Hey folks! I wanna take a second to say thanks to everyone who came to my book launch and who has supported me through this second novel experience.

One of those folks is this guy right here - the inestimable Gary Barwin, who joins me to talk about his latest collection of new poetry, The Most Charming Creatures. Enjoy the show!

Yes, today the guest is…me.

Self-serving? Maybe. Sometimes you gotta do it. A while back, author and excellent fellow Mark Sampson approached me to suggest he interview me when River, Diverted was released. The result was very kind, thoughtful, illuminating and entertaining – for me, at least! I hope you think so too.

River, Diverted was released Oct 1st!

If you’re in the Hamilton area, you can come on along to my launch party on Oct 12. It's at Mills Hardware (not a hardware store, despite the name!) 95 King St. E. at 7pm. I'll be joined by fellow Palimpsest authors David Ly, John Wall Barger, and Kim Conklin!

Hey folks! Today's show features an interview with the excellent Margaret Sweatman. Her newest book, The Gunsmith's Daughter, has been a top seller in our local indie shops here in Hamilton. Hope you enjoy the conversation!

Also: something a little different on deck for next week...

Hey folks! Mix of stuff today, starting with poet Nancy Jo Cullen. Her collection, Nothing Will Save Your Life, is excellent! After that, David Eisenstadt joins us to talk about Under the Radar: 30 Notable Canadian Jewish Musicians.

Hey folks! Exciting weekend this week. As I mentioned earlier, I was involved with two different events at the Supercrawl festival in Hamilton. My book was available for sale for the first time (in person, that is) and I was able to read from River, Diverted in front of live humans for the first time. It was fantastic overall.

One of the people I worked with this weekend was Sifton Tracey Anipare. Her book Yume is phenomenal, though I admit to a bias (I met her, she’s cool, she lived in Japan like I did, she wrote a book about it like I did, etc lol). I hope you enjoy our conversation today.

This week we welcome Kit Dobson back to the program. We’ll talk about his latest, Field Notes on Listening.

I was able to chat with Elaine McCluskey about her collection of stories, Rafael Has Pretty Eyes. Truly enjoyed it, you should listen if you can!

Great chat with author Merilyn Simonds on this week’s show. We discuss her latest, Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay. You don’t have to be a birder to find this one fascinating. Check it out!

This week we talk with Alex Pugsley, author of the short story collection Shimmer. Fun conversation and a really enjoyable book. Find out why by listening in!

Hey folks! Finally get to speak with someone published by Gordon Hill. Really enjoyed this conversation with Ayaz Pirani, and ditto his poetry collection How Beautiful People Are. Was supposed to be 15 minutes, went for 30. Enjoy!