The Chat Posts

The Chat with Governor General's Award Winners David Alexander Robertson & Julie Flett
In the final installment in in our Governor General Award special edition of The Chat, we speak to David Alexander Robertson and Julie Flett. Their book, …

The Chat with 2017 Governor General's Award Winner (for Translation) Oana Avasilichioaei
Today we’re in conversation with Oana Avasilichioaei, translator of Bertrand Laverdure’s novel Lectodôme. Her English translation, Readopolis (BookThug) …

The Chat with 2017 Governor General's Award winner Cherie Dimaline
Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves is this year’s English-language Governor General’s Award winner for Young People’s Literature.

The Chat with Governor General's Nonfiction Award Winner Graeme Wood
Graeme Wood's The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State is this year’s Governor General's Award winner for English-language nonfiction. …

The Chat with Governor General's Fiction Award Winner Joel Thomas Hynes
Today we chat with Joel Thomas Hynes, author of the novel We’ll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night. It’s this year’s English-language Governor General’s …

The Chat with Governor General's Award for Drama Winner Hiro Kanagawa
"Indian Arm is a timely and evocative manifestation of the characters’ struggle with their relationship to the land,” said the peer assessment committee …

The Chat with Governor General's Award for Poetry Winner Richard Harrison
We kick off our conversation with this year’s English-language Governor General’s Award winners in conversation with Richard Harrison. His collection …

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Michael Redhill
Next up in our Giller special, we’re in conversation with Michael Redhill, author of the novel Bellevue Square.

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Ed O’Loughlin
We continue our Giller special this week in conversation with Ed O’Loughlin, author of Minds of Winter (House of Anansi).

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Rachel Cusk
Next up on our special Giller Prize edition of The Chat, I’m in conversation with Rachel Cusk, author of Transit.