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The Chat with Richard Van Camp
Author Richard Van Camp is a celebrated and beloved storyteller who has worked across many genres. His latest offering, …
Why We All Need Breathing Space
"Retreat is an adventure, and it involves uncertainty. Whether we go to the quiet woods to rest or make art, walk a pilg …
What the Kite Saw: Stories of Children and Crisis
"Children have their own unique ways of facing a crisis. Yes, they need protecting, but they are also resilient. They ha …
Shelf Talkers: Spring 2021
One of the best pieces of news in an otherwise dark year was the word that, despite the growth of online giants during t …
Persian-Canadian Writers You've Got to Read
So, where were all the Persian Canadian writers? It turns out, here all along, but not as represented as one might hope; …
Tough Like Mum: An Essential Picture Book for Kids *and* Adults
Picture books are often written with young children as their intended audience. In Tough Like Mum, Lana Button provides …
Aimee Wall on The Great Canadian Abortion Novel
"I didn’t want the plot to turn on an abortion or the decision to have one. Any conflict or tension is rooted elsewher …
Poetry That's Going to Grab You
Great books to read before for National Poetry Month is out.
The Chat with Christopher DiRaddo
Christopher DiRaddo’s sophomore novel, The Family Way, is a dynamic and rich exploration of queer family, parenthood, …
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The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Pamela Mordecai
This week on The Chat, I’m pleased to be in conversation with Pamela Mordecai, whose ambitious, spellbinding first novel, Red Jacket, was a finalist for the 2015 Rogers Writers’ Trust Award for Fiction.
Governor General’s Award winner Rachel Manley called the novel “a rich and compelling tale about the agony of being made to feel different and the elusiveness of belonging.” Quill & Quire says "Red Jacket is an accomplished, intelligent novel ... to be savoured for its multiple layers of meaning and—especially—its richness of language.”
Pamela Mordecai was born and raised in Jamaica. She has published six collections of poetry, most recently de book of Mary: a performance poem, which appeared from Mawenzi House in 2015. In 2006, Insomniac Press published Pink Icing to excellent reviews. Pamela has also published numerous textbooks, five children’s books, and a reference work on Jamaica (with her husband, Martin). Her play, El Numero Uno, premiered at Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre in 2010. In spring, 2014, she was a fellow at Yad …
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The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Pamela Mordecai
This week on The Chat, I’m pleased to be in conversation with Pamela Mordecai, whose ambitious, spellbinding first novel, Red Jacket, was a finalist for the 2015 Rogers Writers’ Trust Award for Fiction.
Governor General’s Award winner Rachel Manley called the novel “a rich and compelling tale about the agony of being made to feel different and the elusiveness of belonging.” Quill & Quire says "Red Jacket is an accomplished, intelligent novel ... to be savoured for its multiple layers of meaning and—especially—its richness of language.”
Pamela Mordecai was born and raised in Jamaica. She has published six collections of poetry, most recently de book of Mary: a performance poem, which appeared from Mawenzi House in 2015. In 2006, Insomniac Press published Pink Icing to excellent reviews. Pamela has also published numerous textbooks, five children’s books, and a reference work on Jamaica (with her husband, Martin). Her play, El Numero Uno, premiered at Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre in 2010. In spring, 2014, she was a fellow at Yad …
