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“A Day in the Life” of Contemporary Fiction Author Joy Norstrom

July 22, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

Joy Norstrom, a hilarious writer, an affectionate wife, a supportive mother, and an amazing social worker! These all describe Joy but overall she is a one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable, awesome person. Born and raised in Leduc, Joy […]

This is me at the inaugural Booklovers Conference in New Orleans in May 2019, bracing myself for the Big Book Bash day... 200 authors... thousands and thousands upon thousands of readers... (I sold out in less than two hours, it was amazing!)
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“A Day in the Life” of Contemporary Romance Author M. Jane Colette

May 27, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

M. Jane Colette wrote her first book at age four. It was four pages long, featured evil gnomes and sweet woodland animals, and not much plot. She no longer writes about evil gnomes and sweet […]

Chilling with Vincent Price outside Oak Tree Tavern. Photo credit Robert Boschman.
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“A Day in the Life” of Author and Film Critic Mike Thorn

May 20, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

Mike Thorn is an author and film critic who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta (mostly inside his apartment, at the moment). Thorn’s Darkest Hours, a collection of short stories, is anything but mundane. Although his […]

The author at Owl’s Nest Books for the release party for the Women of Stampede series in July 2018. (photo by Adelle Palmer)
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“A Day in the Life” of Romance Author Alyssa Linn Palmer

May 13, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

Alyssa Linn Palmer (pronouns she/her or they/them) is a Canadian author based in Cochrane, Alberta. She writes romance novels, starting with a short historical lesbian romance, Prohibited Passion, in 2011. She continued on her publishing […]

It’s acceptable to wear a beanie inside when it’s for a photo shoot.
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“A Day in The Life” of Local Wordsmith George Bubb

April 15, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

George Bubb, better known as his pen name g.d. bubb, is a 25-year-old wordsmith within the online poetry community on Instagram, having spent the last few years dedicating his spare time to really honing his […]

For a writer, there’s nothing quite like seeing your book in print for the first time. Opening up this box was the culmination of years of dreaming and, more importantly, a lot of hard work.
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“A Day in The Life” of Local Author Chris Patrick Carolan

April 8, 2020 Jessica da Cunha

Chris Patrick Carolan is an author, an editor, and if you ask him, a hovercraft enthusiast. If you ask him twice, he might admit he has never set foot on a hovercraft. The other things […]

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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary Author Dwayne Clayden

December 25, 2019 Admin

Dwayne Clayden is passionate about writing. Over the past 10 years he has creatively given readers a look into life as a police officer and paramedic. How is it possible to write a first-person account […]

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Print Matters: Our War by Calgary Author Craig DiLouie

September 12, 2019 Julia Melcher

Craig DiLouie just published his new book, Our War, which follows a UNICEF worker and journalist who reveals the use of child soldiers in the second American civil war. What does it mean to be […]

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Print Matters: Night of Power by Calgary Author Anar Ali

August 15, 2019 Julia Melcher

Night of Power follows a Ugandan family as they are forced to flee their home after Dictator Idi Amin’s regime expels the South Asian population. This is a story about displacement that looks into the […]

Marc Watson
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“A Day in the Life” with Calgary author Marc Watson

February 6, 2019 Ann Baek

Marc Watson came to Calgary in 1998 from the centre of the universe known as Southern Ontario (not that we should hold that against him) where he enjoyed pen and paper writing and story-telling throughout […]

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