Show #7-09 – January 13, 2008
Calabash
Jamaica's Calabash Literary festival is held each year, in May, right beside the beach. The festival is free to the public and draws some of the most talented writers from around the world. This year's fest included award winning authors, Michael Ondaatje, DY Bechard and Lloyd Jones.
Mean City
Barcelona, Paris, New York, and Chicago - they all come to mind when we think of the world's great cities, but Toronto, while still an underdog, has already carved out an impressive number of architectural delights. In his book, Mean City, John Martins-Manteiga surveys the fast changing city from the 50's to the 70's, revealing the often under appreciated sense of possibility found in Toronto.
Where is my Jetpack?
Long time readers of science fiction have to be disappointed in the 21st century so far. Where are the ray guns, robot servants, teleports and hover boards that were promised? Robotics expert, Daniel H Wilson has tracked the technology down and gives us an update on our futuristic hopes and dreams in Where is My Jetpack?
Steven Pinker
For Harvard professor and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Pinker, language is a window into human nature. In his third book in a series, he studies why we swear, the politics of politeness, and why humans lose themselves in the fantasy of fictional worlds.
Stones, Bones and Stitches
The craft of Inuit art and story telling is something that Canada's aboriginal community is known for through out the world. The children's book Stones, Bones and Stitches, is a delightful trip through the artistic landscape of Canada's North.
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