The Chat Posts

The Chat With 2016 Giller Finalist Zoe Whittall
The Chat with Zoe Whittall, author of the Giller-shortlisted title The Best Kind of People.

The Chat With 2016 Giller Finalist Emma Donoghue
Next up in this year’s Giller Prize special, generously sponsored by Publishing@SFU, is Emma Donoghue, author of the haunting novel The Wonder.

The Chat With 2016 Giller Finalist Catherine Leroux
We continue our 2016 Giller Prize coverage this week—generously sponsored by Publishing@SFU—by checking in with finalist Catherine Leroux.

The Chat With 2016 Giller Prize Finalist Mona Awad
Today in our special 2016 Giller Prize coverage, our conversation with finalist Mona Awad. She’s the author of the acclaimed debut novel 13 Ways of …

The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Katherena Vermette
This week, I’m chatting with Katherena Vermette, author of the extraordinary debut novel, The Break. The book was recently shortlisted for the Rogers …
The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Jael Ealey Richardson
I’m pleased to be in conversation with Jael Ealey Richardson, who co-wrote The Stone Thrower with illustrator Matt James. The book recounts the story …

The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Carmen Aguirre
This week on The Chat, I’m in conversation with Vancouver writer and theatre artist Carmen Aguirre. Her powerful second memoir, Mexican Hooker #1, explores …

The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Madeleine Thien
Canadian Madeleine Thien is on the shortlist for this year’s Man Booker Prize for fiction as well as on the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist for her …


The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Brett Josef Grubisic
This week on The Chat, we’re in conversation with Brett Josef Grubisic. His novel From Up River and For One Night Only follows the lives of four dreamy, …