Calvin and Hobbs and Schizophrenia

Calvin and Hobbs and Schizophrenia

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 526 , Segment 5

Supreme Court, Right to Repair, Calvin and Hobbes

Episode: Supreme Court, Right to Repair, Calvin and Hobbes

  • Apr 6, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 21:41 mins

Guest: Martine Leavitt, author of “Calvin,” winner of a Governor General’s Literary Award in 2016.   What if Calvin from the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes wasn’t just a self-absorbed, hyperactive kid with an imaginary pet tiger? What if he was, instead, suffering from schizophrenia?  That thought inspired Martine Leavitt’s young adult book, “Calvin” which, in 2016, received one of the most prestigious literary awards in Canada: The Governor General’s Literary Award.