The acclaimed and bestselling novelist Anita Rau Badami discusses her latest Asha in Her Garden (Knopf Canada, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The filmmaker Joella Cabalu discusses her new documentary First Comes Love: Nakabingwit, which debuts at the Vancouver International Film Festival, with Joseph Planta.
The broadcaster and bestselling author Mike McCardell discusses his new book Girl on the Roof: Memories of a Remarkable Life (Harbour Publishing, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The songwriter, musician and film composer David Baerwald discusses his debut novel The Fire Agent (Spiegel & Grau, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The poet and educator Renée Sarojini Saklikar discusses her new book Bramah’s Discovery, Book 3 (Nightwood Editions, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The writer, poet and novelist Alex Boyd discusses his new collection, Take This for the Pain: Essays on Writing and Life (Palimpsest Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The poet and educator Derek Beaulieu, Director of Literary Arts at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, discusses his new book Do It Wrong: How to Be A Poet in the Twenty-First Century (Assembly Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The writer and journalist Ron Base discusses his latest novel Midnight at the Savoy: A Priscilla Tempest Mystery, Book 5 (Douglas & McIntyre, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The writer Yasuko Thanh discusses the new book written by Hassan Kanafani Pizza Before We Die: An Eyewitness Account in Gaza (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2026), which she edited, with Joseph Planta.
The writer, poet, critic, and public historian Adrian De Leon discusses his new memoir Notes from a Wayward Son (Bond Street Books, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The writer and journalist Jowita Bydlowska discusses her new memoir Unshaming: A Memoir of Recovery, Relapse, and What Comes After (Signal, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The writer Theresa Kishkan discusses her new memoir The Art of Looking Back: A Painter, An Obsession, and Reclaiming the Gaze (Thornapple Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The former executive director of the Powell Street Festival Emiko Morita discusses the new book she’s edited Return to Paueru Gai: Fifty Years of Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The writer Sam Wiebe discusses his latest novel, the sixth in the Wakeland series, Guns Across the River (Harbour Publishing, 2026), with Joseph Planta.
The author and artist Nathalie De Los Santos discusses the new collection she’s co-edited (with Dani Alcalde-Sidloski, Asia Alcalde-Sidloski, Marian Bolaños) Gathering Our Breath: Remembering Lapu Lapu Day 2025 (Sampaguita Press, 2026), with Joseph Planta.