Quebec Book Day! - Bonus Episode
Conversations with Raymond Biesiner, Kaie Kellough, Derek Aronhie:nens Montour,
Elin Sandberg Miller, and Anita Rau Badami
Episode 101, Season 7
In this special bonus episode, Linda collaborates with Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) and the Quebec Writers' Federation (QWF) to draw attention to and celebrate Quebec Book Day (August 12th) by interviewing five authors about their four books (she says "four" authors in the episode, but Linda never claimed she could count well). The writers and books featured in this episode include:
Raymond Biesinger and Nine Times my Work Has Been Ripped Off (Drawn & Quarterly, 1:20; 4:10); Kaie Kellough and Interposition (Random House, 2:00; 17.55); Derek Aronhie:nens Montour and Elin Sandberg Miller and Everyday Reconciliation (HarperCollins, 2:35; 30:53); Anita Rau Badami and Asha in her Garden (Knopf, 3:41; 45:47)
Together, Linda and her guests discussed favourite book stores, and the best places to read or give readings in and around Montreal. Some of their responses featured the following:
Drawn & Quarterly (15:10; 26:48); Paragraph Bookstore (17:07; 43:06; 43:42); L’Eugélionne Librairie (26:46); Gallimard (26:52); The Word Bookstore (26:56); Joie de Livre (43:25); Librairie L’Échange (44:09); Westmount Library (45:68); Library on Parc (45:40, Parc Ex); Ethnic Origins Bookstore (27:04); Casa del Popolo and La Salla Rossa (28:47); Montreal Botanical Garden (55:10)
Other authors highlighted:
Mordecai Richler (and Duddy Kravitz, 29.22); Dany LaFerrière (55:58); Kim Thúy (55:23); Gaétan Soucy (58:18); Heather O’Neill (56:40); Gabrielle Roy (57:20)
Don't forget to go and get your book for Quebec Book Day!
Producer: Linda Morra; Associate Producer: Maia Harris; Music: Raphael Krux; Sound Production