publishing The Miramichi Reader

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The Girl From Dream City: A Literary Life by Linda Leith

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 by James M. Fisher

It’s not every day that one gets an email from an Order of Canada recipient* asking you to personally review their new book, a memoir (or ‘essay’ as Ms. Leith prefers to call it) about their life growing up … Continue reading

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Talking to Dr. Nora Gold About the Tenth Anniversary of JewishFiction.net

November 15, 2020September 14, 2020 by James M. Fisher

I have found the various writing communities in Canada to be very supportive of each other, and JewishFiction.net certainly fills an important niche in this country. Jewish Fiction .net is the online literary journal that was founded by Dr. Nora … Continue reading

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Bill Arnott’s Beat: Editors and Publishing

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by Bill Arnott

fired two editors before I even began. One was hurt. The other relieved. The former sent me a gushing email as though we’d broken up after years of union, shared offspring and pets rather than the brief intro we’d had … Continue reading

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Bill Arnott’s Beat: An Emerita in New West

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 by Bill Arnott

I was meeting with powerhouse writer, publisher, Laureate Emerita Candice James in the literary city of New Westminster, BC’s former capital. Silver Bow Press is the company she runs, having taken over a four-title-a-year publisher and grown production to twenty new books a year - novels and poetry. Next year she anticipates bringing thirty select books to print. The list of submissions is extensive, the majority of it exceptional work from established authors.

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The Mariam Pirbhai Interview

June 2, 2018November 22, 2017 by James M. Fisher

Pirbhai is the author of the short story collection Outside People and Other Stories (2017, Inanna Publications). In my review, I stated that “Outside People is an exceptional group of short narratives that are appealing, insightful and a … Continue reading