Show #7-19 – April 27, 2008
Ishmael Beah
a long way home is the bestselling auto-biography of a former African child soldier. Like so many recent memoirs, its accuracy has been challenged but there's no denying that Ishmael Beah's story has helped bring the issue of child soldiers into the international arena.
Rutu Modan
One of Israel's best-known cartoonists, Rutu Modan, gets hopeful – not political – about the unrest in the Middle East in her first full-length graphic novel, Exit Wounds.
Sadie Jones
British screen-writer Sadie Jones has launched her first novel, The Outcast. However, it seems that the cinematic experience just won't leave this talented writer alone.
Joy Fielding
New York Times Bestselling author Joy Fielding is known for her page turning, psychological thrillers, including her latest, Charley's Web. We met with this Canadian gal at The Sleuth of Baker Street bookstore in Toronto.
Penguin Book Covers
700 Penguins is a highlight collection of Penguin Publishing's 72 year history of designing book covers. Publisher David Davidar discusses which book designs are making the grade today.
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