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Show #5-05 – November 13, 2005
 Lord of the Brush
Two artists helped inspire movie director Peter Jackson to bring Tolkien's Lord of The Rings to the big screen. One of those artists was Alan Lee, the other a quiet man from British Columbia... John Howe. John has a book out entitled Myth and Magic along with a documentary of his life entitled The Lord of the Brush.
 Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star is the revealing autobiography by the 1950's screen idol that reveals his rise to #1 matinee star while being secretly homosexual.
 Sandy Hawley
Canada's top jockey Sandy Hawley has won many races but none were as significant as the race for his life and his battle with skin cancer. After being given only months to live, Sandy beat the odds and shares his story in Ride of A Lifetime.
 Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Robert Ripley drew his first Believe It or Not! Cartoon in 1918 and the strip has since then evolved into a multi national entertainment company. Still priding itself on finding the worlds most unusual oddities Ripley's recently released their latest book of odd findings, and believe it or not things got a little eccentric at the launch.
 Lori Lansens
Lori Lansens debut, Rush Home Road was not only a best seller, Whoopi Goldberg has bought the film rights. Now Lansen's is back with an equally compelling tale about Rose and Ruby, the inseparable and complex craniopagus twins in her latest novel The Girls.
 TORO Magazine
It's tough to make it in the men's magazine market, but one magazine that is not only surviving but thriving is Toro. Based out of Toronto and now in their third year of publication, it's still dominating the market as it did just 2 issues in.
 Seed Magazine
Adam Bly is young, and ambitious. And as Editor in Chief of Seed magazine he's on the forefront of bringing science into our everyday lives. Seed, based in New York, is all about the intersection of science and culture, a connection he believes is often overlooked.
 Lisa Rochon
Lisa Rochon is architecture critic for the Globe and Mail. In her new book, Up North, she charts the rise of a distinctive architecture by a select group of practitioners in Canada.
 Sandra Birdsell/Prairie Writers
Sandra Birdsell tells us about the inspiration for her new novel Children of the Day that takes place in Manitoba in 1953. Sandra is indicative of prairie writers who weave history and topography into their stories: writers such as Rudy Wiebe from Alberta, and Guy Vanderhague from Saskatchewan.
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