The Chat Posts

The Chat: A Griffin Poetry Prize Special With Canadian Finalist Hoa Nguyen
We are delighted to partner with the Griffin Prize in celebrating the three Canadian finalists over the next week. First up is Hoa Nguyen, author of Violet …

The Chat With Michael V. Smith
Today I'm in conversation with Michael V. Smith, author of a brand spanking new collection of poems, Bad Ideas (Nightwood Editions). Bad Ideas “deals …

The Chat With Catherine Hernandez
We start off May in conversation with Catherine Hernandez, a multi-genre artist whose savvy debut novel Scarborough (Arsenal Pulp Press) has been generating …

The Chat With Elan Mastai
This week we’re in conversation with Elan Mastai, author of the much-buzzed about debut novel All Our Wrong Todays.

Giller Prize Special: The Chat With Eden Robinson
Next in our Giller Chat Special, Eden Robinson, author of the much-heralded new novel Son of a Trickster, the first in her Trickster trilogy.

The Chat With Paul Carlucci
In this week’s Chat, I’m in conversation with Paul Carlucci, author of the deeply compelling new short story collection A Plea for Constant Motion. …

The Chat With Lori McNulty
We start this month on The Chat in conversation with Vancouver writer Lori McNulty, author of the sizzling collection Life on Mars.

The Chat With Ashley Little
This week, we’re in conversation with Ashley Little. Her new novel, Niagara Motel, tells the story of Tucker Malone, an eleven-year-old boy who sets …

The Chat with Zoey Leigh Peterson
It’s a pleasure to be in conversation this week with Vancouver writer Zoey Leigh Peterson. Her sublime first novel,

The Chat With Jen Sookfong Lee
What happens when an adult daughter finds the corpses of two teenaged girls at the bottom of her dead mother’s freezer? That’s at the heart of Jen …