Robert Catto
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#18: Eleanor Catton
An interview with the winner of the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction. Co-produced by the Canada Council for the Arts
By Chris Berube
From the December 2013 magazine
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#17: Forgotten Woman
Marian Botsford Fraser discusses the crimes and punishment of dangerous offender Renée Acoby
By Chris Berube
From the November 2013 magazine
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#16: Big Mac
On oil sands, SUVs, and sustainability: Taras Grescoe recounts his visit to Alberta boom town Fort McMurray
By Chris Berube
From the November 2013 magazine
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#15: Return to Afghanistan
Five years ago, reporter Mellissa Fung was kidnapped, stabbed, and held outside of Kabul. Now, she explains why she had to go back
By Chris Berube
From the October 2013 magazine
Lana ŠlezićA woman rests at Chaman Babrak, a settlement for internally displaced persons in northern Kabul. From the photographer’s Forsaken series.Interview
#14: Judging the GGLAs
Produced in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts: jurors Mahtab Narsimhan and Thomas Wharton talk about judging one of the country’s premier literary awards
By Chris Berube
From the October 2013 magazine
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#13: Water
Artist Edward Burtynsky discusses his stunning visual essay for the magazine’s anniversary issue
By Chris Berube
From the October 2013 magazine
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#12: That Bieber Fever
Music writer Kaitlin Fontana charts the rise and fall of pop superstar Justin Bieber
By Chris Berube
From the October 2013 magazine
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#11: The Fix
Writer and epidemiologist Dan Werb discusses the problems with injection drug use—and new possibilities to improve them
By Chris Berube
From the September 2013 magazine
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#10: Body and Soul
Author Drew Nelles, joined by his friend Dan Harvey, discusses his memoir about the accident that broke Dan’s neck
By Chris Berube
From the September 2013 magazine
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#9: Summer Reading
Current fiction editor Nick Mount and former fiction editor Jared Bland come together to discuss the magazine’s love of literary escape
By Chris Berube
From the July/August 2013 magazine
Rebecca MockRelated Links
Summer Reading • Ten years of fiction, poetry, memoir, and escape
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#8: Riff-Raff
Heather O’Neill revisits her response to a Walrus Summer Reading challenge to write the most Canadian story possible
By Chris Berube
From the July/August 2013 magazine
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#7: The Marineland Dreamland / Firebugs
Author Craig Davidson discusses writing fact and fiction for the magazine
By Chris Berube
From the July/August 2013 magazine
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#6: The Game Not Played
Richard Poplak discusses his profile of Christine Sinclair, the greatest female soccer player in the world
By Chris Berube
From the June 2013 magazine
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#5: Distinct Society
Linda Besner discusses her journey into Montreal’s vibrant Deaf culture
By Chris Berube
From the May 2013 magazine
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#4: The Avenger
Magazine contributor Lisa Fitterman discusses Justice France Charbonneau’s efforts to clean up corruption in Quebec’s construction industry
By Chris Berube
From the May 2013 magazine
