Brecken Hancock Writers in Residence Archives

Our Interview with Brecken

July 04, 2014

Our Lives of No Interest: the Compulsion to Confess

In middle age there is a mystery, there is mystification. The most I can make out of this hour is a kind of loneliness. Even the beauty of the visible world seems to crumble, yes even love. I feel that ...
June 30, 2014

The Dirty Dozen, with Brecken Hancock

June 30, 2014 - Brecken Hancock is Open Book: Toronto's July 2014 writer-in-residence. Get to know her by checking out her edition of our Dirty Dozen interview series!Broom Broom (Coach House Books), ...

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Book cover for "The Solitary Friend" by Gail Bowen with a fish illustration; text reads, "The penultimate instalment in the beloved Joanne Kilbourn Mystery series.

Book cover for "A Place of Secrets" by Shane Peacock, shown alongside promotional text highlighting its awards and reviews for this northern gothic mystery novel.

Book cover and endorsement for "The Taking of Vimy Ridge," featuring a historical wartime photo of soldiers advancing and a quote praising its value for understanding WWI photography.