Thomas Wharton joined us to talk about the new edition of his classic novel ICEFIELDS. Along the way we talked about the curse of being prescient on climate change issues, as well as living a fuller life than your characters ever could. Come to the Zoom launch for ICEFIELDS: LANDMARK EDITION on Tuesday, October 26 at 7 pm Mountain: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/icefields-landmark-edition-launch-tickets-176566654617?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Grab your own copy of ICEFIELDS here: https://newestpress.com/books/icefields-landmark-edition

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Episode #103: Thomas Wharton/ICEFIELDS LANDMARK EDITION

Debut author Andy Zuliani joined us to talk about his ripped-from-the-headlines novel LAST TIDE, as well as the general apocalyptic feeling and the creeping progress of global capital. Follow along, won't you? Grab a copy of LAST TIDE here: https://newestpress.com/books/last-tide Register for the Zoom launch with fellow NeWester Leah Ranada (THE CINE STAR SALON) on October 19 here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ranada-and-zuliani-double-launch-tickets-168048277923

Episode #102: Andy Zuliani/LAST TIDE

Debut author Leah Ranada joined us this week to talk about her book THE CINE STAR SALON, as well as the parasocial relationships you develop with hairdressers and what stressful job works best for a protagonist. Join Leah Ranada and fellow NeWester Andy Zuliani for their Zoom launch on October 19th: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ranada-and-zuliani-double-launch-tickets-168048277923 Leah is also featuring at the Royal City Literary Arts Society's Tellers of Short Tales event on September 23rd: https://www.facebook.com/events/1178586539631662 Grab your copy of THE CINE STAR SALON here: https://newestpress.com/books/cine-star-salon-the

Episode #101: Leah Ranada/THE CINE STAR SALON

Kieran Egan joined us for a chat about his new novel TENURE, the story of a gangster who goes up against the biggest racket of all: academia. Come join the TENURE launch on Monday, October 4th, with special guests A.J. Devlin and Sam Wiebe: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tenure-launch-tickets-167938417327 Pick up your own copy of TENURE here: https://newestpress.com/books/tenure

Episode #100: Kieran Egan/TENURE

Carol Harvey Steski came on the show to discuss her debut poetry collection rump + flank, and along the way we talked about the politics of bodies and our favourite fonts. Come see Carol read online on September 22nd! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rump-flank-launch-tickets-166821988057?fbclid=IwAR0AmRE5QIs2GdRJGjs3Htw00szdlyVvpWknoRAAsfRFi7YdQAQ2yd4Osk8 Grab a copy of rump + flank here!

Episode #99: Carol Harvey Steski/RUMP + FLANK

Glen Huser came on the show to talk about his new book BURNING THE NIGHT, as well as his first book GRACE LAKE and how they both came about. We also talk about depicting visual art in prose form, as well as changing attitudes between his first book for adults and his latest. Come see Glen read with Danial Neil on May 10th! Grab a copy of BURNING THE NIGHT here!

Episode #98: Glen Huser/BURNING THE NIGHT

Kevin Holowack joins us to speak about his debut novel LIGHT ON A PART OF THE FIELD, as well as how to write the past vibrantly and the portrayal of artistic frustration.  Grab a copy of Kevin's book here! Sign up for Kevin's May 5th launch with Karen Hofmann here! Check out Kevin's latest album here!

Episode #97: Kevin Holowack/LIGHT ON A PART OF THE FIELD

Karen Hofmann joined us to talk about her new novel A BRIEF VIEW FROM THE COASTAL SUITE, as well as Vancouver real estate and which child she likes the best. Come see Karen live on Zoom on May 9th! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kh2-double-launch-tickets-149776847583?fbclid=IwAR0cUDp6K8-562GqonhTsdjY0vGLSfkOX-iln3i2bWuIfBhL7jUoPzE-RE4 Pick up a copy of A BRIEF VIEW FROM THE COASTAL SUITE here!

Episode #96: Karen Hofmann/A BRIEF VIEW FROM THE COASTAL SUITE

Danial Neil joined us to talk about his new novel DOMINION OF MERCY, as well as overarching corporate control of our lives and the Scottish underworld. Fun topics! Pick up a copy of DOMINION OF MERCY here!

Episode #95: Danial Neil/DOMINION OF MERCY

The podcast is back to talk to authors from NeWest's Spring 2021 season. First up is Nisha Patel, who joined us on the show to talk about her debut poetry collection COCONUT, as well as the differences between spoken word and written, chapbooks and other books, and India and Canada. Check out Nisha's Virtual Book Tour here! Buy a copy of COCONUT here!

Episode #94: Nisha Patel/COCONUT

After a little bit of computer trouble on our end, John O'Neill was finally able to come by the show and talk about his new short story collection GOTH GIRLS OF BANFF. Along the way, we talked about German Expressionism, H.P. Lovecraft and corsets. Pick up GOTH GIRLS OF BANFF from our site here: http://newestpress.com/books/goth-girls-of-banff Check out Don Gorman's Google Map of indie bookstores across Canada.

Episode #93: John O'Neill/GOTH GIRLS OF BANFF

D.B. Carew hopped on to Skype for a chat about his new book The Weight of Blood, sequel to 2014's The Killer Trail. We also talked about the odds of meeting a psychopath among other fun things.  Register for the November 17 Zoom event here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/124157956791 The Zoom link will be sent to you by email via eventbrite: make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the email for the link. If you have any issues with the link, email us at production@newestpress.com. Books are available at http://newestpress.com/. Or order from your favourite local bookstore!

Episode #92: D.B. Carew/THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD

Mark Lisac, author of the upcoming novel IMAGE DECAY, stopped in for a Skype chat on the book as well as government secrecy and why lawyers might make better main characters than newspaper reporters. To sign up for the November 9th Zoom event, click here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/124147565711 The Zoom link will be sent to you by email via eventbrite: make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the email for the link.   If you have any issues with the link, email us at production@newestpress.com.   Books are available at http://newestpress.com/.   Or order from your favourite local bookstore!

Episode #91: Mark Lisac/ IMAGE DECAY

Anne Wheeler stopped by for a Skype chat to talk about her first book of creative non-fiction, TAKEN BY THE MUSE, as well as the oddities of releasing a book during a pandemic, growing up in Alberta in the 1950s and more. To pick up your own copy of TAKEN BY THE MUSE, check it out on the NeWest Press site here: https://newestpress.com/books/taken-by-the-muse-on-the-path-to-becoming-a-filmmaker

Episode #90: Anne Wheeler/TAKEN BY THE MUSE

A.J. Devlin dropped in to talk about the followup to his award winning debut Cobra Clutch, as Rolling Thunder releases in the middle of a pandemic. We also talked about wrestling in the age of corona, as well as what winning an award does to your kids' knowledge of your craft.

Episode #89: A.J. Devlin/ROLLING THUNDER

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