HeyJaredMy Life In Books with Red Szell
Join broadcaster Red Széll for My Life in Books, featuring one-on-one interviews with authors who discuss their life, works and three books that have resonated with them.
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Harvey Brownstone (opens the original)
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Harvey Brownstone was Canada’s first openly gay judge and the first sitting judge in the world to write a bestselling book. Since retiring from the bench in 2021, he has been hosting his own TV talk show, Harvey Brownstone Interviews, and now he has also found time to write his autobiography! Without Prejudice: My Life as a Gay Judge is a colourful and candid account of the obstacles he has surmounted, including parental rejection, poverty, depression, homophobia, institutional inertia, and prof
Nadia Bozak (opens the original)
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Nadia Bozak is a Canadian author and academic known for writing literary fiction that confronts the existential issues looming over us. In her latest novel, Fret, a frazzled single mother is subjected to the full glare of public scrutiny after her idling car is stolen during a heatwave, with her 3-year-old daughter inside it. In a sweltering city, she becomes a lightning rod for anger and frustration. Enduring a firestorm of online shaming, the loss of her job, and the removal of her children, e
Philipp Schott (opens the original)
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Like James Herriot before him, Philipp Schott is an author whose day job as a veterinarian is central to his writing. The hero of his bestselling Dr Bannerman Vet Mysteries uses his specialist knowledge, and his sniffer dog Pippin, in his sideline as an amateur sleuth. The fourth book in the series, Three Bengal Kittens, sees Dr Bannerman investigating a suspicious death, a kitten kidnapping, and a locked-room mystery, all in an effort to keep his brother from being charged with murder. Join Phi
Laurie Gilmore (opens the original)
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Laurie Gilmore is the author of the internationally best-selling Dream Harbour series of novels. Since the publication of the first book, The Pumpkin Spice Café, took Tik Tok by storm, Laurie’s success has continued with each new story, and she has now sold over 4 million copies worldwide. The sixth book in the series, The Daisy Chain Flower Shop, has just been published, and continues Laurie’s trademark blend of whimsical, small-town romance with a dash of spice and a generous portion of season
Patrick Gale (opens the original)
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Over the past four decades Patrick Gale has built an international reputation for writing beautifully crafted literary fiction that combines intimate character studies with broader social themes. His novels and short stories explore family relationships, forbidden love, identity, and the long-term impact of secrets. His latest novel, Love Lane, picks up where 2015’s A Place Called Winter left off. It continues the fictionalised story of Patrick’s great-grandfather, Harry Kane, who was exiled fro
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