Great Canadian Books celebrates wonderful books in a uniquely entertaining way. In each episode, a well-known personality introduces a fabulous book written by a Canadian writer. The personalities introduce books that are meaningful to them, speak of the author’s background and also read passages from the books.  In addition to the readings, the show highlights animations, original art, and gorgeously filmed landscapes that make each episode a treat for the eyes and mind.

Hosts of the show include Mary Walsh, Valerie Pringle, Justin Trudeau, Rex Harrington, Amy Sky, Patricia O’Callaghan, Lorne Cardinal, Lisa Ray, Molly Johnson and Silken Laumann.

The Artist's Life (39 episodes) is a provocative new series featuring painters, sculptors, and photographers.  Each episode is a rare glimpse into the vision guiding the artistic process as expressed through the thoughts, words and daily experiences of the artists' and their work. The artists are passionate as they share insights into their work and creative process.

Artists who have appeared on the series include: David Blackwood, Dorothy Knowles, Harold Klunder, Ken Danby, Charles Patcher, Natalka Husar, Badonna Zack, Tim Whiten, Noel Harding, Claire Weissman Wilks, Jeff Winch, Susan Stewart, Will Munro, Mara Korkola, Eric Cator, Margaux Williamson, Jim Chambers, Laura Holick, Peter Rotter, and many others.

Writers' Confessions is a witty, poignant, humorous and educational fast-paced series about writers and the art of writing. Over twenty writers per episode talk about a variety of topics. Writers' Confessions takes the viewer into writers’ homes, and studios, - we see them in bookstores, at readings, and in their favorite cafes. We meet with them on farms, in cities, on beaches and in the woods.

In the first four seasons, the Canadian writers that have been featured include: Camilla Gibb, Michael Crummy, Guy VanderHaeghe, Tim Lilborne, Stephanie Bolster, Miriam Toews, Joseph Boyden, Alistair MacLeod, Shauna Singh Baldwin, Sheila Heti, Karen Connelly, Barry Callaghan, and many more.  These writers have won a plethora of awards: Governor General, Trillium, Giller, Booker, etc. Some of the international writers featured on the show include Richard Ford, Isabel Allende, Colm Toiban, John Sayles, Margaret Drabble, Ian Rankin, Russell Banks, Anita Desai, Melissa Bank, Nadeem Aslam, Ralph Steadman, and Kiran Desai. 

We are fortunate that during the course of the nine years we have been making shows on and about writers we have created strong relationships with publishing houses, authors’ festivals, and, of course, the writers themselves.  Writers' Confessions is a dynamic, engaging, and entertaining series on writing where writers provide candid information on all aspects of their craft and their lives.

Writers' Confessions (Season 4) premieres Thursday January 7 at 8:30pm* on Bravo!

Writer's Confessions seasons 1-3 airs most can also be seen on BookTV.

• (Most) Sunday's at 3:00pm
• Wednesday's at 1:30pm, 9:00pm, and 1:00am*

The Writing Life (series) (69 episodes) A series that explores the creative process and the writing life from the perspectives of many celebrated writers. Each episode features one writer and featured writers include: Mordecai Richler, Russell Banks, John Sayles, Camilla Gibb, Alistair MacLeod, Ian Rankin, Miriam Toews, Margaret Drabble, Nino Ricci, Michael Crummey, Timothy Findley, and many more. Airing on Bravo!, and Book TV Canada.

The Artist's Life season's 1-3 and Writers' Confessions season's 1-3 can also be seen at various times on the:
The Arts Channel, is New Zealand’s unique television channel dedicated to the arts and broadcast on Sky Digital 79.