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Tuesday, June 1, 2021: Michelle Good, girl in red and more

Today on Q: winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction, Norwegian singer-songwriter girl in red, musician Gord Sinclair of the Tragically Hip, chef Alice Waters.

Today on Q: Michelle Good, girl in red, Gord Sinclair, Alice Waters

Writer Michelle Good, Norwegian singer-songwriter girl in red, musician Gord Sinclair, chef Alice Waters. (Candice Camille, Jonathan Kise, Vivian Rashotte/CBC, Submitted by Alice Waters)

Today on Q, with host Tom Power:

  • Five Little Indians author Michelle Good talks about winning the Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction, and why we must continue telling stories about residential school survivors.

  • Norwegian pop sensation girl in red discusses her acclaimed debut album, if i could make it go quiet, and how she feels about being called a "queer icon" for a new generation.

  • The Tragically Hip's Gord Sinclair introduces us to the band's new song Reformed Baptist Blues off their latest album, Saskadelphia.

  • Chef Alice Waters talks about her new book, We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto, and explains how the popular farm-to-table movement grew from her quirky little Californian kitchen in the '70s.

WATCH | girl in red's full interview with Tom Power: