You can take the man out of Newfoundland, but you can’t take the Newfoundland out of Alan Doyle…and why would you want to? Fresh off a run of the musical he co-wrote Tell Tale Harbour, the beloved musician, actor and writer joins The Next Chapter to discuss his new book The Smiling Land: All Around the Circle in My Newfoundland and Labrador and the stories that have helped shape who he is today.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

In a Sunburned Country (Down Under) by Bill Bryson

The Game by Ken Dryden

Sweetland by Micheal Crummey 

The Story of Bobby O’Malley by Wayne Johnston

The Smiling Land: All Around the Circle in My Newfoundland and Labrador by Alan Doyle