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Hey all! My friend Jessica Rose joins us this week (check out her new book too by the way) to talk about the GritLit Festival. We're busy non-stop all weekend, so if you're in the area, we hope to see you!

Hey folks! Spent last week on a self-imposed retreat. That means I rented an Airbnb in the city and holed up to get two full days of writing done, a thing that absolutely does not happen if I’m left to my own devices at home. You know, day job, housework, etc…kind of gets in the way. Happy to say it was successful. Was the writing good? Lord, no. But it’s a first draft, so at this point, it doesn’t matter.
This week we talk to PEI resident Steven Mayoff about his novel, The Island Gospel According To Samson Grief. Hope you enjoy!

I had the unexpected pleasure of talking with Charles Azulay last week. I met Charles when I was about fourteen (and he was even younger), doing children’s theatre. We went on to do a production of Anything Goes and Hair at McMaster University. Pretty sure he sang “Three Five Zero Zero.” Yes, I was a pretty big musical theatre nerd! But not as much as Charles, who went on to do it professionally for decades. Anyway, I hadn’t seen Charles in over 30 years, so this reunion was an absolute delight.
Charles’ memoir Uncoloured tells some of those tales but also talks about his life growing up as a black child in a white family and the struggled he faced as a youth. Check it out!

Hey folks! This week we speak with author Emily Pohl-Weary about her novel How To Be Found. Had a great conversation and I hope you enjoy listening.

Hey folks! 
Once again, I got to spend a little time with Tom Wilson is his Hamilton home. I’ve known Tom since around 1990, and have seen him (and written about him) plenty since then. It’s been fascinating to watch his artistic endeavors expand and to follow his story (as laid out in his bestseller, Beautiful Scars).
We talk about all kinds of things today but ostensibly this interview is about Mohawk Warriors, Hunters and Chiefs: The Art of Tom Wilson. Tune in!

Hey folks! Today’s show features Chris Kuriata, fellow Palimpsest author. Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot is a weird, wild ride (meant as a compliment!). Hope you enjoy.