Storytellers Fiction InterviewTag

Ryad Assani-Razaki Reaches for Hope in The Hand of Iman

Dreams are a rare commodity in Ryad Assani-Razaki’s debut novel, now available to English-language readers in a striking translation. Set in an unnamed African country where urban sprawl collides with ...

Tim Welsh's Debut Novel, Ley Lines, is a Refreshing, Intimate Take on Frontier Life

Readers have seen frontier tales about the gold rush and mining boom towns before, many of which carry familiar tropes and trappings. But, our featured author today has written an original work that upends ...

Saad Omar Khan Delicately Illuminates the Arcs of Two Haunted Lives in Drinking the Ocean

Having already built a reputation for his short fiction, Saad Omar Khan is another new voice with a depth of experience and knowledge that finds its way into his storytelling. The author has now arrived ...

Green to Grey: An Environmental Anthology is an Eclectic Collection of Fiction and a Call to Action

There have been some excellent anthologies featured on Open Book, and many of those have had wide-ranging themes and focuses, from terrifying campfire tales by acclaimed Indigenous authors to erotic yarns ...

Su Chang's New Novel is a Sweeping and Powerful Intergenerational Drama

Born in Shanghai, author Su Chang has long admired certain Canadian writers and their ability to create sweeping, multicultural narratives that bridge gaps and challenge the literary status quo. Now, ...