D.J. McIntosh; Adam Gilders

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

In today’s paper I talk to local author D.J. McIntosh about her debut novel, The Witch of Babylon. Over on The Afterword, I’ve posted a Q&A with Leanne Shapton and Jason Fulford about Another Ventriloquist, a short story collection by the late author Adam Gilders, which Shapton and Fulford recently published.

Robert Kroetsch

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Robert Kroetsch passed away on Tuesday; I have a short article on the man and his life in the paper and on The Afterword.

S.J. Watson

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Remember yesterday how I said Ransom Riggs’s novel was going to sell a lot of copies? Before I Go To Sleep, the debut novel by S.J. Watson, is probably going to sell even more.

Ransom Riggs

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

In Tuesday’s National Post I talk to Ransom Riggs about his debut novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, which is going to sell a bunch of copies.

Railway Maps of the World

Monday, June 20th, 2011

In Monday’s National Post I talk to transit nerd Mark Ovenden about his latest collection, Railway Maps of the World.

Joel Yanofsky

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

In today’s National Post there’s a brief Q&A between myself and Joel Yanofsky, author of Bad Animals.

Tony Burgess

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Here’s a little something I wrote about Tony Burgess for The Walrus.

David Ben

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

In Tuesday’s National Post I sit down with Toronto magician David Ben to talk about Natural Magick, his new stage show running as part of Luminato.

Hisham Matar; Robert Bourdeau

Monday, June 13th, 2011

I interviewed Hisham Matar when he was in Toronto a few weeks ago, but the interview is only running now, just in time for his appearance at Luminato. I also interviewed photographer Robert Bourdeau about his new book, The Station Point.

Cell 213

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Here’s a link to my review of Cell 213, but let me save you the trouble of reading it: The movie is terrible.