Children’s author Jean Little passed away on April 6, 2020. She was 88.
She had published over 50 books during her career including favourites, From Anna, Mama’s Going to Buy You a Mockingbird , and her first, Mine for Keeps which was published in 1962.
Little, who was visually impaired since birth, wrote novels that focused on children’s issues and the obstacles they had to overcome. Continue reading “Episode 24: Jean Little children’s author”
David Suzuki has entered, what he calls, “the death zone”. In an interview, the Canadian environmentalist explained that turning 80 is a time when you, “reflect on your own mortality and are compelled to speak from the heart.” Continue reading “David Suzuki turns 80!”
You’ve heard the old cliche, “everyone has a book in them”. Lucy Kraemer thinks so. Kraemer, a free-lance writer and librarian in the small town of Mount Forest, northwest of Toronto, conducts memoir writing workshops. Joe discusses the process of getting started on telling your own, unique story.
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Rolling Stone Magazine was the first magazine I had ever subscribed to. It was my “go to” source to get the stories and photos of my favourite musicians.
In 1991, author Robert Draper went behind the scenes and wrote the book, Rolling Stone Magazine:An Uncensored History.
It was a book that magazine founder, Jann Wenner did not like.
Draper explains why Wenner disapproved in this interview that originally aired on DC 103.5 in Orangeville.
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