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I'm interested in the small things in life, like the things that motivate someone to get out of bed in the morning
Natale Ghent is an award-winning journalist and author. She holds a Specialized Honours degree in English Literature from the University of Guelph. She also studied communications at the University of California, San Diego. Natale lives in Toronto with her husband and daughter.
Natale Ghent spoke with Kaelee Malcolm, 16 at the Parkdale Library.
Yes, I've not only planned a scam, I actually pulled it off.
As the “resident Scam-meister” on the popular CBC Radio show Basic Black, Andreas Schroeder spent twelve years reporting on ingenious frauds, swindles, and hoaxes that have been committed around the world. Here Andreas Schroeder spoke with Ramp volunteer reporter Nancy, 15.
There is no magic. You have to sit down and write - that's the only way to do it. Writing is a job.
Marnelle Tokio who is the author of More Than You Can Chew - winner of the White Pine Award 2005 spoke with Conor, 13.
Marty is the main character and it takes a while to warm up to her but the story of her fight with anorexia is both funny and sad. I definitely recommend this book, which mixes a very serious subject with humour. -- Conor
I think, for humans, there's something both fascinating and frightening about flying.
Kenneth Oppel, author of Airborn - winner of the Red Maple Award 2005 speaks with Ramp reporter, Lena 13.
Airborn is a fictional adventure story set in the past, about a young boy who works on an airship, his friend, and an uncharted island and the mysteries they find there. It thought it was interesting how Mr. Oppel recreated the past to put airships in his book, and yet in the story, made it seem as if it was real. -- Lena
It is just as important what the reader brings to the story as what the creator has put on the page. Each story is different for each person who reads it.
Chester Brown, an acclaimed Toronto cartoonist and author of graphic novels answers our readers questions.
Chester Brown's graphic novel Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography (2003), inspired in part by Magiie Siggins. Riel: A Life of Revolution, is an entertaining and extensively researched graphic novel.
