THE CHAT
Great writers sit down with us to talk about their books—and the stories behind them.
The Chat with Henry Tsang
Artist Henry Tsang has put together a powerful book exploring the 1907 Anti-Asian riots in Vancouver. The essays and photographs featured in White Riot: …
The Chat with Corinna Chong
Weaving in and out of the magic and mystery of everyday lives, Corinna Chong’s new collection The Whole Animal (Arsenal Pulp Press) is a startling and …
Griffin Poetry Prize Roundtable 2023
We had a chance to chat this year with the three Canadians who make an appearance on this year’s Griffin Poetry Prize longlist. Visit our friends at …
The Chat with Kelly S. Thompson
Author Kelly S. Thompson returns with another powerful memoir. Still, I Cannot Save You tells the story of Thompson’s relationship with her older sister, …
The Chat with JD Derbyshire
Author JD Derbyshire has written a powerful and genre-bending debut, a novel Ivan Coyote calls "a book to carry with you forever." Told in recollections, …
The Chat with Carolyn Whitzman
In Clara at the Door with a Revolver: The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto, Carolyn Whitzman explores …
The Chat with Nicholas Herring
Prince Edward Island author Nicholas Herring took the Canadian literary world by storm late last fall, winning the prestigious 2022 Atwood Gibson Writers’ …
The Chat with Benjamin Lefebvre
In the Key of Dale (Arsenal Pulp Press) introduces YA readers to a teenage music prodigy named Dale Cardigan, who navigates the adolescent terrain of love …
The Chat with Michael Gates
Just in time for the holidays, we’re in conversation with Michael Gates, author of Hollywood in the Klondike: Dawson City’s Great Film Find (Lost Moose …
The Chat with 2022 Governor General's Award Winner Eli Baxter
Eli Baxter is this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award winner for Non-fiction for his memoir Aki-wayn-zih: A Person as Worthy as the Earth (McGill-Queens …
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The Chat
Great writers from across the country sit down with us to talk about their books, and the stories behind them.
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Shelf Talkers
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Quick Hits
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