Her uncles for worked for MI6, now she writes spy novels
Iona Whishaw dreamed of being a writer since she was a child. It may have taken longer than she had expected, but by her mid sixties she had fulfilled that childhood dream. Inspired by the true stories of her family's connection to secret intelligence services such as MI6, she’s written a fan fav...
Get ready for the World Cup with these essential soccer books
As Canada prepares for its upcoming World Cup games, writer, musician and sports enthusiast Dave Bidini joins the show to help get you in the soccer spirit. He’ll recommend two classic football books that capture why we call it the beautiful game. Plus, author Genevieve Graham talks about getting...
The Stories We Inherit: Genevieve Graham and the Art of Historical Fiction
In celebration of Canadian voices, history, and literature, we are launching season two of Whispers at the Garden Gate with a very special guest. I am delighted to share my talk with bestselling historical fiction author Genevieve Graham about her journey into writing, the importance of Canadian ...
LIVE recording with Genevieve Graham and Heather Marshall at the Bayfield Writer Series
Well, check this under Things I Never Thought I'd Get To Do. A live recording of Day Drinking With Authors at the Bayfield Writer Series (in BEAUTIFUL Bayfield Ontario) with two legends of Canadian Historical Fiction. We discuss Genevieve's latest release - The Chambermaids Key and Heather's lat...
Bryn Turnbull - THE LAST GRAND DUCHESS
Bryn and I discuss The Last Grand Duchess, why she decided to focus on Olga's story, telling the family's personal story, how the Romanovs are the most documented family in history, why the Romanovs were ill-suited to rule of Russia, Olga's political astuteness, and much more.
Bryn’s recommended ...
Genevieve Graham - LETTERS ACROSS THE SEA
Genevieve and I discuss her latest book Letters Across the Sea, focusing on Canadian stories that have been long forgotten, where she got the inspiration for this book, the enormous responsibility that historical fiction writers have to teach the mind and touch the heart, and much more.
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