The Jaguar's Children: Non-fiction heavyweight John Vaillant on first novel
Governor General award-winning author John Vaillant tackles human trafficking in fiction.
John Vaillant, the author of non-fiction best-sellers The Golden Spruce and The Tiger, joins guest host Damian Abraham to discuss his debut novel, The Jaguar's Children -- a gripping tale of human trafficking on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The acclaimed Vancouver writer opens up about his long and complicated history with Mexico, the "evil circumstances" faced by ordinary people, and why he didn't tackle this issue in a non-fiction text.
Click here on the listen button above to hear the full segment (audio runs 0:19:55), and read an excerpt of the novel here.