Long Story Novel InterviewTag
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![banner image of author David Kingston Yeh in front of a red brick wall with white chalk drawings. Text reads interview with David Kingston Yeh. I keep a light tone [but] I am still writing to disrupt. Open Book logo bottom left](/var/site/storage/images/news/gay-love-is-so-punk-rock-david-kingston-yeh-on-wrapping-up-his-celebrated-toronto-trilogy/120649-1-eng-CA/Gay-Love-is-So-Punk-Rock-David-Kingston-Yeh-on-Wrapping-Up-His-Celebrated-Toronto-Trilogy_blog_post_wide.jpg "banner image of author David Kingston Yeh in front of a red brick wall with white chalk drawings. Text reads interview with David Kingston Yeh. I keep a light tone [but] I am still writing to disrupt. Open Book logo bottom left")
![banner image of author David Kingston Yeh in front of a red brick wall with white chalk drawings. Text reads interview with David Kingston Yeh. I keep a light tone [but] I am still writing to disrupt. Open Book logo bottom left](/var/site/storage/images/news/gay-love-is-so-punk-rock-david-kingston-yeh-on-wrapping-up-his-celebrated-toronto-trilogy/120649-1-eng-CA/Gay-Love-is-So-Punk-Rock-David-Kingston-Yeh-on-Wrapping-Up-His-Celebrated-Toronto-Trilogy_blog_post.jpg "banner image of author David Kingston Yeh in front of a red brick wall with white chalk drawings. Text reads interview with David Kingston Yeh. I keep a light tone [but] I am still writing to disrupt. Open Book logo bottom left")
October 13, 2023"Gay Love is So Punk Rock" David Kingston Yeh on Wrapping Up His Celebrated Toronto Trilogy
The B-Side of Daniel Garneau (Guernica Editions) is the final instalment in David Kingston Yeh's iconic trilogy exploring queer love in Toronto, which started with A Boy at the Edge of the World (2018) ...
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![Banner image with photo of author Elizabeth Ruth, and a purple background of houses. Text reads "Interview with Elizabeth Ruth. [My novel was] written with a heightened awareness of mortality"](/var/site/storage/images/news/elizabeth-ruth-on-exploring-coincidences-in-her-mesmerizing-icy-new-novel/119406-1-eng-CA/Elizabeth-Ruth-on-Exploring-Coincidences-in-Her-Mesmerizing-Icy-New-Novel_blog_post_wide.jpg "Banner image with photo of author Elizabeth Ruth, and a purple background of houses. Text reads \"Interview with Elizabeth Ruth. [My novel was] written with a heightened awareness of mortality\"")
![Banner image with photo of author Elizabeth Ruth, and a purple background of houses. Text reads "Interview with Elizabeth Ruth. [My novel was] written with a heightened awareness of mortality"](/var/site/storage/images/news/elizabeth-ruth-on-exploring-coincidences-in-her-mesmerizing-icy-new-novel/119406-1-eng-CA/Elizabeth-Ruth-on-Exploring-Coincidences-in-Her-Mesmerizing-Icy-New-Novel_blog_post.jpg "Banner image with photo of author Elizabeth Ruth, and a purple background of houses. Text reads \"Interview with Elizabeth Ruth. [My novel was] written with a heightened awareness of mortality\"")
September 26, 2023Elizabeth Ruth on Exploring Coincidences in Her Mesmerizing, Icy New Novel
Anyone who lived in Toronto in 2013 remembers the ice storm of that winter, which brought the city to its knees. It's against this dramatic backdrop that celebrated writer Elizabeth Ruth's new novel Semi-Detached ...
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September 05, 2023Shari Green on Exploring Anxiety, Grief, & Canada's Favourite Sport in Her New Verse Novel for Young Readers
The verse novel is a tricky feat to pull off, and comparatively rare for that reason. But Shari Green's novels in verse make it look easy, as she tackles complex themes, like inclusion and mental health, ...
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August 30, 2023Michael Melgaard Delves into the Dark Side of True Crime in His Debut Novel
In many true crime tales, the focus shifts to the intrepid reporter, detective, or armchair expert who is intent on solving a mystery. Or, even more problematically, the story centres—sometimes with ...
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August 23, 2023Don Gillmor on Families, Secrets, & the Lockpicking Mom in His Brilliant New Novel
In Don Gillmor's new novel, Breaking and Entering (Biblioasis), Beatrice Billings is stuck in the middle-est of middles. At 49, she's dealing with a stagnant marriage, an ailing mother, and a son who ...
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August 15, 2023Read an Excerpt from Epic Historical Novel Tropical Rose by Debbie Sands
Many families have their own lore and legends but Debbie Sands' family stories were particularly sensational, and she loved to hear them again and again as she grew up.The family's favourite narratives ...
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July 18, 2023Lucian Childs on Writing a Funny (and Moving) Book about Grief, Trauma, & Queer Coming of Age
Juggling six different points of view and forty years of cultural history would be an impressive feat for a seasoned novelist, but Lucian Childs managed to pull it off—with style, humour, and pathos—in ...
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July 13, 2023Jean Rae Baxter on Bringing Canadian History to Life in a Captivating Coming of Age Tale
It's hard to imagine anyone asking a 14 year old to strike out on their own now, but in 1837, when Dory Dickson leaves his Niagara home, he's asked to shoulder all of his family's most desperate hopes. ...
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July 12, 2023Aaron Tucker Creates an Updated, Nuanced Twist on the Classic Western in His Gripping New Novel
Aaron Tucker's novel Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys (Coach House Books) is a startling and brilliant blend of a book, beginning as a play-like conversation between two ex-partners in which Melanie, a ...
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July 06, 2023Colleen Nelson on Setting Her New Kids' Novel in One of New York's Most Unique Historical Properties
Umbrella House in New York City is a unique urban phenomenon. Abandoned in the late 70s, it was sealed up with cinderblocks and cement until several years later when a group of squatters moved in. Over ...
