Song on Tongue: An Interview with Beatriz Hausner
The first conversation that I have with Beatriz Hausner—author of Enter the Raccoon and the recently-published Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart—lasts longer than I expect it to.
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Possibility of Transformation: In Conversation with Michael Nardone
The Ritualites is Michael Nardone’s book-length poem on the sonic topography of North America. Composed at sites all across the continent—from Far Rockaway to the Olympic Peninsula, Great Bear Lake to the Gulf of California—the book documents the poet’s listening amid our public exchanges, mediated ambiances, and itinerant intimacies. Author Charles Bernstein writes that, “Michael Nardone’s The Ritualites explores […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Stephen Thomas Discusses The Jokes
Stephen Thomas’s debut book, The Jokes, is a collection of flash fiction stories full of surprises, humour and sincerity. Compared to Lydia Davis’s writing, The Jokes was shortlisted for the Metatron Prize for Rising Authors of Contemporary Literature. In a review for The Globe and Mail, Pasha Malla wrote, “The Jokes invokes those seemingly banal experiences that unexpectedly suggest […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Jennifer Zilm Discusses Waiting Room
Take a seat in (the) Waiting Room, the first full-length collection of poetry from award-winning writer Jennifer Zilm. Featured in the CBC Books Spring 2016 Books Preview Selection, and named one of 49th Shelf’s Most Anticipated Spring 2016 Poetry books, Zilm’s work takes us into waiting rooms of all kinds. Featuring a mélange of styles and […]
Continue readingIn Conversation: Jean Marc Ah-Sen discusses Grand Menteur
From debut author Jean Marc Ah-Sen, Grand Menteur is a unique and ambitious first novel that glimpses into the inner workings of a Mauritian street gang. Recently selected by The Globe and Mail as a Globe 100 Best Book of 2015, book columnist Jade Colbert wrote “Ah-Sen’s novel of a young woman growing up in Mauritius’s […]
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