to follow in the footsteps of such podcasting pioneers as Scott Sigler •    Mark's original reluctance as a bricks and mortar bookseller to carry The Best Laid Plans or even read this satirical novel of Canadian politics, but how, after a single page, Terry's prose won him over •    How, feeling “up” from the McMaster Bookstore launch event led to Fallis deciding to submit The Best Laid Plans to the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour  (which Terry won and which led to his book deal with McClelland and Stewart) •    How Terry is thrilled to have Beverly Slopen as his agent and Douglas Gibson as his editor & publisher •    Winning November 2010's CBC Canada Reads for the Essential Canadian Novel of the Decade •    The importance of local community bookstores and the great relationships that Terry has forged with so many amazing Canadian bookstores (Canadian Booksellers Association honoured Terry with the CBC Libris Author of the Year Award in 2013 •    CBC's creation of The Best Laid Plans miniseries (and having lunch with the fictional Angus McClintock in Ottawa during filming) -  (which will begin airing January 2014) •    Terry's use of humour and heartfelt moments in The Best Laid Plans and The High Road •    Terry's membership in the “Write What You Know” club – and how he takes advantage of that by writing about things he already knows a lot about (public relations, politics, etc) rather than spending more time doing research •    How Terry's latest novel Up & Down seemed to almost predict the incredible manner by which Commander Chris Hadfield captured the hearts and minds of people who again became interested in the space program. •    A bit of insight into Terry's forthcoming (spring 2014) novel No Relation – about a writer with the unfortunate name of Ernest Hemmingway (although spelled differently) who is trying to leave the family business to pursue a writing career •    How Terry manages to write novels while working full-time •    The importance of writing detailed outlines (each outline approximately 65 page long) and how, when you know that much about the story the efficiency of getting the manuscript completed in about 4 months •    How, despite the detailed outlining, how at least half of the comedic moments and humour comes to Terry during the actual writing process •    Terry's creative/musical family and the dinnertime family tradition which included the goal of trying to tell a story that would make his stone-faced father laugh •    The importance of being true to one's own writing and one's own personality •    How there are likely some fine manuscripts sitting in publisher slush piles right now and the opportunities authors have to creating bold new opportunities For this episode's side-bar note, Mark reflects back on Terry's journey into publishing and how he and authors like Scott Sigler used podcasting as a way to help find an audience for his novel.  Mark mentions the website Podiobooks.com and using programs such as GarageBand (MAC) or Audacity for creating the audio files. OTHER LINKS/RESOURCES -    Terry's books at Kobo:  http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/Search?Query=terry+fallis -    Terry Fallis website - http://terryfallis.com/ -    Terry's page for Up and Down - http://terryfallis.com/up-and-down/ -    Terry's podcast page for The Best Laid Plans - http://terryfallis.com/the-best-laid-plans/tblp-podcast/ -    Terry's Video “An Unorthodox Journey to the published land” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_zmv0MICU -    Scrivener (http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php) -    Podiobooks (http://podiobooks.com/)