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PROSECAST: One from the vaults. Cathi Bond interviews Rebecca Godfrey about the Reena Virk murder case

prosecast — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:02:14 +0000

BOOKS: Joseph Heath talks tough to Cathi Bond about what the right and the left need to know about economics

prosecast — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:33:03 +0000

Prosecast: Cathi Bond interviews Martin Walker about the first in his new series: Bruno Chief of Police

prosecast — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:03:02 +0000

Book Review: Cathi Bond talks to Britain's Queen of Fear - Mo Hayder - about her new thriller - Ritual

prosecast — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:16:12 +0000

In this literary podcast I chat with Mo Hayder about the first in the Walking Man series of thrillers. If you're a fan of the genre this is a page turner. I especially liked the female character Flea Marley, a police diver who is tormented by her past, and her connection with a burnt out cop - Jack Caffery - who's on the dead run from his. Flea and Jack connect over the discovery of a pair of severed hands. I've interviewed Mo several times now, and she's great fun to read, and even better to listen to.

Goldengrove - A riveting new novel by the New York Time's best selling author Francine Prose

prosecast — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:11:38 +0000

Cathi Bond talks to Wally Lamb about his new novel The Hour I First Believed"

prosecast — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:48:47 +0000

Gorden Pinsent reads Merry Christmas by Stephen Leacock - This is a terrific holiday listen - Enjoy

prosecast — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:54:27 +0000

Cathi Bond chats with Bernard Cornwell about Azincourt

prosecast — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:37:32 +0000

Book Review: Hurry Down Sunshine

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0000

In this literary podcast, we’ll hear from Michael Greenberg. Hurry Down Sunshine is Greenberg’s utterly compelling new memoir about what happened one hot summer morning, when his 15 year old daughter, Sally, experienced a complete psychotic break. Greenberg is a regular columnist for The Times Literary Supplement, and his fiction, criticism, and travel pieces have appeared in The Village Voice, O Magazine, and The Boston Review. Cathi Bond spoke to him from his home in New York City.

The Inside Out Girl by Tish Cohen

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:34 +0000

This podcast features Tish Cohen, talking about her new novel, Inside Out Girl. Cohen already possesses an impressive pedigree. Her first novel, Town House, was snatched up by Ridley Scott’s production company, and the film is going to be directed by John Carney, the guy behind the indie smash, Once. Now Cohen is back with Inside Out Girl, the riveting story of how two families collide when Rachel, a control-freak single Mom, pulls over to help out Len, a harried Dad who has blown out a tire. Love comes calling, but it’s a love that’s fraught with pain, joy, and plenty of unsuspected surprises.

The Inside Out Girl by Tish Cohen

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:34 +0000

Coventry by Helen Humphreys

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:33 +0000

In this literary podcast, Cathi Bond talks with Helen Humphreys. Her new novel, Coventry, is an astounding account of the night the Germans bombed the British manufacturing town. The story is told from the point of view of Harriet–a fortysomething widow who lost her husband during the First World War, and is still numbly walking the streets of Coventry, in a permanent state of emotional shell shock. Maeve offers a completely different perspective. An only child of wealthy parents, Maeve has a child out of wedlock, and instead of opting for a respectful existence, she takes to the road with her baby boy, Jeremy, in tow, living a roving life. Weeks prior to the bombing, they’ve arrived in Coventry; Jeremy has taken a job in a factory. Maeve is along for love and support.

The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:30 +0000

This time around, we’re talking to Brunonia Barry about her first novel, The Lace Reader. The novel has generated enormous buzz in the publishing world, because Barry decided on a grassroots approach to the business, and self-published. Word got out, the book took off like a rocket, and a bidding war ensued. It’s no wonder everybody wanted a piece of this literary property. The Lace Reader is a supernatural thriller about Towner Whitney, a self-described “crazy woman”, who returns to Salem to find out what happened to her Great Aunt Eva. She’s the family’s eccentric matriarch, who has mysteriously vanished.

We Are Now Beginning Our Descent

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:12 +0000

In this podcast, we’ll talk to novelist James Meek about his new book, We Are Now Beginning Out Descent, a most unusual story about a 30-something war correspondent who finds himself at a philosophical crossroads. On one hand, he wants to write a sensational thriller and make sacks of cash. On the other, he desperately wants to create a book of genuine worth and meaning. He’s searching for true, lasting love, while at the same time, he’s convinced that it likely doesn’t exist. And while all this is going on, Meek takes us to the battlefields of the middle east, for an unflinching look at the horrors of modern war.

Lullabies for Little Criminals

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:22:03 +0000

Today let's listen to the beginning of Heather O’Neill’s debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals. This book was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award, as well as winning CBC Radio’s prestigious Canada Reads. It’s no wonder all of Canada was reading it. It follows the life of Baby, a young girl living on the mean streets of Montreal, with no mother, and a junkie drifter for a father. Once she turns 13, Baby attracts the eye of Alphonse, the neighbourhood pimp, who senses a good opportunity. O’Neill uses the first person point of view, so we can watch as a young girl, on the cusp of adulthood, navigates life in a dangerous urban jungle.

Mistress of the Sun

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:21:57 +0000

In this prosecast, I’m chatting with Sandra Gulland (author of the Josephine B Trilogy) about her latest epic, Mistress of the Sun. This richly detailed story follows the life of Petite, a high spirited, but intensely devout young girl, who is placed into the service of the French court. Things take a turn when Petite meets, and falls instantly in love, with Louis XIV. Mistress of the Sun is vintage Gulland: magnificent castles, dangerous dwarves, masked balls, demonic horses, black magic, hunchbacked princesses and a love story that just won’t quit.

Life on the Refrigerator Door

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:21:45 +0000

In this podcast, I’m talking to Alice Kuipers about her first novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door – an intriguing story about the ongoing relationship between a mother and her daughter, told through a series of Post It Notes left on a refrigerator. Claire is a high spirited teenager and her mother is a single parent, who is also a hideously busy obstetrician. There’s the normal parent/child push and pull, but things takes a turn when Claire’s mother is diagnosed with breast cancer and everything changes.

Frances Itani

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:21:34 +0000

In this new work, Remembering the Bones, Itani assumes the point of view of Georgie, an 80 year old woman who loses control of her car, drives off the edge of a ravine and ends up flat on her back, pretty much unable to move. While praying for rescue, Georgie begins to think back over the bones of her own life. The strong women, the weak and all too often absent men, and her grandfather - a middle aged physician who packed it all in – to go and fight in the Great War. One of the only things he left behind? A copy of Grey’s Anatomy – a book that becomes Georgie’s guide for life.

Richard B. Wright

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:21:27 +0000

In this podcast, I’m chatting with Richard B Wright, author of the award-winning Clara Callan, about his new novel, October. This is a terrific story about an aging academic, James, who discovers that his middle-aged daughter is dying. October, though, is much more than a journey through illness. It’s a story about family, unrequited young love and old grudges, as we follow James’ life, both as an old man, and as a teenager, coming of age in the 1940s. Perhaps most interesting of all, though, October offers a truly fascinating look into the male psyche. I spoke to Richard B. Wright from his home in Ontario.