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From quick Q&As to in-depth interviews, get to know some of our favourite authors. Learn how they write and discover what they read—plus so much more.
R. F. Kuang on seeing herself in Yellowface
Nathan spoke with R. F. Kuang, author of Yellowface. It's the story of two writers on the rise—one of whom is rising significantly faster than the other.
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Inside the expansive mind of Liu Cixin
We spoke with Liu Cixin, the Hugo Award-winning author of international bestseller, The Three-Body Problem.
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R.H. Thomson on viewing wars by the light of family history
Michael spoke with R.H. Thomson: actor, director, playwright, and author of By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families, a memoir and travelogue.
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Ashley Audrain on bringing rage from the group chat to the page
Nathan spoke with novelist Ashley Audrain about her new book The Whispers: a story about marriage, mothers and motherhood, and women’s rage.
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Rowan Jetté Knox on learning from hard times
Michael spoke with journalist and human rights advocate Rowan Jetté Knox, author of the memoir One Sunny Afternoon: A Memoir of Trauma and Healing.
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Mai Nguyen, author of Sunshine Nails
Mai Nguyen is a National Magazine Award–nominated journalist and copywriter. Sunshine Nails is her debut novel.
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Rachel Ryan, author of Someone You Trust
Rachel Ryan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. She is the author of Someone You Trust and The Woman Outside My Door.
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Alicia Elliott on telling the truth through the lens of fiction
Michael spoke with award-winning essayist Alicia Elliott about her novel, And Then She Fell, and why she turned to fiction to tell this story.
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Sean Michaels, live at TIFA 2023
Nathan spoke with Sean Michaels at the Toronto International Festival of Authors about using AI to write parts of his novel, Do You Remember Being Born?
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From Iris Visser, with Love
Iris Visser is the author of the novel From New York, with Love. We spoke with her about how she chooses settings and what she’s learned about her readers.