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Vincent Lam gave me some advice…

By Sam On October 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Have you ever had the opportunity to ask a question of one of the greats in your field of interest?  I have.

Canadian sensation Vincent Lam, former Scotiabank Giller Prize winner, has just been shortlisted for the $25,000 Governor General’s Literary Awards for The Headmaster’s Wager.  I was lucky enough to see him [...]

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Q&A with author Christian McPherson

By Sam On June 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the third installment of the 3-part Christian McPherson series.  Christian is the author of The Cube People, which I reviewed here and he graciously agreed to a Q&A follow-up with me after I completed the book.  I also entered him in my Great Canadian Finds section – read his bio [...]

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Christian McPherson 3-Part Series

By Sam On May 16, 2011 · 1 Comment

Hi Everyone

I wanted to give you a chance to properly get to know an author that I have recently found – Christian McPherson from Ottawa, Ontario.  As such, I will be doing a three-part series on him.  Parts 1 and 2 are complete and Part 3 is still to come ~

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