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Great writers from across the country sit down with us to talk about their books, and the stories behind them.

Giller Prize 2023 Special: The Chat with Kevin Chong

by Trevor Corkum

Next up in this year’s Giller Prize special coverage, we’re in conversation with author Kevin Chong. His novel The Double Life of Benson Yu is a 2023 …

Giller Prize 2023 Special: The Chat with Dionne Irving

by Trevor Corkum

We begin this year’s special Giller coverage in conversation with Dionne Irving. Her short story collection The Islands is a 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize …

The Chat with Janika Oza

by Trevor Corkum

Janika Oza’s powerful debut novel, A History of Burning, spans multiple generations and three continents, telling the story of a family shaped by exile, …

The Chat with Buffy Cram

by Trevor Corkum

Buffy Cram is back with an extraordinary new novel. Once Upon an Effing Time (Douglas & McIntyre) introduces us to a young girl named Elizabeth Squires …

The Chat with Amy Jones

by Trevor Corkum

Amy Jones is back with a spectacular new novel. Pebble & Dove (McClelland & Stewart) follows a bickering mother and daughter as they head to Florida and …

The Chat with Ricardo Tranjan

by Trevor Corkum

Housing insecurity and rising rents have become a fixture of Canadian public policy debates in recent years. This week on The Chat, we speak with author …

The Chat with Lucian Childs

by Trevor Corkum

Lucian Childs’ Dreaming Home (Biblioasis) superb debut, a novel-in-stories, is a tender and powerful queer coming-of-age that spans forty years and multiple …

The Chat with Wanda John-Kehewin

by Trevor Corkum

Visions of the Crow (HighWater Press) is a YA graphic novel that tells the engaging story of Damon Quinn, a teenager who just wants to get through his …

The Chat with Henry Tsang

by Trevor Corkum

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

by Trevor Corkum

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 …

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