After a little bit of computer trouble on our end, John O'Neill was finally able to come by the show and talk about his new short story collection GOTH GIRLS OF BANFF. Along the way, we talked about German Expressionism, H.P. Lovecraft and corsets.

Pick up GOTH GIRLS OF BANFF from our site here: http://newestpress.com/books/goth-girls-of-banff

Check out Don Gorman's Google Map of indie bookstores across Canada.

D.B. Carew hopped on to Skype for a chat about his new book The Weight of Blood, sequel to 2014's The Killer Trail. We also talked about the odds of meeting a psychopath among other fun things. 

Register for the November 17 Zoom event here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/124157956791

Mark Lisac, author of the upcoming novel IMAGE DECAY, stopped in for a Skype chat on the book as well as government secrecy and why lawyers might make better main characters than newspaper reporters.

To sign up for the November 9th Zoom event, click here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/124147565711

Anne Wheeler stopped by for a Skype chat to talk about her first book of creative non-fiction, TAKEN BY THE MUSE, as well as the oddities of releasing a book during a pandemic, growing up in Alberta in the 1950s and more.

To pick up your own copy of TAKEN BY THE MUSE, check it out on the NeWest Press site here: https://newestpress.com/books/taken-by-the-muse-on-the-path-to-becoming-a-filmmaker

A.J. Devlin dropped in to talk about the followup to his award winning debut Cobra Clutch, as Rolling Thunder releases in the middle of a pandemic.

We also talked about wrestling in the age of corona, as well as what winning an award does to your kids' knowledge of your craft.

C.J. Lavigne dropped in to talk about her debut literary fantasy novel In Veritas, as well as role playing game settings, and synaesthesia as a literary device.

Regretfully, we have had to cancel our in-person launch events for this and every book due to the Covid-19 outbreak, but please stay tuned to our social media for web launches as well as eventually in-store events.

Traci Skuce was on hand to talk about her debut short story collection HUNGER MOON, as well as the resurgence of horoscopes and the cruelty of children

Regretfully, due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak all of our in person events have been put on hold, but we are doing a Facebook live launch for this book on April 15th: https://www.facebook.com/events/467553463938929/

Keep an eye on NeWest's social media accounts to find out when we are able to meet again.

Bertrand Bickersteth dropped in to talk about his debut poetry collection THE RESPONSE OF WEEDS, as well as the connection between movie and music stars from the US and the Canadian prairie.

Regretfully, due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak the events Bertrand mentions have been put on hold, but keep an eye on NeWest's social media accounts to find out when we are able to meet again.

Meredith Quartermain joined us to talk about the latest entry in the Crow Said Poetry series, LULLABIES IN THE REAL WORLD. Along the way we talked about subway voices and co-authors from beyond the grave.

Regretfully, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the events Meredith brings up during this recording have been postponed, but stay tuned to our social media for updates once the situation improves.