Bookends with Mattea Roach

34 Episodes

1. Erica McKeen: Using horror and surrealism to explore grief, care and love in new novel Cicada Summer

   Published: 30/10/2024
2. Jeff VanderMeer: How his blockbuster Southern Reach series reflects our own fight against climate change

   Published: 27/10/2024
3. V.V. Ganeshananthan: Exploring the complexity of Sri Lanka's civil war in her prize-winning novel, Brotherless Night

   Published: 23/10/2024
4. Corinna Chong: Uncovering long buried truths against the backdrop of Alberta's Badlands

   Published: 20/10/2024
5. Jenny Heijun Wills: Sharing her journey of transracial adoption and self-discovery in her moving essay collection

   Published: 16/10/2024
6. Matt Haig: A surprise inheritance, a magical island and why he's embracing hope — in fiction and life

   Published: 13/10/2024
7. Aldona Dziedziejko: Poetic reflections on land and loss wins 2024 CBC Nonfiction Prize

   Published: 9/10/2024
8. Casey McQuiston: Celebrating queer love and joy and navigating the future of romance

   Published: 6/10/2024
9. Tanya Talaga: Searching for her great-great grandmother — a story of family, truth and survival

   Published: 29/09/2024
10. Alison McCreesh: Exploring the magic and nuance of life in the North in her latest graphic novel

    Published: 25/09/2024
11. Aysegul Savas: Finding home in foreignness and capturing the uncertainty of early adulthood

    Published: 22/09/2024
12. Sloane Crosley: Losing her best friend and sharing her grief with the world

    Published: 18/09/2024
13. David Huebert: Exploring the complexity of our relationship with oil through fiction

    Published: 15/09/2024
14. Heather O'Neill: How motherhood and artistry intersect in the bestselling writer's life and work

    Published: 11/09/2024
15. Kaveh Akbar: Finding meaning in sobriety and writing his bestseller, Martyr!

    Published: 8/09/2024
16. Introducing Bookends with Mattea Roach

    Published: 6/09/2024
17. Madeleine Thien interviews Eleanor Wachtel on the final Writers & Company episode

    Published: 1/09/2024
18. Ali Smith on ghost stories, activism and the cyclical nature of time

    Published: 25/08/2024
19. Peter Eisenman on pushing the bounds of modern architecture and transforming influence

    Published: 18/08/2024
20. Danzy Senna's darkly comic take on racial identity

    Published: 11/08/2024