Duncan Weller is a writer of children’s books, adult fiction and poetry. He is also a visual artist who shows his work regularly. He lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and travels often to get ideas and images for his books. He won two of Canada’s top awards (Governor General’s, Schwartz) for his picture book, The... Continue Reading →
Interview with Michael Christie
Michael Christie is the author of If I Fall, If I Die, which was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, won the Northern Lit Award, and was selected as a New York Times Editors’ Choice. His collection of short stories, The Beggar's Garden, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, a finalist for the Writers'... Continue Reading →
Interview with Michael Picard
Michael Picard has been entertaining audiences for over 30 years and has performed for audiences across Canada. With shows and performances for many celebrities such as Tony Curtis, David Copperfield, Jerry Van Dyke, Jim Carey to name a few as well as opening act for Mike Mandel, Holly Woods w/ Toronto, Blue Rodeo, Joey Elias,... Continue Reading →
Interview with Pamela Dean
Pamela Dean is the author of six fantasy novels and a handful of short stories. Firebird has reissued her Secret Country Trilogy; a reissue of The Dubious Hills is forthcoming. She is currently working on Going North, the sequel to both. She lives in Minneapolis with some congenial people, a lot of cats, and an... Continue Reading →
Interview with Christopher “Merk” Merkley
Christopher “Merk” Merkley makes stuff from nothing. Comics, paintings, photography, illustration, tshirts, multimedia, sculptures....whatever he can get his hands on. He has 2 graphic novels under his belt (another one on the way), an ongoing comic strip, a regular weekly piece for Comic Book Resources' 'The Line it is Drawn' , and fits in as... Continue Reading →
Interview with Alexander Kosoris
Alexander Kosoris is a novelist and book reviewer who was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He attended the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto between 2006 and 2010. After graduating, he moved back to Thunder Bay, where he now lives with his lovely wife – as well as the majority of... Continue Reading →
Interview with Meghan O’Rourke
Meghan O’Rourke is the author of the memoir The Long Goodbye and the poetry collections Halflife and Once. Her essays, criticism, and poems have appeared in Slate, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, Redbook, Vogue, Poetry, The Kenyon Review, and Best American Poetry. She has... Continue Reading →
Interview with Chuck Wendig
Chuck Wendig is the author of many books including the Heartland Trilogy, the Mookie Pearl series and the Miriam Black series. He’s also a screenwriter and game designer, as well as the Taco Pastor of the Holy Taco Church. You can find him online at terribleminds.com, where he writes fantastic advice for authors. Shauna Kosoris:... Continue Reading →
Interview with Jessica Young (Author of “My Blue is Happy”)
Jessica Young grew up in Thunder Bay. After she had her first child she became inspired to write picture books. My Blue is Happy is her first book, with more coming in 2015. Jessica will be visiting the Waverley Library on July 24th. Children are invited to meet Jessica to explore how colours make them... Continue Reading →
Interview with Kevin Hearne
Kevin Hearne is the author of the Iron Druid Chronicles. It took him six years to write his first novel and three years to write his second; neither have been published. Atticus and Oberon were created for a contest he decided not to enter because he didn’t want to share them with anyone. Instead he... Continue Reading →
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