Q&A with Jo Shawyer, author of Legend of the Paymaster’s Gold

Jo Shawyer tells us what inspired her new book Legend of the Paymaster’s Gold, and her creative writing process.
Tell us about your book. How did you come up with an idea for this work? How did you come up with the title?
Legend of the Paymaster’s Gold is a story which grew out of a memory [...]

Q&A with David Russell, author of Last Dance

David Russell took some time to sit down with us and tell us about himself, his new book Last Dance, and his upcoming projects.
Tell us about your book.
Last Dance is the sequel to Deadly Lessons, featuring Winston Patrick, a lawyer-turned teacher whose best efforts to leave behind the legal profession are again thwarted when his [...]

Q&A with John Melady, author of Korea: Canada’s Forgotten War

Author John Melady gives us insights into his new book Korea: Canada’s Forgotten War and on some other future projects.
Tell us about your book.
Korea: Canada’s Forgotten War is actually an updating of a book I wrote almost 30 years ago. It was a Book-of-the-Month Club and Literary Guild selection at the time, and a best [...]

Q&A with Gavin Hamilton M.D., author of The Nurses are Innocent

Tell us about your book
The story deals with two chains of events. The first was the discovery of a contaminant, leaching from the pharmaceutical rubber parts of medical devices (syringes, drug ampoules and intravenous apparatus) that could cause death from severe allergic reactions, or from the contaminant’s cumulative toxicity.  In December 1987, this contamination became [...]

Q&A with Nathan Tidridge, author of Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy

Tell us about your book.
Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy has been written to reintroduced Canadians to a rich institution integral to their ideals of democracy and parliamentary government. The Canadian Crown is presented as a colourful and unique institution at the very heart of our complex constitution, exploring its history from 15th century English explorations and16th-century New [...]

Q&A with Charis Marsh, author of Love You, Hate You

Charis Marsh, author of the series Ballet School Confidential, sits down with us to answer some questions about writing, her books, and what she’s been reading.
Describe your ideal writing environment
I write in coffee shops mostly. I like it when there are other people around me, preferably people that are also quietly working on something. [...]

Q&A with Allan Fotheringham, author of Boy From Nowhere

How did you come up with the title?
The title of the book is “Boy From Nowhere…A Life in Ninety-One Countries”. Because I came from nowhere, a tiny Saskatchewan town that was so small we couldn’t afford a village idiot.  Everyone had to take turns.

How did you research your book?
This is my ninth [...]