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  • Banner image with pink background and green vines. text reads Interview with Cara-Lyn Morgan, I had a real sense that I could give them better than what I had been given. Open Book logo bottom left. Photo of Cara-Lyn Morgan on the right.
    Banner image with pink background and green vines. text reads Interview with Cara-Lyn Morgan, I had a real sense that I could give them better than what I had been given. Open Book logo bottom left. Photo of Cara-Lyn Morgan on the right.
    November 01, 2023

    Cara-Lyn Morgan Navigates the Trauma of Abuse While Building a Better Future for Her Child in Her Fiery New Collection

    When Cara-Lyn Morgan courageously disclosed generations of abuse that had been hidden and sheltered in her family, she found herself estranged from people who should have protected her. It wasn't until ...

  • Banner with graphic green comic-style background and text reading interview with Michael V Smith. Photo of author Michael V smith on the right and open book logo bottom left
    Banner with graphic green comic-style background and text reading interview with Michael V Smith. Photo of author Michael V smith on the right and open book logo bottom left
    November 16, 2023

    Michael V. Smith on the Unexpected Journey of His Spectacular Seventh Book, Queers Like Me

    Michael V. Smith's seventh book, the poetry collection Queers Like Me (Book*hug Press) was a surprise to him – it wasn't a book he expected to or even set out to write, but it's a gift to readers: ...

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    Interview with Kim Trainor banner, text on red background with author photo at centre right of banner, image of birch tree brak on either side
    March 11, 2024

    Kim Trainor's New Poetry Collection Gives Readers a Blueprint For Survival

    Whether an expression of love or loss, of hope or fear, a collection of poetry can frame the most important happenings of our time and give readers a pathway through them. The poems in A Blueprint For ...

  • Banner for an Open Book interview with author Robyn Sarah. The left side shows a portrait of Sarah, who has glasses, long hair pulled back, and wears a patterned scarf with a blue jacket. The right side features a city street scene with tall buildings against a cloudy sky. Text on the banner reads: “Author of We’re Somewhere Else Now — Interview with Robyn Sarah.” The Open Book logo appears at the bottom.
    Banner for an Open Book interview with author Robyn Sarah. The left side shows a portrait of Sarah, who has glasses, long hair pulled back, and wears a patterned scarf with a blue jacket. The right side features a city street scene with tall buildings against a cloudy sky. Text on the banner reads: “Author of We’re Somewhere Else Now — Interview with Robyn Sarah.” The Open Book logo appears at the bottom.
    September 26, 2025

    Celebrated Poet Robyn Sarah Returns After a Decade with a Brand New Collection, WE'RE SOMEWHERE ELSE NOW

    Today on Open Book, we're featuring the new poetry collection, We’re Somewhere Else Now: Poems 2016–2024 (Biblioasis). This is a triumphant return from Robyn Sarah, and her first book of new poems ...

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