Author Interviews Page 2 of 39
From quick Q&As to in-depth interviews, get to know some of our favourite authors. Learn how they write and discover what they read—plus so much more.
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Tara Gereaux on finding the words for an unspoken identity
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Tara Gereaux, author of Wild People Quiet. It's a story about a solitary woman living in a fictional Saskatchewan town in 1946.
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George Newman on getting good at bad ideas—so great ideas can happen
Nathan Maharaj spoke with psychologist George Newman about his new book, How Great Ideas Happen: The Hidden Steps Behind Breakthrough Success.
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Leanne Toshiko Simpson on self-care and writing a prize-winning rom-com
Joined by a live audience, Michael Tamblyn spoke with novelist Leanne Toshiko Simpson winner of the 2025 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Romance.
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Dan Rubinstein on finding community on waterfronts
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Dan Rubinstein, author of Water Borne, the story of his journey through American and Canadian waterways via stand-up paddleboard.
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Souvankham Thammavongsa on writing a woman at the centre of her own story
Host Nathan Maharaj spoke with poet and novelist Souvankham Thammavongsa about her novel Pick a Colour, a story set in a nail salon run by a retired boxer.
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Miriam Toews on her new memoir, and the surprising truth of good comedy
Michael Tamblyn spoke with Miriam Toews, author of many novels including Women Talking. Her latest book is a memoir called A Truce That Is Not Peace.
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Charlotte McConaghy found fear on the Wild Dark Shore
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Charlotte McConaghy, author of Wild Dark Shore. It’s the story of a family looking after a seed bank on an island under threat.
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Julian Brave NoiseCat on storytelling in the trickster tradition
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Oscar-nominated filmmaker and journalist Julian Brave NoiseCat about his book We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning.
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Mona Awad on returning to the world of Bunny
Nathan Maharaj spoke with Mona Awad, author of We Love You, Bunny. It cleverly revisits the wicked satire of her 2019 Atwood-approved novel Bunny.
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Brian Stewart reports on the golden age of being a foreign correspondent
Michael Tamblyn spoke with journalist Brian Stewart, who covered the US-Iraq Gulf War, famine in Ethiopia, and countless other historical events.