# Bookends with Mattea Roach

A podcast by CBC. When the book ends, the conversation begins. Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and our place in it. You’ll always walk away with big questions to ponder and new books to read.

Feed: https://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/writersandco.xml

## Latest episodes

- [Her mother was stolen. What does that mean for her?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/d3e975c4b71a) (2026-10-28, 20 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-2Ho5mbWX-20261027.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:7
- [R.F. Kuang gets personal in Taipei Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/303d4356dc96) (2026-10-25, 35 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-XxgUiScQ-20261022.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:7
- [Why Marlon James disappeared](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/f115d143a621) (2026-10-18, 35 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-3C1PNDms-20261008.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:6
- [Nobel Prize winner Anne Carson in conversation with Eleanor Wachtel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/4273067f91a3) (2026-10-11, 54 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-ND8kVJa0-20261009.mp3
- [A novel inspired by the death of a tree](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/b24979d22833) (2026-10-07, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-wVnGrqOe-20261002.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:4
- [Girlbossing on an oil rig](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/65a50846de7b) (2026-10-04, 35 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-d7kAuA5g-20261001.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:4
- [How bad was your worst friendship breakup?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/1334c9414c1f) (2026-09-30, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-KeN91Lsj-20260925.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:3
- [Michelle Good is reclaiming her mother's name](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/5ed8e9d9bb2c) (2026-09-27, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-nOcN0pN8-20260925.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:3
- [Colson Whitehead’s lifelong love affair with New York](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/f3ed25a121ee) (2026-09-23, 25 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-OwSs9fUe-20260918.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:2
- [What if your boss was a literal supervillain?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/ddb1f4946b44) (2026-09-20, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-27uW8tV5-20260922.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:2
- [Did the pandemic radicalize you?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/9824b8a8a8b0) (2026-09-16, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-yZdhy7IR-20260914.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:1
- [Why age-gap friendships are a risk worth taking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/498d7e55babd) (2026-09-13, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-5zmqQN85-20260910.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:1
- [Why writing a novel is like riding a horse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/c9de25f74d0a) (2026-08-30, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-jwh8nokD-20260827.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:52
- [A city just for adulterers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/afa5f25c546a) (2026-08-23, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-XfFHAwGO-20260819.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:51
- [It’s tough being the new kid in town. The zombies don’t help](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/d725b64f138a) (2026-08-16, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-8s970lu2-20260812.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:50
- [Can you justify killing bad men?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/c23250d94f87) (2026-08-09, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-D46Q33IK-20260805.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:49
- [The dazzling, dangerous world of a 20th century spy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/b301ae3d5442) (2026-08-02, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-qtMdszHf-20260729.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:48
- [Why you shouldn’t go gentle into that good night](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/594e2dde8342) (2026-07-26, 31 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-a14nKzFO-20260722.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:47
- [From Hamnet to Land, Maggie O'Farrell maps uncharted history](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/c64cef665b6f) (2026-07-19, 31 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-781QCs3K-20260715.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:46
- [Can you make a family — and a country — great again?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/ee7ef076cd29) (2026-07-12, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-nSTqT21R-20260709.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:45
- [Sci-fi, survival and the final frontier](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/c827c7d4d257) (2026-07-05, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-3rlzvxVR-20260703.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:44
- [Bookends highlights: Y’all know we’re Canada down](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/3cf12fe00cee) (2026-06-28, 54 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-rvCbP7mW-20260624.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:43
- [Marjane Satrapi: In conversation with Eleanor Wachtel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/2eaffab86b34) (2026-06-24, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-BRpSj4dX-20260622.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:42
- [What does it mean to be a dad, anyway?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/3053e939aebd) (2026-06-21, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-u0uL3vyI-20260619.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:42
- [This time loop story digs deeper than Groundhog Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/1d0bed724707) (2026-06-17, 24 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-EytHNGTj-20260612.mp3
- [A raunchy workplace satire ... about deradicalizing ISIS brides?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/7bd8e07b4427) (2026-06-14, 36 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-VxD8D3wZ-20260612.mp3
- [Here’s why Fran Lebowitz needs a cigarette](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/5597ac8a085a) (2026-06-07, 31 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-2nnNIyEf-20260604.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:40
- [Dive into the dark underbelly of rural Ontario](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/4b011404133b) (2026-06-03, 23 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-1wjrzXHx-20260602.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:39
- [Douglas Stuart was a fashion exec — now he designs stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/6d6e2fcae8ca) (2026-05-31, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-0tgUugpM-20260529.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:39
- [What’s the cost of the immigrant success story?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/e6182f7acd69) (2026-05-27, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-VbH0Vl5G-20260526.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:38
- [A forensic thriller writer autopsies her own life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/1071fc84ccf6) (2026-05-24, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-8G5oxHob-20260522.mp3
- [Accepting the unknown … and a giant flock of crows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/0994ec84f3ee) (2026-05-20, 19 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-9dsVn8GH-20260515.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:37
- [Literature, liberation and Lolita in Iran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/a86019cd3bd8) (2026-05-17, 36 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-N8ftR1dV-20260514.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:37
- [Exploring the shady side of charity organizations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/796b942b0d72) (2026-05-13, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-zFyPQ9Ad-20260508.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:36
- [Can our friendships age with us?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/8f622dc7794a) (2026-05-10, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-WkzpdDqS-20260506.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:36
- [Life of Pi author Yann Martel on the wars in your everyday](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/da228a26d724) (2026-05-06, 34 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-GxdVJJzY-20260505.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:35
- [How to find hope in a funeral home](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/8834f8f70e3f) (2026-05-03, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-dcxxdGIh-20260430.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:35
- [Should you be afraid of the wolf hour?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/428ac9db34d6) (2026-04-29, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-wasGCMOt-20260427.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:34
- [Would a tradwife influencer survive in 1855?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/19e1a321d005) (2026-04-26, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-MJUXtkJQ-20260424.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:34
- [How do we restore our sense of wonder in media?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/05d8fd21d95a) (2026-04-22, 34 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-j5XGGSi3-20260421.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:33
- [What does dystopia look like in the suburbs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/3e2e4875edf5) (2026-04-19, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-r8n69pyG-20260416.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:33
- [Is it magic … or is it Siri?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/925140ae7ac5) (2026-04-15, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-FWaemRtx-20260410.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:32
- [Why status and power are currency in Pakistan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/26507bc09d7d) (2026-04-12, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-Vv1OFDE3-20260410.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:32
- [The last book Julian Barnes will ever write](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/9845ac09aa3b) (2026-04-05, 36 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-2dTec3se-20260401.mp3?ttag=season:3,episode:31
- [Is there a soundtrack to your life?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/aca43015d7cd) (2026-04-01, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-v8luRnur-20260331.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:30
- [If at first you break up … try, try again?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/926c19c08429) (2026-03-29, 32 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-71Un6fjO-20260326.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:30
- [How long could you lie about who you are?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/65dc5049aee8) (2026-03-25, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-HPgjKNPB-20260323.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:29
- [Why Tayari Jones fights for her stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/3b14f63cc788) (2026-03-22, 34 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-JkTZj5Mw-20260319.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:29
- [Inside Toronto’s most notorious women’s prison](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/c8e8e2ea85e0) (2026-03-18, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-75GHJZwx-20260317.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:28
- [For Jeanette Winterson, stories are essential to survival](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/250082529/8e7ee2014551) (2026-03-15, 38 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WRITERSANDCO_P/media/writersandco/writersandco-pAwRueM6-20260312.mp3?ttag=season:2,episode:28

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