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November 18, 2016
The Joy of Reading: discussion with Sandy Crawley of the National Reading Campaign
By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence The importance of literacy in all cultures and societies cannot be underestimated. In Canada, it remains one of our main priorities. However, in some parts ...
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November 19, 2016
The Art of the Novel: Interview with Amanda Hale
By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in ResidenceI have been fortunate to work with Amanda Hale at various writers’ events. In April, at Authors for Indies, we volunteered as book-sellers at Another Story ...
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June 28, 2023Valerie Kaiyang Wood Explores Transracial Adoption in Her Dazzling Debut Picture Book
Transracial and transnational adoptions are complex processes, with parents welcoming children from cultures they don't necessarily have any connection to, and children arriving into families who may ...
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August 29, 2022"I Learned Something Every Day" Sheridan Rondeau Shares Her Journey of Caring for Her Husband Through Alzheimer’s
Caring for a loved one suffering with dementia is an incredibly complex journey both both the carer and the loved one – emotionally, socially, and logistically. Navigating both an irreversibly changed ...
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September 21, 2023"Memory is a Slippery and Selective Thing" Paige Maylott on Gaming, Writing, & Finding Herself
What is a body in a virtual world? As we move more and more of our socializing, working, and identities online, where does that leave our understanding of our physical selves, in terms of gender, sexuality, ...
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December 05, 2024An Important Chair Cares for Two Special People in a Poignant New Picture Book From Rebecca Thomas
Inspired by her own upbringing, and particularly by a profound love for her grandfather, Rebecca Thomas has distilled the poignant details of this relationship into a moving picture book that captures ...
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January 18, 2024Mariam Pirbhai Digs Deep to Find Profound Truths in Gardens, and Ourselves
We are surrounded by plantlife all the time, and yet, how often do we really think about the ways that we interact with even the most familiar vegetation? Perhaps it takes a person who has travelled far ...
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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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December 15, 2023Claire Horn on How She Wrote Her Groundbreaking Book on Revolutionary Artificial Womb Technology
So far, every single person who has ever lived had at least one thing in common: we were born from a person, in some manner. But that fact may potentially change, thanks to a technological advancement ...
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June 06, 2023Iconic Activist Marjorie Beaucage on How Circus School, Sante Fe, & De-Cluttering Lead to Her Debut Memoir
Marjorie Beaucage has spent her life telling stories and helping others tell theirs: as a teacher, community organizer, activist, and later, an acclaimed filmmaker, she has wield storytelling as a tool ...