Do It Wrong: How to be a Poet in the Twenty-first Century by Derek Beaulieu
Beaulieu asks, why are we writing?
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Blood Typed: A Val Jenkins Mystery by Jane Doucet
Set in Nova Scotia’s writing community, it features Val Jenkins, a journalist for the Halifax Post, who has been writing the “local books” column for more than a decade, but she would rather be covering the crime beat.
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.
A Real Somebody by Deryn Collier
From author Deryn Collier comes a smart, charming postwar historical novel based on the true story of an aspiring writer who dares to dream big.
The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick
The house cleaner of a famous author must carry out her employer’s shocking last wish in this delightful new novel from beloved author Phaedra Patrick.
Good Mom On Paper: Writers on Creativity and Motherhood, Edited by Stacey May Fowles and Jen Sookfong Lee
Good Mom on Paper is a collection of twenty essays that goes beyond the clichés to explore the fraught, beautiful, and complicated relationship between motherhood and creativity.
Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing, edited by Andrew Chesham and Laura Farina
Through forty-two personal essays, Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing brings together insights from writers and publishers across Canada on the practices that fuel their work.
Bill Arnott’s Travel Beat: Talking Writing and Viking with the UK’s Alex Pearl
Bill Arnott’s Travel Beat: Talking Writing and Viking with the UK’s Alex Pearl.
Episode 10: I Read Somewhere That
Lots of great info this week! How to grow your writerly pumpkin patch this fall! Plus, an exclusive chat with wonderful author Linwood Barclay, as well as can you plot your book using an online template? I’ll share the skinny about an amazing writer, D.J. McIntosh, who did just that! Plus, a crucial tip from a top agent about what to focus on in the book world!
On the Importance of Writing Groups
So, when you decide to form your own writing group, be brave! Reach out to a few people who love to write, who have integrity (integrity builds trust) and who, over a space of years, you will suddenly discover are some of your closest, most cherished friends.
Bill Arnott’s Showcase Interview: Patti Shales Lefkos
In this installment of Bill Arnott’s Showcase Interview, Bill speaks with Patti Shales Lefkos, author of Nepal: One Day at a Time.
The David Giuliano Interview
David Giuliano is an award-winning writer of articles, essays, and poems. Giuliano lives in Marathon, Ontario with his wife.
Bill Arnott’s Beat: Original Art
To my delight I was contacted by the Royal Geographical Society in London, informing me I’d been granted a Fellowship in their venerable group of professionals.
The Judy Bowman Interview
JUDY BOWMAN is an award-winning author and former President of the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick. Her poetry and short fiction have appeared in a number of literary journals including Room, Qwerty, Rattle (US), and have also been anthologized in The Vagrant Revue of New Fiction. A former columnist and feature writer, she was voted …
