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Stone Woman: In conversation with Frances Gage, sculptor of "Woman"

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence    My novel, Stone Woman, was inspired by two major Toronto artistic achievements: Frances Gage’s sculpture “Woman,” a white Carrera marble piece ...

The Art of the Novel: Interview with Daniel Marchildon

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence At Read Local in Midland, back in September, Daniel Marchildon, the winner of the Trillium Award for children’s literature, and I were among the local authors ...

The Toronto Heliconian Club: Literature Section readings

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence Since I was a child, reading has been an escape for me. A leap into the world of imagination. As a writer, when I guest as a reader or a presenter, it’s ...

The Art of the Novel: Interview with Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence    Canadian Writers’ Summit, The International Festival of Authors, Word on the Street, literary readings and book signings—are some of the events that ...

Book Club Talk and Margaret Atwood's Double Persephone

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence   One of the highlights of being a writer is chatting with readers. Whether it’s about the setting for my novel, the characters’ triumphs and heartbreaks, ...

The Art of the Novel: Interview with Paul Butler

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence  Almost a decade ago, after reading Paul Butler’s novel NaGeira, I felt that I needed to read everything this author writes. When I was president of the ...

A Library Tourist

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in ResidenceAs a child growing up in a small village in the countryside near Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia, I had three problems: first was not having many friends; ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stranger than Fiction: discussion with Steven Beattie and Dr. Laurence Scott

By Bianca Lakoseljac: OB Writer in Residence. As a fiction writer, I often find myself wondering how the world we live in is reflected in the world we create in our stories, and how the stories we create ...