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NeWest Press

Author interviews, engaging book chat, and news of the latest releases from Alberta independent literary publishing house NeWest Press.

  • 27 minutes 23 seconds
    Episode 120: Danial Neil/THE SUM OF ONE MAN'S PLEASURE

    Danial Neil stopped by the studio to talk about his second book with NeWest, The Sum of One Man's Pleasure, as well as parallels between Canada in the 1960s and today.

    To grab a copy of Danial's book, click here.

    10 October 2023, 9:35 pm
  • 27 minutes 27 seconds
    Episode 119: David Martin/KINK BANDS

    Poet David Martin joined us to talk about his second collection Kink Bands, as well as the WWE Attitude Era and how to make a poem into a rock. To grab a copy of Kink Bands, click here.

    To learn about David's upcoming Calgary launch, click here, for his Saskatoon launch click here, and for his Edmonton launch click here.

    19 September 2023, 8:31 pm
  • 31 minutes 44 seconds
    Episode 118: Frances Peck/UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT

    Author Frances Peck stopped by to kick off our Fall 2023 season with a discussion of her second novel Uncontrolled Flight. Along the way we talked about following up your last book, as well as the different ways people process grief.

    To grab a copy of Uncontrolled Flight for yourself, click here.

    To sign up for Frances' online launch on September 12th, click here.

    6 September 2023, 8:59 pm
  • 29 minutes 11 seconds
    Episode #117: Ruth DyckFehderau/I (ATHENA)

    Author Ruth DyckFehderau, whose novel I (Athena) is part of our Nunatak First Fiction series, stopped by the show to talk about the legacies of violence in the institution and how hard it is to get a sense of your own life when it's never been under your control.

    To grab a copy of I (Athena), click here.

    Keep an eye on our events page to see where you can hear Ruth at an upcoming launch event.

    13 April 2023, 8:48 pm
  • 37 minutes 20 seconds
    Episode #116: Sid Marty/OLDMAN'S RIVER

    Sid Marty came by the studio to talk about his new collected works book Oldman's River, as well as offending editors with lunch selections and becoming a Tiktok star.

    To order your copy of Oldman's River, click here.

    Keep an eye on our events page to see where you can hear Sid at an upcoming launch event.

    11 April 2023, 9:08 pm
  • 25 minutes 48 seconds
    Episode #116: Matthew Tétreault/HOLD YOUR TONGUE

    Matthew Tétreault joined us to talk about his debut novel Hold Your Tongue, part of the Nunatak First Fiction series. Along the way we talked about mining your own family for character ideas, and the difficulties of writing in three languages at the same time.

    To order a copy of Hold Your Tongue on our website, click here.

    Keep an eye on our events page to see where you can hear Matthew at an upcoming launch event.

    5 April 2023, 6:49 pm
  • 24 minutes 53 seconds
    Episode #115: Margie Taylor/ROSE ADDAMS

    Margie Taylor came on the show to discuss her new novel Rose Addams, which will be on sale in mid-April. Along the way we talked about mining your own personal life for stories, and how to portray characters whose opinions change over the course of the narrative.

    Order a copy of Rose Addams at our website here.

    Check out Margie's website here.

    Keep an eye on our events page to see where you can hear Margie at an upcoming launch event.

    3 April 2023, 5:08 pm
  • 27 minutes 41 seconds
    Episode #114: George Bowering/GOOD MORNING POEMS

    George Bowering dropped in to discuss our first book of the Spring 2023 season, Good Morning Poems! Along the way we talked about a surprising new vowel, and which poems suit the medium of being a meatloaf best.

    Grab a copy of Good Morning Poems at our site here.

    Keep an eye on our events page to see where you can hear George at an upcoming launch event.

    27 March 2023, 7:44 pm
  • 44 minutes 18 seconds
    Episode #113: Margaret Macpherson/TRACKING THE CARIBOU QUEEN

    Margaret Macpherson dropped by to talk about her incisive and important new memoir TRACKING THE CARIBOU QUEEN. Along the way, we talked about the difficulty in writing about systemic racism and the colonial system, as well as why some stories work better as creative non-fiction and others as fiction.

    Grab a copy of TRACKING THE CARIBOU QUEEN from our website here.

    Margaret's Masterclass event with Edmonton's LitFest is on October 20th, and information on that can be found here.

    For information on Margaret's Saskatoon Launch at McNally Robinson on October 27th, click here.

    The Edmonton launch for the book will be at the Bonnie Doon Community Hall on October 29th, info here.

    12 October 2022, 9:14 pm
  • 7 minutes 41 seconds
    Episode #112: Jaspreet Singh/HOW TO HOLD A PEBBLE

    Jaspreet Singh sent us some lovely readings of poems from his new collection HOW TO HOLD A PEBBLE, which is in stores and online now.

    To grab a copy of the book yourself, go to our website.

    11 October 2022, 8:46 pm
  • 33 minutes 46 seconds
    Episode #111: Myrna Kostash/GHOSTS IN A PHOTOGRAPH

    Myrna Kostash came on the show to talk about her new creative non fiction book GHOSTS IN A PHOTOGRAPH, which examines the history of her family members who came to Canada and the ones who stayed behind in Ukraine.

    If you're in Edmonton, come out to our launch event on October 6th, 2022!

    Grab a copy of GHOSTS IN A PHOTOGRAPH here!

    4 October 2022, 9:37 pm
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