The Chat Posts
So Many Writers, All in One Place
One of the best things we ever did on 49th Shelf was asking Trevor Corkum to join our team to lead the interview series, The Chat. For two years, Trevor …
The Chat with Kevin Hardcastle
This week on The Chat we’re in conversation with Kevin Hardcastle. His debut novel In the Cage—about an ex-MMA fighter named Daniel trying to do right—is …
The Chat With Naben Ruthnum
We’re leading off the fall in conversation with Naben Ruthnum, author of Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race. Curry is part of the Exploded Views nonfiction …
The Chat With Grace O’Connell
In Be Ready for the Lightning, Grace O'Connell's second book, we meet Vancouverite Veda and follow her relationship with her troubled brother Conrad and …
The Chat With Anne Fleming
This week we turn to magical YA fiction on The Chat. I’m in conversation with BC-based author Anne Fleming, author of The Goat. This charming novel follows …
The Chat With Michael Harris
On the heels of Michael Harris’s Governor General's Award-winning The End of Absence comes Solitude, an exploration of what it means to be alone in …
A Chat Roundtable With the Editors of Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer
Published by Coach House, Any Other Way draws on a range of voices to explore how the residents of queer Toronto have shaped and reshaped one of the world’s …
The Chat: A Griffin Poetry Prize Special With Canadian Finalist Sandra Ridley
Our final interview in this year’s Griffin Prize special edition of The Chat is our conversation with Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija.
The Chat: A Griffin Poetry Prize Special With Canadian Finalist Jordan Abel
The next installment of our 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize special edition of The Chat features our conversation with Jordan Abel, author of the collection …
The Chat: A Griffin Poetry Prize Special With Canadian Finalist Hoa Nguyen
We are delighted to partner with the Griffin Prize in celebrating the three Canadian finalists over the next week. First up is Hoa Nguyen, author of Violet …