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On the Night Table of Heather Robertson

Heather Robertson only has one book on her night table right now, River Horse: A Voyage Across America, by William Least Heat-Moon.

On the Night Table of Victor Rabinovitch

The Leaning Tower of Pisa and my night table are similar. Books, magazines, and newspaper articles downloaded from around the world are piled high, defying gravity, waiting to be read.

On the Night Table of Deborah Morrison

Anyone looking at my night table of partially read books is going to have difficulty pinpointing a favourite genre or style of writing.

On the Night Table of Tim Cook

I am always reading four or five books at a time, which seems neurotic but allows me to read for pleasure and to do research for upcoming writing projects.

On the Night Table of Ken McGoogan

When I write history, I try to wear my research lightly. And for my last five books, I have been blessed with an outstanding editor, Phyllis Bruce at HarperCollins Canada, who catches me up whenever I let my reading show. “Lighten up,” she writes in the margins. “Too academic!”

On the Night Table of Victor Suthren

A writer and historian with a special interest in maritime history, Victor Suthren served as director general of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa from 1986 to 1997.

On The Night Table of Brian Young

Brian Young is the James McGill Professor of history and the co-author of A Short History of Quebec (McGill-Queen’s University Press, fourth edition, 2008).

On the Night Table of Roy MacSkimming

As a writer at work on historical fiction, I cheerfully admit to living in the past. While researching and writing my novel Macdonald, I spent most of my time in 1891, Sir John A.’s final year of life and power.

On The Night Table of James C. Baillie

James C. Baillie is counsel with the Toronto/New York firm of Torys LLP and a director of Sun Life Financial as well as corporations in the not-for-profit sector.

On The Night Table of Margaret Conrad

Margaret Conrad is the Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Studies at the University of New Brunswick, has also written widely on the history of women.

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