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November 04, 2017Next up, erotic noir
This evening we'll be talking about erotic noir, and I'll be interviewing Stacey Madden, author of Touching Strangers published by Now or Never Publishing Company. You may wonder, what's Listerine got ...
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November 05, 2017Considering life noir
This grey November Sunday afternoon, we will be discussing writing about life noir and I’m honoured to be joined by the amazing Lynn Crosbie. I’m such a huge fan of everything Lynn has written and ...
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November 26, 2017
Graphic noir
It seems like a natural flow, to move from arcade noir to graphic noir.I have such a huge respect for graphic novelists and I feel they are such unsung heroes, particularly in this day and age. Back in ...
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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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April 28, 2017The In Character Interview, with our May writer-in-residence, Jowita Bydlowska!
Jowita Bydlowska first connected with readers through her raw and vulnerable memoir, Drunk Mom. She's now turned her attention to fiction, with the publication of Guy, maintaining her trademark unflinching ...
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September 29, 2016Final Post
Hi Open Book Readers,I’ve had such a wonderful time being your Writer in Residence this month.It feels like perfect timing that I’m writing my last Writer in Residence post immediately after doing ...
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September 01, 2016Hello Open Book Readers!
I’m incredibly happy to be this month’s Writer in Residence.I’m so honoured to join the list of writers whose work I love, who’ve been writers in residence in the past.The timing is perfect because ...
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September 28, 2016Most Anticipated Books of 2017, Part 2
Hi Open Book Readers,Following on from Part 1 of this series, I’m also incredibly excited about new books by Richard Rosenbaum (he has two coming out in 2017) and Chris Benjamin. I had a chance to interview ...
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September 15, 2016Interview with Jowita Bydlowska on Writing Fiction, Her Literary Inspirations and Her New Novel, Guy
Jowita Bydlowska is one of the most exciting writers in Canada. Her first book, Drunk Mom (Penguin, 2012)is a beautifully written, fearless and deeply introspective memoir about motherhood and overcoming ...
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September 23, 2016For All the Men...A Playlist
Hi Open Book Readers,Music has always been a huge part of my writing process.It helps me tremendously when it comes to entering the mind of a character, or an experience, and staying there for as long ...
