The Devouring Tomorrow Interview | Jeff Dupuis and A.G. Pasquella
This interview took place over Zoom on February 23, 2025. Some of the questions were provided to the interviewees in advance. It has been edited for clarity and intention.
Interview
The Power of Form in Loss: Bren Simmers and Robert Colman in Conversation
In 2024, Bren Simmers and Robert Colman both published books of poems centred on familial loss, with both tackling, in part, a parent’s struggle with dementia. Beyond very similar titles—The Work (Simmers) and Ghost Work (Colman)—both poets brought to the topic a fascination with the power of form. The authors recently had a virtual discussion about the process involved in their books’ creation.
The Nina Dunic Un-Interview Part 2
Lightly edited for clarity, this dialogue took place at Hemingway’s Bar in Toronto on November 28th, 2024. Read Part 1 here. Nina: [Laughing] Everyone wants to kiss the doberman. Anyway. Anyway. So what do I want to know about you? Kevin: [Laughs] I mean I have a response to what you just said. Nina: Oh, …
The Nina Dunic Un-Interview Part 1
Part one of a discussion of everything except writing between novelist Nina Dunic and poet Kevin Andrew Heslop on the occasion of the publication of Clarion.
Interview with Aaron Williams
One of my first encounters with Aaron Williams was at a Halloween party in 2009.
Always Pack a Pen: An Interview with Marion McKinnon Crook
“I will never stop writing,” says Marion McKinnon Crook after thirty books to her credit.
The John MacLachlan Gray Interview
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing author John MacLachlan Gray about his most recent book, Mr. Good-Evening, the third book in his Raincoast Noir series.
Bill Arnott’s Showcase: A Visit with Christina Myers
I became a fan of Christina Myers, and her writing, long before meeting her.
Solutions to Our Crumbling Foundation: An Interview with Gregor Craigie
If talking about housing makes your anxiety level rise, breathe in deeply and out, then read Gregor Craigie’s engrossing new book Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis
An Interview with David Roche, author of Standing at the Back Door of Happiness: And How I Unlocked It
While David’s face looks different, and his condition is so rare that he’s met only one other person that looks like him, but much worse alterations to the human visage are caused by traumas like burns and diseases like cancer, although therapies and plastic surgeries have improved significantly in the past decade.
The Marcelo Guimarães Lima Interview
An extensive interview with Marcelo Guimarães Lima, conducted by Kevin Andrew Heslop.
The Ben Robinson Interview Part the First
Kevin Andrew Heslop interviews Ben Robinson on the occasion of the publication of his “Book of Benjamin”.
The Tara McGowan-Ross Interview Part the First
An exclusive interview with Tara McGowan-Ross, conducted by Kevin Andrew Heslop.
The Camille Intson Interview Part the First
Camille Intson (alias, Camie) (b. 1997) is a Hamilton-born and Tkaronto-based multidisciplinary artist and researcher whose practice spans writing, performance, music, new media, and emerging technology. Her critically acclaimed body of work has been honoured with a Playwrights’ Guild of Canada Tom Hendry Award, Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, NNPF National Playwriting Competition Award, Hamilton Music …
