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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…
“Our strongest bonding is the sense of humour we cloak around our crippling selves”: Donna Morrissey on her new memoir, Tell It to the Water
This memoir, subtitled Five Siblings Tell of Their Father’s Grief and His Struggle Back to Hope, is published 17 years after your father’s death. Were you working on it all…
4 Days to NQ Prize Draw!
Catch us on Tuesday, September 1, at Johnny Ruth on the pedestrian mall – we be drawing for our subscription prize, Jean Claude Roy‘s Adam’s Cove Fire – 4 days…
“A significant and rich part of this province’s history”: Joanne MacDonald and Mary Reid on their pioneering, insightful dive into disability rights
Can you tell us little about yourselves? We have both worked in the area of disability advocacy for over 40 years each. Joanne MacDonald, OC, ONL, LLD, is a three-time…
“This strange little album has made such a splash”: Michael Cloud Duguay’s Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go
Can you tell us a little about yourself? I am a composer and producer based in Peterborough, Ontario, where I grew up. My artistic process is rooted in themes of…