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Listen in on our chat with Kim Echlin, author of the Evergreen Award Nominated title Speak, Silence. We discuss sneaking some history into fiction, tricks writers use to pull our heartstrings, and so much more.  Trigger Warning: Abuse and war crimes discussed in minimal detail. Audio credit to: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Interview with Farzana Doctor, author of You Still Look the Same. Farzana Doctor is an award-winning Canadian author of several novels, and now her first poetry collection. Her poetry collection, titled You Still Look the Same is an intimate yet humorous dive into what it’s like to experience trauma and change, especially as a woman. To learn more about efforts to end FGM: www.endfgm.ca "Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Kirsten Kosloski is a documentary filmmaker based in Callander, Ontario. Listen in as Tyler picks Kirsten's brain about art, film, the creative process, and more! You can learn more about Kirsten's work at https://www.crocksdoc.com/ In Curious About Callander, we're learning more about some of the awesome people that make Callander such an amazing place. Credits: Music created by Kevin Taylor at Glory Studios in Bancroft, a fan of the podcast!

Learn all about what our Senior Municipal Director, Ashley Bilodeau does on a daily basis, and see behind the scenes at the Municipality of Callander! In Curious About Callander, we're learning more about some of the awesome people that make Callander such an amazing place.  Credits:  Music created by Kevin Taylor at Glory Studios in Bancroft, a fan of the podcast!

"Nightbitch" author Rachel Yoder chats with the library about her debut novel, her path to writing, and her unique writing style. Rachel is an award-winning writer, including The Editors' Prize in Fiction by The Missouri Review and with notable distinctions in Best American Short Stories and Best American Nonrequired Reading. She is also a founding editor of draft: the journal of process. This interview is a part of our Overbooked Author Chat series, a  reading program with a variety of unique books you might not have found on your own, but we think you will love. Please enjoy the chat! *Transcript available upon request* Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers author Marcello Di Cintio chats with the Callander Public Library about his travels, his writing, his love of the Middle East, and more. Marcello is an award-winning travel writer who has written for numerous publications including Afar, The Walrus, EnRoute, Geist, and Readers Digest Canada, aside from his own collections: Harmattan: Wind Across West Africa, Poets and Pahlevans: A Journey into the Heart of Iran, Walls; Travels Along the Barricades and Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense. This interview is a part of our Overbooked Author Chat series, a  reading program with a variety of unique books you might not have found on your own, but we think you will love. Please enjoy the chat! *Transcript available upon request* Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Life Among the Terranauts author Caitlin Horrocks chats with the Callander Public Library about her writing process and challenges, and how exactly one assembles a short story collection. Caitlin is an award-winning author of story collections Life Among the Terranauts and This Is Not Your City, both New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections, the novel The Vexations, as well as many short stories and essays published in places such as The New Yorker, The Best American Short Stories, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The Paris Review, Tin House, and One Story and more. This interview is a part of our Overbooked Author Chat series, a reading program with a variety of unique books you might not have found on your own, but we think you will love. Please enjoy the chat! *Transcript available upon request* Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recorded Live on September 2nd, 2021. Michelle Good joins us to chat about her Evergreen Award-nominated book, Five Little Indians. The transcript is available upon request. Please email [email protected] Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recorded Live on August 12th, 2021. Janie Chang joins us to chat about her Evergreen Award-nominated book,  The Library of Legends, what she defines her genre as, her favorite books and podcasts, and a little bit of magic. The transcript is available here. Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recorded Live on June 17th, 2021. Farzana Doctor joins us to discuss her book, Seven. Transcript available here: https://9095fa0d-a2b1-4b72-8858-e7f36dfd6510.filesusr.com/ugd/032bca_4cf47f2f3dd6456d99331a3741865451.pdf Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recorded Live on June 3rd, 2021. Sarah Kurchak joins us to discuss her book, I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder. Transcript available here: https://9095fa0d-a2b1-4b72-8858-e7f36dfd6510.filesusr.com/ugd/032bca_6c675f90932f4e75a351df6c1d314e62.pdf Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Recorded Live on May 20th, 2021. Lesley Choyce joins us to discuss his book, Broken Man on a Halifax Pier. Transcript available here: https://9095fa0d-a2b1-4b72-8858-e7f36dfd6510.filesusr.com/ugd/032bca_06b6ab8be4db4a48800218d82c9e8fc0.docx?dn=Lesley%20Choyce%20Transcript.docx Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license