Joy Kogawa on the search for mercy, Katherena Vermette's love letter to her Winnipeg neighbourhood
Renowned Canadian author Joy Kogawa reckons with her father's past of abusing young boys.
On this episode: (1) Joy Kogawa confronts her father's abusive past in her new memoir (2) Katherena Vermette embodies the soul of Winnipeg's North Side in her new novel (3) Bestselling historical writer Ross King on the summer he spent shovelling horse manure (4) Drew Hayden Taylor takes the Proust Questionnaire (5) What Ottawa singer songwriter Lynn Miles is reading (6) Neamat Imam on writing a dangerous book.