Long Story Novel InterviewTag

A Young Wolf Faces His Enemies and His Destiny in Coltrane Seesequasis' Thrilling Debut

Feeling a profound sense of inspiration to write stories since high school, Coltrane Seesequasis has arrived with his debut work, Secrets of Stone (Kegedonce Press). It's a fascinating and fully immersive ...

Giller-finalist Michelle Winters Balances Love and Rage in her New Novel, Hair For Men

Already lauded for her first novel, Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Michelle Winters is back with a powerful and profound story about love and rage, and a young woman battling her own traumatic past ...

Mark Blagrave Takes the Reader on a Journey, and Questions Truth and Memory in His New Novel, Felt

Veteran novelist Mark Blagrave is back with another new work, and one that uses elements of his lived experiences to anchor a personal, heartfelt story.In his latest novel, Felt (Cormorant), we follow ...

Rajinderpal S. Pal Explores Family Secrets, Painful Compromises, and the Promises We Break in However Far Away

Already a critically acclaimed stage performer and poet, Rajinderpal S. Pal has distilled a secret love affair, cultural complexities, and family drama into his new novel. It's a stunning debut by the ...

Meet the Detective at the Heart of a Gripping Noir Mystery by Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson

As the winner of the 2023 Crime Writers of Canada Best Crime Novella Award, author Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson knows how to grip a reader and draw them into a mystery with a deft literary hand. He moves ...

Daniel Sarah Karasik Discusses Their Exciting New Work of Queer and Trans Speculative Fiction

Acclaimed and prolific, Daniel Sarah Karasik has already established themselves as an author to watch with interest. They have garnered praise from some of the most exciting writers on the scene, and ...

Lunar Forests, Interplanetary War, and Cyberpunk Heroes Are Just the Beginning in Ben Berman Ghan's Debut Novel

How does an author ponder the important questions of our time while creating a speculative, fictional world that hums with intelligence and humanity? It's a tall order, but one that author Ben Berman ...

Andrew Battershill is Ready for Round Two in His New Pugilist-Mystery Novel, Pet, Pet, Slap

Back for Round 2 in novel form, boxer ‘Pillow Fist’ Pete Wilson returns to the page for a big comeback fight in Pet, Pet, Slap (Coach House Books). But has he lost his edge? Will he find the motivation ...

Jess Taylor Confronts and Then Says Goodbye to the Past in her Compelling Debut Novel

Memories of childhood, and the realities of what remains in the here and now, are twin prospects that everyone must face and contend with in their lives. Flights of imagination and acts of play often ...

Blood-Feuds and Beastly Hallucinations Lurk in the Pages of The Hollow Beast by Christophe Bernard

Already an award-winning author in Quebec, Christophe Bernard has now found his way into English translation, and his work aims to leave a mark on the broader landscape of CanLit. The author travelled ...