Elisabeth de Mariaffi’s first novel, The Devil You Know, is a book about fear. It follows a young reporter, Evie, who is covering the Paul Bernardo murders — and who fears she is being stalked herself. Elisabeth chats with host Peter Darbyshire about her book and life.

Book Rogues

Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Host Peter Darbyshire speaks with A.J. Somerset, author of Arms: The Culture and the Credo of the Gun, about gun culture, the NRA, firearms legislation and whether or not shooting sprees can ever be stopped.

Guns and A.J. Somerset

On Spec has long been Canada’s leading magazine of the fantastic and has helped launch a countless number of Canadian writers’ careers. Host Peter Darbyshire chats with editor Diane Walton about the magazine, sci-fi and fantasy fandom, and the future of On Spec itself.

On Spec Magazine Editor Diane Walton

Forget pumpkin spice lattes - the real sign of fall in Vancouver is the buzz about the Vancouver Writers Festival. We sit down with artistic director Hal Wake to learn what the Writers Fest has in store for us this year and to hear his thoughts on the current state ofCanLit.

Hal Wake – Artistic Director of The Vancouver Writers Festival

Writer, podcaster and mad scientist Kristi Charish returns to the Book Rogues to talk about the Hugo Hostilities and the aftermath of the Sad/Rabid Puppies campaign that divided sci-fi and fantasy fandom this year.

The Hugo Hostilites

Host Peter Darbyshire talks to Canada's answer to Stephen King, Robert J. Wiersema about his new book Black Feathers, why stories are like religion to him and why he’s tattooed lines of literature on his body.

Canada’s answer to Stephen King – Robert J. Wiersema

This week on The Book Rogues, host Peter Darbyshire chats with Sebastien de Castell, author of the highly acclaimed Greatcoats series of fantasy novels.

Fantasy Novelist Sebastien de Castell

Langley writer Ian Weir joins Peter Darbyshire in the studio to talk about his novel Will Starling, a dark tale of murder, grave robbers and resurrection in the spirit of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Langley Writer Ian Weir

Host Peter Darbyshire chats with writer and actor C.C. Humphreys about adapting his historical thriller Shakespeare’s Rebel to the stage for this year’s Bard on the Beach.

Writer and actor C.C. Humphreys

Writer and cultural critic Russell Smith comes all the way from Toronto to visit the Book Rogues studio. We talk about sex, drugs and parenting in the 21st century, plus, why we all keep secrets from our loved ones.

Writer and cultural critic Russell Smith

Adam Lewis Schroeder visits The Province to talk about his novel All Day Breakfast, a zombie literary thriller that’s gotten him quietly uninvited from literary festivals across the country.

Adam Lewis Schroeder

Vancouver writer, editor and publisher Silvia Moreno-Garcia visits The Province studio to talk about her debut novel, Signal to Noise.

Writer, Editor and Publisher Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Vancouver writer Aaron Bushkowsky visits The Province to talk about his new novel, Curtains for Roy, about a theatre production gone awry in the Okanagan. It’s Sideways meets the Vancouver theatre scene.

Will Aaron Bushkowsky win the Stephen Leacock Award?

Vancouver writer and podcaster Kristi Charish returns to Book Rogues to talk about the Hugo Awards controversy that is tearing apart the science fiction and fantasy communities this year.

Hugo Awards Controversy

Host Peter Darbyshire chats with author and scientist Kristi Charish about her book Owl and the Japanese Circus, the upcoming sequel Owl and the City of Angels and her new Kincaid Strange series.

Kristi Charish and her Japanese Circus

Province books blogger Peter Darbyshire chats with writers about their new books, the writing process and the publishing issues of the day.