A Conversation with Rebecca Salazar
Have you ever read a book that feels like looking into a mirror—one that reflects the parts of yourself you’ve buried while offering the comfort of a quiet, steady it’s not your fault?
Interviews
As the Earth Dreams | The Terese Mason Pierre interview
Terese Mason Pierre is the editor of As The Earth Dreams (House of Anansi Press), a ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore growth, futurity, and joy.
What If Maybe and Other Poems | Interview with Salma Hussain
Sumaiya Matin: I’m delighted to be in conversation with you about your latest poetry chapbook titled What If Maybe and Other Poems, edited by Puneet Dutt and published by Baseline Press. This collection of nine poems, some previously published in literary magazines such as The Fiddlehead, The Humber Literary Review, The Temz Review, Queen’s Quarterly, …
Habs Nation: A People’s History of The Montreal Canadiens | Interview with Brendan Kelly
What makes a sports team more than just athletes? For the Montreal Canadiens, it’s a rich tapestry of cultural significance and national pride, deeply interwoven with Quebec’s history.
The Hypebeast | The Adnan Khan interview
Striving to get ahead in a world of scams, Hamid is caught in the fervour surrounding a charismatic social-media imam with questionable intentions.
The Ted Barris Interview: Part II
Here is part II of my interview with Ted Barris. This interview has been edited for length and for clarity.
The Creation of Half-Broken People | The Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Interview
Showcasing African Gothic at its finest, The Creation of Half-Broken People is the extraordinary tale of a nameless woman plagued by visions.
The Ted Barris Interview: Part 1
Ted Barris, Canadian writer, journalist, professor, and broadcaster is the author of twenty-two books, many of which focus on Canada’s military history.
Code Noir | The Canisia Lubrin Interview
I’m putting the Code Noir on par in scale and importance with decrees like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Magna Carta, and the Treaty of Versailles. It is a founding document of the modern world. It’s just been buried because its story isn’t triumphalist.
A Season in the Okanagan | The Bill Arnott Interview
This conversation took place on June 17th, 2025, in an online interview in Vancouver. It has been edited for length and for clarity. I recently had the opportunity to talk with celebrated BC author, Bill Arnott about his new book A Season in the Okanagan. His new book follows in the vein of his other travel memoirs, …
Sticky, Sexy, Sad | The Treena Orchard Interview
Revealing how dating apps are powerful social technologies that are radically transforming sexuality, relationships, and how we think about ourselves, this remarkable book cracks the code of modern romance.
The Jerome Ramcharitar Interview: The Riddle of Three Crimson Doors
Jerome Ramcharitar’s debut poetry collection The Riddle of Three Crimson Door (Cactus Press, 2025) is about language’s role in our consciousness, with meditations on dreams, animals, and the grotesque.
ZZOO | The MA|DE Interview
The poems are fully collaborative. Any visuals are structured around poems that we’ve authored together in such a way that we try to totally erase which of us has written any given part.
A Mouth Full of Salt | The Reem Gaafar interview
In order to effectively manage time leading up to the publication of the book, questions were sent to Reem Gaafar in March 2025, and her responses were provided in writing.
