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Author Niki Jabbour Answers 25 Questions

By Richard | Published February 5, 2012

I’m not sure why it’s always been there, but I have a soft, quiet spot in my heart for gardeners. And lately, for this gardener in particular. We’re friends. But, surprisingly, Niki Jabbour and I have never met. Niki and I both wrote for The Halifax Daily News in the 1990s, where I was a [...]

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Author Chris Benjamin Answers 25 Questions

By Richard | Published October 4, 2011

Even though he’s much younger, I want to be like Chris Benjamin when I grow up. He’s the respected Sustainable City columnist at The Coast, Halifax’s progressive weekly, and I delight in watching him skewer the ecologically inept even as he finds the heart of the matter in issues that are pressing for the planet and [...]

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Author Alissa Grosso Answers 25 Questions

By Richard | Published April 13, 2011

I dare anyone NOT to like author Alissa Grosso. In fact, I double dare you. It is just not possible. Admittedly, we don’t know each other in the real world, so I’m wondering if my online friends see her in the same way that I do — as someone who is exceedingly kind, open and [...]

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25 Questions with Author Catherine McKenzie

By Richard | Published April 10, 2011

Author Catherine McKenzie Catherine McKenzie was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. A graduate of McGill University (B.A. ‘95 in History (Hons)) and McGill Law School (BCL & LLB ‘99), Catherine practices law in Montreal. Her first novel, Spin, was published by HarperCollins Canada in January, 2010. It debuted at #15 on the Globe & [...]

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Author Silver Donald Cameron — 25 Questions

By Richard | Published January 27, 2011

I remember the first time I met Silver Donald Cameron because I was scared to death. I had no good reason to be, really. Canadian authors, as a group, have always impressed me with their warmth and kindness. But as a novice feature writer at The Daily News, I felt pressure when writing about such [...]

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25 Questions With Author Jody Hedlund

By Richard | Published November 3, 2010

Jody Hedlund • The Preacher’s Bride My mind can best be likened to a sieve, so I don’t remember what first brought me to Jody Hedlund’s website. But I do remember, after reading a few blog posts and a few of her comments to readers, that I liked her immediately. The quality I value most [...]

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25 Questions With Author Sarah Hina

By Richard | Published July 15, 2010

Sarah Hina • Plum Blossoms in Paris I knew that Sarah Hina and I could be great friends on the day she called me a cocksucker. But I need to back up. I met Sarah online; I know a few members of an online writing circle, and when I decided to finish my young adult [...]

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25 Questions With Author John DeMont

By Richard | Published July 5, 2010

John DeMont • Coal Black Heart John DeMont is just the best guy. That’s not a throw-away line or a pat introduction. It’s what I thought from the first time that I met him. You’d think the same thing. Within minutes, you’d describe John as self-effacing, personable, witty, and quick to laugh. But after you’d [...]

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25 Questions With Author Stephen Parrish

By Richard | Published May 6, 2010

Stephen Parrish • The Tavernier Stones Remember that kid in the old neighborhood who managed to get along with everyone? It didn’t matter who — the tough kids, the rich kids, the nerds, the jocks, the stoners. Somehow he or she found a way to befriend each one of them, and somehow that guy made [...]

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25 Questions with Author Kate Inglis

By Richard | Published April 29, 2010

Kate Inglis • The Dread Crew I joined the Kate Inglis fan club during its formative years, in the early 1990s. It seems a lifetime ago, just after the migraines became my daily routine, so my memories of that time are shrouded in a heavy Nova Scotia fog. But I remember Kate well. It was [...]

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