The Next Chapter from CBC Radio

Shelagh's extended conversation with Will Ferguson, author of "419". Recorded in front of a live audience at the Kingston Writers Fest in September 2012.

Shelagh's extended conversation with Ken Babstock about his Griffin Poetry Prize winning anthology "Methodist Hatchet".

Will Ferguson on "419" * Measha Brueggergosman on "The Republic of Love" by Carol Shields * Ken Babstock on "Methodist Hatchet" * Emma Donoghue on her day job as a chamber maid * Kevin Peterson (a.k.a. Kevin From Canada) on the 2012 fall book season

Michael Redhill, a.k.a. Inger Ash Wolfe, on "A Door In The River" * Anita Rau Badami on her day job as an ad writer * Christine Pountney on "Sweet Jesus" * Billie Livingston on "One Good Hustle" * Lorne Elliott reviews "Visions of Gerard" by Jack Kerouac

Shelagh's extended conversation with Michael Coren, author of "Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity".

Michael Coren on "Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity" * Luke Doucet from the band Whitehorse on "Irma Voth" by Miriam Toews * Kevin Chong on "My Year of the Racehorse" * Shakura S'Aida reviews "Dancing Lessons" by Olive Senior

Shelagh's conversation with writers Richard Wagamese and Itah Sadu about the healing power of stories. Recorded at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto as part of the Planet IndiginUs festival.

Alberto Manguel on "All Men Are Liars" * James Laxer on "Tecumseth and Brock" * Pasha Malla on "People Park" * Emily Schultz on "The Blondes" * Sharon Shorty says if you liked "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan, you'll love "The Concubine's Children" by Denis

Katrina Onstad on "Everybody Has Everything" * Colleen Brown on "Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estés * Randy Boyagoda on the novels of Leonard Cohen * Grace O'Connell on "Magnified World"

Mystery writer Louise Penny interviews Shelagh in front of an audience at Knowlton Wordfest in Quebec's Eastern Townships.

Shelagh's extended conversation with Richard Ford, author of "Canada". Recorded in front of an audience at the Writers at Woody Point Festival in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland.

Richard Ford on "Canada" * Michael Dawson from Library Voices on "The Pale King" by David Foster Wallace * Louise Penny interviews Shelagh... * From the TNC Vault: David Rakoff answers the Proust Questionnaire * Catherine Gildiner reviews "Cures for Hunge

Shelagh's extended conversation with John Meisel, author of "A Life of Learning and Other Pleasures".

Shelagh's extended conversation with Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of "Intolerable".

Kamal Al-Solaylee on "Intolerable" * James Bunton from Ohbijou on "Kill the Robot" by Maggie MacDonald * Antanas Sileika reviews "What We Talk About When We Talk About War" by Noah Richler * John Meisel on "A Life of Learning and Other Pleasures"