Olivia Robinson: I want the reader to feel immersed
The Blue Moth Motel is your first novel, correct? What was your biggest challenge in expanding from short fiction? The Blue Moth Motel actually started as a short story, but…
The story we uncovered is not a simple one: John Sandlos and Arn Keeling discuss Mining Country
What in your backgrounds and interests brought you to collaborate on this book? What were your goals embarking on this project? When we arrived at Memorial in 2006, we had…
Winter captures kindred spirit
It’s not surprising that Kathleen Winter chose to write about the sister of the 19th-century poet William Wordsworth. She and Dorothy Wordsworth are kindred spirits, although born more than 180…
Ray Mackey: It really makes your day when you get an image you weren’t expecting
Your book’s title is Chasing Newfoundland; what are you trying to catch? I’m trying to catch everything. When I say everything I mean anything that’s kind of landscape-, wildlife-, and…
Rick Mercer: Part 2: In show business, you should make it look easy
And sometimes when you’re starting something like setting up that petition to get Stockwell Day to change his name, you’re opening a big door and you’re not really sure what’s…