Final Call: An Interview with Leo Hickman on the Cost of Holidays

Leo Hickman is a journalist and author of Guardian Book’s The Final Call: In Search of the True Cost of Our Holidays (2007, 416 p.p.) Ron Mader: The Final Call has elements of some of my favorite investigative reporting books while showcasing your talent at narrative writing. What’s the background of this book? How was it written? Is it being well received? Leo Hickman: I first had the idea for this book about five or so years ago.