The author of The Marrow Thieves found out she won the $50,000 Kirkus Prize as she was searching her desk for loose change for transit.
Q&A: Allison Hirst on acquiring and editing mysteries
Allison Hirst is Dundurn’s resident woman of mystery. The developmental editor is responsible for a variety of non-fiction titles and crime mysteries, including Steve Burrows’ popular Birder Murder books, Nick Wilkshire’s new Foreign Affairs series, and Janet Kellough’s “brilliant historical series,” the Thaddeus Lewis Mysteries.
Q&A: Melanie Florence on her new picture book; worst-case scenarios; and going commercial
While Melanie Florence has written multiple works of fiction and non-fiction for children, the picture book genre is still new to her. It’s also where she’s having the greatest success.
Six women mystery writers to add to your reading list
Canadian women crime and mystery writers Ausma Zehanat Khan, Janet Kellough, Anne Emery, R.M. Greenaway, Alice Walsh, and Maureen Jennings.
Hilary Davidson: Blockbuster domestic thrillers by women have roots in a violent past
You don’t need to be a sleuth to see that the female takeover of crime fiction is almost complete.
Kevin Sands on theoretical physics, smoke bombs, and the biggest compliment he’s received from a fan
Toronto author Kevin Sands had earned two degrees in theoretical physics and was toiling away as a researcher and teacher before writing his first middle-grade novel, The Blackthorn Key (Simon & Schuster Canada).
Remembering Another Story owner and social-justice activist Sheila Koffman
When Sheila Koffman opened Toronto’s Another Story Bookshop 30 years ago, publishing and selling books about social justice by and about culturally diverse and disenfranchised figures – in particular for young readers – was considered a fringe business.
Angie Abdou on seeking permission to use a First Nations character
When I embarked on writing what would become my latest novel, I did not set out to write about Indigenous characters. I began composing a work of straight-up horror, hoping to be the next Stephen King. But that’s not how In Case I Go turned out.
Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault reveal the delicate dance that is their creative process
Montreal author Fanny Britt and illustrator Isabelle Arsenault did not meet until they started collaborating on their first graphic novel, 2012’s Jane, le renard et moi.
Monique Gray Smith: To explain reconciliation to children, we must be truthful and face our own fears
Sometimes life requires us to be braver and bolder than we think we can be.
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