Q and A with John Moss, author of Reluctant Dead

Looking for a book to read this summer? A great choice whether you’re lounging in the sunshine (hopefully) or curled up in a comfy chair avoiding the rain (preferably not), is Reluctant Dead – the newly released exciting third novel in the Quin and Morgan Detective series by John Moss. Previously a writer of literary [...]

Q&A with Anthony Dalton, author of Arctic Naturalist

Writer and adventurer, Anthony Dalton, author of Arctic Naturalist:The Life of J. Dewey Soper, and River Rough, River Smooth, discusses his newest book.

Tell us about the book.
Arctic Naturalist is the first biography of the late J. Dewey Soper. Dewey (193 – 1982) was Canada’s foremost naturalist and a meticulous and fearless explorer. Greatly [...]

How I Keep My Tools Sharp

My latest manuscript, Black Tupelo, took me three years to complete. I worked on it every day — creatively or editorially — weekends included, for months at a time. Every once in a while I would take a break for a week or two, but never for very long; when I’m writing a novel, I [...]

THE DEATH OF JOHN UPDIKE

I’d intended to write about my next project in this blog, but something far more important came up: the death of John Updike. For any serious reader of modern American fiction, Updike is a must. His quartet of novels about Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom (Rabbit, Run, 1960; Rabbit Redux, 1971; Rabbit Is Rich, 1981; Rabbit at [...]

Do Not Shampoo Your Books

Last Thursday turned out to be quite an interesting day.  It turned out that Toronto’s subway system had signal problems which meant that a large number of people (myself included) had to find alternative methods to getting home … in other words … walk.
Well a few of us ended up at a Shoppers Drug Mart [...]

Word on the Street

My favourite season, without a doubt, is fall. Not only do I get to break out my comfy sweaters, but I get to indulge my book buying addiction with the arrival of new Fall books (I’ve already made a list of must-haves) and Word on the Street, which occurs this Sunday, September 28 in Toronto, Vancouver, [...]

No Moose But Plenty of Author Sightings at Saskatchewan Festival of Words

Novelists – including Maureen Jennings – poets, non-fictions writers, storytellers, and over 300 fans gathered in Moose Jaw from July 17th to July 20th for the 12th annual Saskatchewan Festival of Words. Here are some photos from the festival at which Maureen talked about her Christine Morris Mystery series, courtesy of Iden Ford.