Kyo Maclear answers Just One Question about her collaboration with illustrator Julie Morstad and what it means to be ‘a door person.’
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Just One Question for Alison Gadsby
“A woman learns to swim. A girl falls in love with her teacher. A man hires a humanoid nanny. A woman is abducted by her trash collector. A dying mother recycles time.” The interconnected stories in Alison Gadsby’s debut collection, Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive evoke an unsettling world that mirrors our own.
A Conversation with Kerry Clare
Kerry Clare joins me again, this time to talk about her charming new novel, Definitely Thriving. If, like me, you are a fan of unlikely romance, church jumble sales, used bookstores, decaying attic rooms with beautiful light, and (of course) tinned fish, than this is the book for you!
Just One Question for Tamla T. Young
Tamla T. Young (she/her) is a mom, educator and writer whose journey blends education, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. Raised in North America as a child of the Caribbean diaspora, her stories draw from family, culture, and lived experience, enriched by her love of languages, travel, and the arts.
Just One Question for Brooklin Stormie
Brooklin Stormie is an artist and illustrator based in Peterborough, Ontario. She is a grad of OCADU’s illustration program, a Pisces, and a believer in dragons.
Just One Question for Lindsay Zier-Vogel
Lindsay Zier-Vogel is many things. She’s the author of books for adults and children, a grant writer, a poet, a dancer, a columnist, a swimmer, a mom, and the creator of the acclaimed The Love Lettering Project. Her new novel, The Fun Times Brigade, examines the enduring challenges of reconciling being an artist with being a mother. It also has the cutest cover I’ve ever seen.
Just One Question for Jess Hannigan
Jess Hannigan’s debut picture book The Spider in the Well has got it all: gold coins? Check! An entrepreneurial spider? Check! Morally dubious townsfolk? Check, check, check! Join me as I ask Jess just one question about this neon-orange marvel of a book!
10 Questions with Susan Ouriou
Novelist, editor, and translator Susan Ouriou has had quite the career. Among her many accomplishments, she's written two novels and been a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation seven times, winning for her translation of Pieces of Me by Charlotte Gingras. She's also served as an interpreter for both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. I had the pleasure of talking to Susan about her path to becoming a translator, her approach to her work, and her recent collaboration with author Quebec author Fanny Britt on Fanny's novel Sugaring Off , out this week from Book * Hug Press.
7 Wonders of Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s World
Kidlit superstar Debbie Ohi is the author and illustrator of so many incredible books for young readers, including her newest gem, I Want to Read ALL the Books!
7 Wonders of Rosena Fung's World
Rosena Fung is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. She is the creator of the graphic novels Living With Viola and Age 16, both from Annick Press.
7 Wonders of Katherine Battersby’s World
Katherine Battersby is the author and illustrator of several books for young readers, including her hilarious Cranky Chicken chapter book series, which chronicles the unlikely friendship between a charmingly curmudgeon-y chicken and a delightfully cheerful worm. Katherine herself is every bit as fun and delightful as her work, and I’m so excited to introduce you to the wonders of her world.
7 Wonders of Jennifer Mook-Sang's World
Jennifer-Mook-Sang is the author of three fantastic books for young readers! Her latest, The Care and Keeping of Grandmas, is available now and would make a fantastic gift for kiddos and grandmas alike!