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An Interview With Laura Pratt | The Authors Book Club
Laura Pratt, author We had the pleasure of interviewing Laura Pratt, author of Heartbroken: Field Notes of a Constant Condition, published by Penguin Random House. Laura is a long-time journalist, writer and editor. Her first memoir, The Fleeting Years, was published in 2004. She is a 2020 graduate of the University of King’s College’s creative nonfiction MFA.…
Spring 2021 Newsletter | The Authors Book Club
More than a year later, we continue to reimagine ways to connect readers with authors living and working in Canada. We have encouraged virtual book club meetings and tried new and creative ways to bring people together, including our first “Book Tasting Event” co-hosted with The Soap Box Press. Authors Hannah Mary McKinnon, Victoria Hetherington,…
Plots & Pandemic: Virtual Meet & Greet with Lee Gowan | The Authors Book Club
Join us on May 5, 2022, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET. We will begin with a short reading followed by a group discussion and Q & A. Register for this exclusive free event by emailing us at info@theauthorsbookclub.ca. Spacing is limited to 12 guests. Lee Gowan is the author of the novels Confession, The Last Cowboy, (published in France…
Catching up with David Albertyn | The Authors Book Club
Guest Post by Syeda Shanzay Kamran It's been a year since David took a break from The Authors Book Club, an initiative he co-created in January 2019. In this interview, we catch up with him to see how he's been doing. Photo credit: David Albertyn Shanzay: Undercard, released in 2019, was on the Crime Reads…
Plots & Pandemic: Virtual Meet & Greet with Ann Y.K. Choi | The Authors Book Club
Join us on November 15, 2020, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET. We will begin with a short reading followed by a group discussion and Q & A. The focus of this event will be the need for diverse stories: why representation in children's books matters now more than ever. Register for this exclusive free event…
Plots & Pandemic: Virtual Meet & Greet with Sonya Lalli | The Authors Book Club
Join us on May 20, 2021, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. ET. We will begin with a short reading followed by a group discussion and Q & A. Register for this exclusive free event by emailing us at info@theauthorsbookclub.ca. Spacing is limited to 12 guests. Sonya is a Canadian writer of Indian heritage. She studied law…
An Interview With Samantha M Bailey | The Authors Book Club
Samantha M. Bailey, author of Woman on the Edge Guest Post By Chelsea Kowalski Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing established author, Samantha Bailey, about her latest book, Woman on the Edge, as well as her life in the pandemic, her writing process, and even a peek into her new book (coming in 2022).…
An Interview With Ami Sands Brodoff | The Authors Book Club
Ami Sands Brodoff, author of The Sleep of Apples Guest Post by Chelsea Kowalski I had the pleasure of interviewing Ami Sands Brodoff, the author of a Re-Lit Award finalist, Bloodknots, and a Pushcart Prize nominee, Can You See Me? We spoke about her newest book, The Sleep of Apples (to be released on…
The Quotable Dennis Bock | The Authors Book Club
This post was originally published on the 11th Floor Writers website on February 9, 2016. The bio has been updated. Dennis Bock has penned many highly acclaimed books, including The Ash Gardens. His novel, Going Home Again, was short-listed for the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Dennis’s newest novel, The Good German, was released in fall 2020.…
My life as a reader | The Authors Book Club
Post by Fiona Ross When I was five years old my mother and I used to fight about reading on a daily basis. She was an elementary teacher and I think the thought that her own child was not a “good” reader was an impossibility she was not willing to accept. It was Scotland in the…
An Interview With Cathrin Bradbury | The Authors Book Club
Cathrin Bradbury, author of The Bright Side Guest Post By Chelsea Kowalski This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Cathrin Bradbury, currently a Senior News Director at CBC News and the newest addition to The Author’s Book Club. Cathrin’s debut novel, The Bright Side, is the story of just one year of Cathrin’s life…