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August 04, 2022"All the Good Stuff [is] Inevitable" Ray Robertson on First Sentences, Epigraphs, & Bookstore Love
There have been a lot of unexpected casualties of the pandemic. For Phil Cooper, the protagonist of acclaimed writer Ray Robertson's newest novel Estates Large and Small (Biblioasis), who has battled ...
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August 06, 2024Greg Cowan Celebrates Canadian Sports and Athletes with the Latest Entry in the Canada's Teams Series
The history of Canadian sport is full of rich and exhilarating stories, both of teams and individual athletes that have strived for greatness and inspired generations of young people to participate in ...
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September 12, 2024Rod Carley's Latest Novel is a Theatrical Odyssey Full of Elizabethan Eccentrics
With trademark humour and vivid imagination, Rod Carley is back at it in his latest novel, a Shakespearean romp set in 17th century Stratford-upon-Avon, and in Scotland (and all the roads between). ...
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August 16, 2018J.E. Barnard on Her New Mystery Series, Julius Caesar, & How Floods Change People, Towns & Stories
Everyone in J.E. Barnard's When the Flood Falls (Dundurn Press) is having a tough time. From ex-RCMP corporal Lacey McCrae and her old university roommate, Dee, to even the Calgary foothills town they've ...
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October 25, 2024Celebrated Novelist Robert McGill Turns to Short Fiction to Examine Our Complicated World
Long celebrated as a novelist and non-fiction author, Robert McGill has turned his keen literary eye to complex personal stories that explore loss, displacement, identity and events that affect characters ...
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June 13, 2023"It is For and Of Him, All of It" Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer on Writing Her Stunning, Autobiographical New Novel
All families have stories. Whether funny, strange, or sad, the stories we tell about ourselves and to each other—or refuse to tell—irrevocably shape our families.In acclaimed author Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer's ...
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January 22, 2025Find Your Pathway to Becoming a Successful Professional Writer with The Feisty Freelancer by Suzanne Bowness
Author and freelance expert Suzanne Bowness created her first writing business over 20 years ago, and has worked independently since then. As a career path, professional writing is eminently rewarding ...
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October 01, 2019"Sometimes, the Story Isn't Finished Being Told" Drew Hayden Taylor on Spending 20 Years with the Story That Inspired His Newest Novel
In playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Drew Hayden Taylor's new book, Chasing Painted Horses (Cormorant Books), an innocent act of encouragement from a parent has far-reaching consequences. When ...
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September 20, 2022Hannah McGregor on the Books That Shaped Her Writing and the One That Helped Her Break Genre Barriers
You can tell a lot about Hannah McGregor from the titles of her acclaimed podcasts, including Witch, Please and Secret Feminist Agenda. A writer and creator unafraid of a bit of cheeky fun with a serious ...
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September 04, 2025I AM AN IMMIGRANT by Sujivany R. Sujan is a Celebration of Identity and Resilience
Every journey has a story, and every story matters. I Am an Immigrant (Saunders Book Company/Beech Street Books) invites young readers to discover the courage, strength, and pride that comes with being ...