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September 29, 2017Chatting With Editors Who Make It Happen - Part One
Welcome to autumn and the return of my Kid Can lit blog! Because to me, September is a time to look forward to new beginnings, especially new writing projects, I decided to chat with some of the amazing ...
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November 28, 2017
And now it's time for comedic noir!
Lisa: Tonight, in the penultimate post as my lovely stint as WIR here at Open Book, we are chatting with fellow Inanna author, Sky Curtis. Thank you very much for joining us, Sky! I am categorizing Sky's ...
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November 28, 2017Tanya Talaga on the Title and Tragedy of Seven Fallen Feathers
The tragic story of 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack is a rightfully well known one now in Canada - how the young boy froze to death after running away from a residential school. What is less known is that ...
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June 29, 2016The Entitled Interview with Jennifer Zilm
Vancouver's Jennifer Zilm is the author of two chapbooks and a host of award-nominated poems that have appeared in publications across Canada. Now, her full length debut has arrived: Waiting Room (BookThug), ...
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August 02, 2016The Lucky Seven Interview, with Liam Card
In Stopgap (Dundurn Press) Liam Card brings his screenwriting background to his second novel, creating a tense, otherworldly pageturner with a wildly creative premise. In Stopgap, Luke Stevenson has been ...
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May 04, 2017The In Character Interview, with Elise Levine
More than 20 years ago, Elise Levine's Driving Men Mad exploded onto the literary scene, endearing Levine to readers and critics alike. She returned with a highly acclaimed novel, Requests and Dedications, ...
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February 20, 2017A few minutes with ... Dalton Higgins
Throughout the month I have been sharing interviews with members of the literary community. Today, I have the privilege of sharing my conversation with best-selling author, journalist, speaker, publicist, ...
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January 04, 2017Mansplaining / Hydroplaning
Mark Sampson does not have luxuriant locks of hair like his Biblical namesake, but Sampson does have the strength of twenty... writers. He is an avid writer of fiction and employs a rigorous practice. ...
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September 07, 2016The in Character Interview with Barbara Fradkin
Amanda Doucette hasn't had an easy time of it — she returns from her aid work in Africa haunted by what she's seen and struggling to hold onto her ideals, and things aren't about to get any easier for ...
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September 09, 20166 Reasons to Go to a Canadian Litfest
While kids enjoy the first days of school, September also marks the start of the busiest season on the CanLit calendar. There are book launches and reading series and literary award announcements galore. ...
