Russell Peters answers the question: "Who is your favourite comedian and why".

Russell Peters answers a viewer's question: "If you hadn't become an internationally known comedian, what other profession do you think you would be in today and why?"

It's the ultimate question: what happens when we die? Is there life after death? Deepak Chopra is a spiritual guru to millions. In his new book, he builds his case for the afterlife. The book is called Life After Death: The Burden of Proof.

In his latest book, "The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis", renowned social thinker Jeremy Rifkin offers a radical new view of human nature. He looks at how empathy will determine our fate as a species.

American journalist and author of ,Game Change, , Mark Halperin discusses his bestseller about the last U.S. presidential campaign and assesses President Obama's record so far, as well as his future challenges.

Author and Canadian icon Douglas Coupland, talks about his latest book "Generation A", the follow-up work to his ground-breaking novel "Generation X". He also relfects on his life and work.

Award-winning author Lawrence Hill on his novel "The Book of Negroes". He also discusses the historical odyssey of former slaves back to Africa, on which the story is based.

Many of you know Ian Brown as an awardwinning writer and as host of TVOs Human Edge and The View from Here. But in his latest book, the subject is very personal. It's a memoir of life with his son Walker, who is severely disabled. The book is called The Boy in the Moon.

John Irving is one of America's best-known and best-loved authors. His breakthrough bestseller, The World According to Garp, came out more than thirty years ago. Since then, each Irving novel has been met with eager anticipation. The latest is no exception. It's called Last Night in Twisted River.

Ralph Nader -- consumer activist, corporate critic and former presidential candidate. Now, surprisingly, he has turned to writing fiction. His new book is called Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us.