Interviews

Watch or listen to more interviews on Journey of the Art, a literary podcast exploring the creative process through author interviews and storytelling.

  • Ep 40: The Secret to Writing Children's Books
    In Episode 40 of the podcast, I have the privilege of speaking with adult and children’s book writer Caroline Adderson, writer of A Pond, A Poet, and Three Pests. A Pond, A Poet, and Three Pests is a brilliant children’s book about thinking and finding quiet moments in a chaotic world. Illustrated by Lauren Tamaki, the book imagines how […]
  • Ep 39: How a Tumblr post became a novel
    In Episode 39, I’m chatting with Whitney French about her novel in verse, Syncopation, a science fiction novel about two women searching for meaning and purpose in a catastrophic world where memory is currency. We talk about the musicality of Syncopation, how a random Tumblr post birthed the idea of the book, and what characters can teach us […]
  • Ep 38: The Pugilist and the Sailor
    In this episode, I’m joined by Nadia Ragbar to discuss her latest work, The Pugilist and the Sailor. The book follows the lives of conjoined twins, Bruce and Dougie. One an ambitious boxer and the other a bookkeeper. As the brothers pursue their individual desires, a love interest and a boxing championship, they are compelled to consider […]
  • Ep 37: Twenty years to publication: Writing through rejection
    In Episode 37, I have the privilege of speaking with three-time Pushcart nominee Bill Gaythwaite about his short story collection, A Place In The World, winner of the 2025 Drue Heinz Literature Prize. This stunning collection of compelling short stories features regular people battling betrayal, displacement, and loss and will leave you feeling a deep sense of connection […]
  • Ep 36: Finding Her Voice As Her Mother Literarily Lost Hers
    In this episode, I have the honour of chatting with Minelle Mahtani to discuss her memoir, May It Have A Happy Ending. In May It Have A Happy Ending, Minelle travels back and forth in time to investigate the parallels between finding her voice in broadcasting and watching her mother lose hers to tongue cancer. The book is an […]