The Golden Years – a video at YouTube
From the back cover…
“[Koch’s] imaginative agility, inventiveness and stylish wit have enabled him to create original and highly entertaining works.” — Oxford Companion of Canadian Literature
Eric Koch’s career in Canada has spanned both radio and television broadcasting with the CBC. He is a prodigious author of both fiction and non-fiction whose work has been translated into Chinese, Italian and German. He taught media studies at York University and is most recently a blogger whose commentaries on contemporary issues and topics are widely read and discussed.
Eric Koch has been at the heart of public affairs and public issues for over one-half century. As an astute observer and protagonist, he has witnessed the many changes in Canadian public life and in its cultural scene.
The Golden Years is Koch’s inside view and portrait of five major Canadians who helped transform Canada and define its national identity. In many ways, we all live in the shadows of these five vital Canadians.
Reading these five stories will illuminate the lives and unique character of these great Canadians and will rekindle our passion to know more about them and our country.
Published by Mosaic Press and available at www.mosaic-press.com.
Photos from the launch of The Golden Years on March 16, 2026

Hi Eric,
I sat beside you at a Munk lecture and tried to keep you from nodding off without a great deal of success.
That afternoon I mentioned to you how few people could name a book that changed their life. The author here points to a book that changed her life . . . because of what it didn’t say. Thought you might be interested.
What’s the Difference Between Fox News and Oxford University Press?
by Frances Moore Lappé
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/05-11
Enjoy your blog!
James B. Kelly