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CBC Radio's Writers and Company offers an opportunity to explore in depth the lives, thoughts and works of remarkable writers from around the world. Hosted by Eleanor Wachtel.

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41	Kiese Laymon bears the weight of a difficult past in his powerful memoir, Heavy2019-01-06 12:00:00	Listen
42	Patti Smith on the immediacy of photography - and why she prefers Polaroids2018-12-30 12:00:00	Listen
43	Alain Mabanckou on his profound connection to the Republic of the Congo2018-12-23 12:00:00	Listen
44	The enduring magic of The Little Prince: with Stacy Schiff, Mark Osborne and Éric Dupont2018-12-16 12:00:00	Listen
45	Pat Barker on giving voice to the enslaved women of Homer's Iliad2018-12-09 12:00:00	Listen
46	Bernardo Bertolucci on the art and poetry of cinema2018-12-02 12:00:00	Listen
47	Susan Orlean on loving libraries - and burning books2018-11-25 12:00:00	Listen
Susan Orlean on loving libraries - and burning books The bestselling American writer talked to Eleanor Wachtel about her new title The Library Book, which tells the story of the devastating fire at the Los Angeles Central Library - and the significance of Orlean's own childhood library.…read more Published: 2018-11-25 12:00:00 Download episode
48	'My mother was a Communist informant.' András Forgách explores his family's secret past2018-11-18 12:00:00	Listen
49	Elliot Ackerman on the scars that remain once the battle is over2018-11-11 12:00:00	Listen
50	Jeet Thayil on Baudelaire, drug addiction and his provocative novel, Narcopolis2018-11-04 12:00:00	Listen
51	Lee Child on Jack Reacher and his larger-than-life crime thriller series2018-10-28 12:00:00	Listen
52	Laurie Anderson on language, story and losing her archives to Hurricane Sandy2018-10-21 12:00:00	Listen
53	Poet Terrance Hayes examines race and politics in the age of Trump2018-10-14 12:00:00	Listen
54	Amitava Kumar on India, the U.S. and the indelible imprint of the immigrant experience2018-10-07 12:00:00	Listen
55	Kathryn Harrison on how her grandparents saved her from a broken childhood2018-09-30 12:00:00	Listen
56	Michael Winterbottom on the epic journey of his career in film2018-09-23 12:00:00	Listen
57	Lawrence Osborne on re-imagining Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's iconic sleuth2018-09-16 12:00:00	Listen
58	Teju Cole, Madeleine Thien and Dionne Brand on the places and spaces that inspire their writing2018-09-09 12:00:00	Listen
59	Zadie Smith on the ups and downs of female friendship in Swing Time2018-09-02 12:00:00	Listen
60	Ruth Ozeki, Chris Abani and Tash Aw on faces and identity2018-08-26 12:00:00	Listen