Canada's History - On the Night Table

On the Night Table of Jeffrey Simpson

Between writing my own book on the Canadian health-care system and serving for two years as juror for the Cundill Prize, I haven’t had much time to read Canadian material. Just now, however, I am puttering through three.

On the Night Table of Sandra Martin

My bedside table was crowded with memoirs and biographies while I was writing Working the Dead Beat: 50 Lives that Changed Canada. My subjects were as disparate as the books, articles and papers I consumed in my research.

On the Night Table of Ray Argyle

As a writer, I read a lot of books for research, but they seldom reach my night table. That I reserve for books I read solely for pleasure. I usually mix fiction and non-fiction, switching as my mood moves me.

On the Night Table of Allan Levine

I have always enjoyed grand and sweeping historical narratives, and Peter Ackroyd does not disappoint in his marvelous book — it is sure to let you see London from a fresh perspective. I was so inspired that it led me to my next book project.

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.

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