The Next Chapter from CBC Radio

Judith Hope and Christina Brobby on "Somebody's Child: Stories About Adoption". Tim Baker from Hey Rosetta! on "Salvage King, Ya!" by Mark Anthony Jarman. Jen Sookfong Lee on the sucess of "Secret Daughter" by Shilpi Somaya Gouda. Graeme Gibson on his day job organizing bird tours in Cuba. Robyn Levy on "Most of Me: Surviving My Medical Breakdown".

Ami McKay on "The Virgin Cure". Kathleen Edwards on "Fauna" by Alissa York. Motion reviews "Half-Blood Blues" by Esi Edugyan. Brian Francis on his day job as a travelling salesman. Heather Jessup on "The Lightning Field".

Sylvia Olsen on "Working with Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater". Chilly Gonzales on "Memo from David O. Selznick: The Creation of "Gone with the Wind" and Other Motion Picture Classics, as Revealed in the Producer's Private Letters, Telegrams, Memorandums, and Autobiographical Remarks edited by Rudy Behlmer". Christopher Heard on "The Suite Life: The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living". Adrienne Clarkson on "Room for All of Us". Marina Nemat on "Prisoner of Tehran".

Shelagh's full length conversation with John Vaillant, author of "The Tiger".

John Vaillant on "The Tiger". Louise Penny, author of "A Trick of the Light", answers the Proust Questionnaire. Holger Petersen on "Talking Music". Pamela Yaye says if you liked "Bossypants" by Tina Fey, you'll love "Call Me Russell" by Russell Peters.

Dave Bidini on "On A Cold Road". Robin Sharma, author of "The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" answers The Next Chapter's Proust Questionnaire. Literary Smackdown with Robert J. Wiersema and Timothy Taylor: To Review or Not To Review? Sarah Selecky on her day job at the LCBO. Julie Maloney on "Oli-isms".

Shelagh's full-length conversation with Ken Dryden, author of "The Game".

Peter Behrens on "The O'Briens". Jeff Innes from Yukon Blonde on "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin. Ken Dryden on "The Game". PLUS: our Mystery Book Panel recommends books that are sure to cut the holiday treacle.

Patrick deWitt on "The Sisters Brothers". Charles Foran on "Mordecai: The Life and Times". Carmen Aguirre on "Something Fierce". PLUS: Michele Landsberg and Ken Setterington from our Children's Book Panel recommend great holiday reads for the youngsters.

Frédéric Morin and David McMillan on "The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts". Buck 65 (a.k.a. Rich Terfry) on "Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis. Adam Gopnik on "The Table Comes First". PLUS: Bal Arneson and Bonnie Stern from our Cookbook Panel recommend their favourite cookbooks of the past year.

This past summer, Shelagh Rogers plucked five well-known Canadian writers from their urban and suburban homes and brought them to Torngat Mountains National Park in Northern Labrador. Their mission: to soak in the place and then channel it into a piece of writing. In this special episode of The Next Chapter, join Joseph Boyden, Alissa York, Rabindranath Maharaj, Noah Richler, and Sarah Leavitt as they journey to the most northernly tip of Labrador and write the land.