Edward Rutherfurd-New York-Bookbits author interview

The town that never sleeps is the subject of saga-novelist Edward Rutherfurd's latest book. New York begins with a small Dutch settlement on an isl...   more The town that never sleeps is the subject of saga-novelist Edward Rutherfurd's latest book. New York begins with a small Dutch settlement on an island bought from the natives through to the days following 9/11.   less

Brian Payton-The Ice Passage-Bookbits author interview

Journalist Brian Payton went to the Arctic to write a story about climate change and its effects. What he came back with was the story he heard fro...   more Journalist Brian Payton went to the Arctic to write a story about climate change and its effects. What he came back with was the story he heard from Inuit elders of the ship which discovered the last section of the much sought after North-West Passage. A history book which reads like a novel, The Ice Passage is filled with stories of heroism, egotism, madness, starvation and perseverance aboard the HMS Investigator.   less

Jonathan Lethem-Chronic City-Bookbits author interview

Esquire magazine says Jonathan Lethem's latest novel "Chronic City", functions much like Manhattan used to a mad scramble of connections made and...   more Esquire magazine says Jonathan Lethem's latest novel "Chronic City", functions much like Manhattan used to a mad scramble of connections made and, more often, missed.   less

Karen Connelly-Burmese Lessons-Bookbits author interview

Governor-General Award winner Karen Connelly has a new non-fiction book out, a companion in some ways to her 2007 Orange Broadband Prize winning no...   more Governor-General Award winner Karen Connelly has a new non-fiction book out, a companion in some ways to her 2007 Orange Broadband Prize winning novel The Lizard Cage. In Burmese Lessons Connelly is living on the Thai-Burmese border where she falls madly in love with a guerrilla fighter and starts thinking about starting a family with him as he continues his struggle against the oppressive regime of Myanmar.   less

Adria Vasil-Ecoholic Home-Bookbits author interview

Columnist Adria Vasil has published a new book of the greenest, cleanest, most energy-efficient products for the Ecoholic Home.