Aug 3, 2025 | Book Reviews, Interviews
Kim Culbertson’s “Other People’s Kids,” is a big-hearted novel that celebrates the imperfect beauty of human relationships and the courage to face life’s uncertainties. Set in the small town of Imperial Flats and told in rotating points of view, the story follows...Oct 23, 2024 | Book Reviews, Interviews
Hollay Ghadery is a multi-genre writer living in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario on Anishinaabe land. She has her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Her fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have been published in various literary journals and magazines. Fuse,...Oct 16, 2024 | Book Reviews, Interviews
On October 14, I had the pleasure to talk with author Nico Lang about their new book “American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. An event sponsored by the Mill Valley Public Library, Mill Valley School District, and...May 28, 2024 | Book Reviews, Interviews
In 2021 Genevieve Kingston published an essay in New York Times titled “She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box.” It tells the story of her terminally ill mother leaving a cardboard chest of letters and gifts for Kingston and her brother to be opened after her...May 15, 2024 | Interviews
At the 2023 Book Fair in Frankfurt, I met Sherif Bakr, General Manager of the Egyptian publishing house Al Arabi. Bakr is a frequent speaker and attendee of the fair. He is also a fierce believer in stories and travels the world not only to find hidden gems but to...Mar 11, 2024 | Craft, Interviews, Stories & Poetry
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Kasper Salonen whose poetic and translation influences include Arto Melleri, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Zach de la Rocha, Eminem, Federico García Lorca, Aaro Hellaakoski, Ted Hughes, Emily Dickinson, E.E. Cummings, Allen...