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All Hallow’s Eve, by Keith J Collier
It was October, Halloween night. I stood in front of the mirror in my bedroom, wearing brown pants, a khaki shirt, and boots. I strapped on a gun belt and…
“Resist, resist, resist. No gesture is too small”: Carol Off on the new American threat
“From the #1 bestselling author of At a Loss for Words, comes a passionate and sweeping examination of who we are as Canadians, where we’re going, and why Canada is…
Dream up, dream up, let me fill your cup*: Harvest time
“Many of the autumn season’s customs are historically related. Today’s Thanksgiving Day holiday is one such date. Although there was no government-mandated Thanksgiving Day holiday in Newfoundland at Confederation in…
“You have to love your characters—even the villains”: Michel Jean
Released from prison after ten years spent behind bars for the murder of his violent, alcoholic father, Élie Mestenapeo finds himself out in the world again, but alone. Banished for…
Heads up cyber-trolls: Bridget Canning is Taking Down Names
Congratulations on your new novel, Taking Down Names. I really liked how the title brings you right into the scene. Where did the tiat come from? I find titles very…
“A good story needs a character who can change over its course”: Jerry Rideout takes readers to The Point of No Return
Your new novel, Point of No Return, is based on a real story. Can you share your own connection with it? In the early 1970s, I was a student in St…
“We began writing our book believing that that the personal is historical. By the time we had finished writing it, we turned that phrase around: history is personal”: Hayward and Raymond Blake’s Life on the Ocean’s Edge
Can you tell us a little about yourselves? We are brothers, born in Pushthrough, where we received our early education. Our family was part of the resettlement program, and in…