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Back to SearchBernardine Evaristo: In conversation with Eleanor Wachtel
This week on Bookends, we revisit Eleanor Wachtel’s conversation with Bernardine Evaristo.
Bernardine is the recipient of the Outstanding Contributio…
11 months ago
Bookends Highlights: The language of comics with 5 masters of the craft
Whether it’s battling your girlfriend’s “seven evil exes," reinterpreting childhood memories or celebrating the beauty of becoming a parent, comics a…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Bookends Bonus: Cartoonist and writer Gabrielle Drolet on Q with Tom Power
Five days a week acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define pop culture.
In this episode, T…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
3 writers on finding their voices — and the power of personal stories
Season 1 Episode 42
To wrap up our first season, Bookends is bringing you to the Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton. Tanya Talaga, Morgan Campell and Amal Elsana…
1 year ago
What makes Montreal a transgender city?
Season 1 Episode 41
For Montreal writer Chris Bergeron, the power of transgender storytelling is revolutionary. Her novel Valid is about a 70-year-old trans woman who is…
1 year ago
Weaving a story of family trauma and celebrating the beauty in survival
Season 1 Episode 41
For Chyana Marie Sage, being “soft as bones” means accepting that humans are both strong and fragile — and have immense capacity for healing. Her new…
1 year ago
For Indigenous players, ice hockey is a ceremony of its own
Season 1 Episode 40
Before becoming a writer, Kyle Edwards had dreams of playing hockey … and as an Indigenous player, he grapples with complex feelings about the game a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Taylor Jenkins Reid is among the stars — on and off the page
Season 1 Episode 40
Taylor Jenkins Reid is a literary superstar. She’s known for writing epic settings, complex women and love stories that stretch across time and place…
1 year, 1 month ago
Alison Bechdel on making money and seeing Fun Home in a new light
Season 1 Episode 39
Nearly 20 years after her breakout memoir, Fun Home, cartoonist Alison Bechdel is still unearthing new truths about her life in that time. The memoir…
1 year, 1 month ago
David A. Robertson puts stories at the heart of reconciliation
Season 1 Episode 39
Through his books and public speaking, David A. Robertson has dedicated his career to sharing stories about Indigenous people. His latest book, 52 Wa…
1 year, 1 month ago