The Next Chapter from CBC Radio

Edward Riche on "Easy to Like". Tom Wilson from Blackie and the Rodeo Kings on "Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants" by Robert Sullivan. Hugh Brewster and Sarah Ellis on writing the Titanic. Vish Khanna says if you liked "Life" by Keith Richards, you'll love "Whale Music" by Paul Quarrington.

Shelagh's full length conversation with Sarah Ellis and Hugh Brewster, who have both written books about the Titanic for young adults.

Shelagh's full-length conversation with Linden MacIntyre, author of "Why Men Lie".

Linden MacIntyre on "Why Men Lie". Stephens Gerard Malone on "Big Town: A Novel of Africville". Jo Saul says if you like Dr. Seuss, you'll love "Alligator Pie" by Dennis Lee. Ami McKay on her day job as a music teacher. Janet Wilson on "Shannon and the Dream for a School".

Literary Smackdown with Joëlle Anthony and Rabindranath Maharaj: Solitude vs. Cafe Society. Kellylee Evans on reading the French version of "Arthur and the Invisibles" by Luc Besson. C.C. Benison on "Twelve Drummers Drumming". Wayne Johnston on his day job at a St. John's newspaper. Daniel Karasik, winner of the 2012 CBC Short Story Prize.

Gail Bowen and Peter Robinson on mystery writing in Canada. William Deverell answers the Proust Questionnaire. Chef Lynn Crawford on her cookbook "Pitchin' In". Brian Brett on "Trauma Farm".

Louise Penny on "A Trick of the Light". G.B. Joyce on "The Code". Joshua Knelman on "Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the Secret World of Stolen Art". From the TNC Vault, Shelagh's conversation with Wayne Arthurson on "Fall From Grace".

Anita Rau Badami on "Tell It to the Trees". Roy MacGregor answers the Proust Questionnaire. Brad Smith on "Red Means Run". Eva Stachniak on her day job at Radio-Canada. Brian Francis says if you liked "We Need to Talk About Kevin" by Lionel Shriver, you'll love "The Last of the Crazy People" by Timothy Findley.

Literary Smackdown with Russell Smith and Lynn Coady: Let's Write About Sex... or Not. Wade Davis answers the Proust Questionnaire. Donna Bailey Nurse on "What's a Black Critic to Do II". Richard Van Camp reviews "Once You Break a Knuckle" by D.W. Wilson.

Interpreting Louis Riel's life: a panel with Maggie Siggins, author of "Riel: A Life of Revolution", Chester Brown, author of "Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography", and Gregory Scofield, author of "Louis: The Heretic Poems". Joseph Boyden on "Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont". Herb Belcourt on "Walking in the Woods: A Métis Journey".

Louis Riel is one of the great controversial characters in Canadian history. 125 years after being executed for treason, there is still no consensus on how his story should be told. Was he a traitor or hero, freedom fighter or trouble maker... On our special episode, "Keeping It Riel", Shelagh brings together a writer, a graphic novelist, and a poet to weigh in on Louis Riel's legacy. This is the full length version of Shelagh's conversation with Maggie Siggins, Chester Brown, and Gregory Scofield.

Michele Landsberg on "Writing the Revolution". Martha Schabas on "Various Positions". Sonia Rodriguez on "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond and "Open: An Autobiography" by Andre Agassi. Douglas Coupland on "Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People". Jonathan Ball on "Clockfire".

Douglas Gibson on "Stories About Storytellers". And from the TNC vault, Shelagh's conversations with Alice Munro and Shane Koyczan.

Shelagh's full length conversation with Patrick Lane, on his latest anthology "The Collected Poems of Patrick Lane".

Patrick Lane on "The Collected Poems Of Patrick Lane". Sophie Milman on "Lady Oracle" by Margaret Atwood. Literary Smackdown with Helen Humphreys and Zsuzsi Gartner: Writing the Past vs. Writing the Future. Daniel Kalla on his day job as a computer programmer. Lorne Elliott on "Two Little Savages" by Ernest Thompson Seton.