Co-hosts Deborah Campbell & David Leach talk to literary journalist J.B. MacKinnon about his new book, <a href="https://www.jbmackinnon.com/the-day-the-world-stops-shopping">The Day the World Stops Shoppin</a>g: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves, including the motivation and research process for this globe-hopping "nonfiction thought experiment," as well as how the pandemic forced him to revisit his ideas and revise his manuscript. Bonus: J.B. reads an excerpt!

Co-hosts Deborah Campbell & David Leach talk to literary journalist J.B. MacKinnon about his new book, The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves, including the motivation and research process for this globe-hopping "nonfiction thought experiment," as well as how the pandemic forced him to revisit his ideas and revise his manuscript. Bonus: J.B. reads an excerpt!

Co-hosts Deborah Campbell &amp; David Leach talk to literary journalist J.B. MacKinnon about his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jbmackinnon.com/the-day-the-world-stops-shopping" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Day the World Stops Shoppin</a>g: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves, including the motivation and research process for this globe-hopping "nonfiction thought experiment," as well as how the pandemic forced him to revisit his ideas and revise his manuscript. Bonus: J.B. reads an excerpt!

Ep. 18: J.B. MacKinnon, The Day the World Stops Shopping

A conversation between University of Victoria writing professors David Leach and Deborah Campbell (plus guest authors and experts) about the art, craft and ethics of researching, writing and revising creative nonfiction, literary journalism and other forms of nonfiction prose. Fresh episodes (almost) every Monday morning.

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Ep. 18: J.B. MacKinnon, The Day the World Stops Shopping