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Muskeg Press sat down with Sarah McChesney and Laura Wiebe, the authors/illustrators of their forthcoming publication, The Lemon Tart. They talk about the inspiration for this children's book, and what they hope kids & adults alike will learn from it. Chris Armstrong (CA): I'm here with Sarah McChesney and Laura Wiebe, the authors and illustrators of The Lemon Tart. Welcome. Laura Wiebe (LW): Hello. Sarah McChesney (SM): Thank you. CA: Sarah, you've lived here a while. And Laura, you've just got here. And together you joined forces to write a book. Why don't you tell me a little bit about how...

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In the lead-up to the publication of Influenced: Stories from the Lockdown, we're sitting down to chat with all the contributors to the anthology, and give readers a bit of an introduction to everyone. In this final instalment of interviews, we chatted with the editor of the collection, John Farrell. The transcript of the interview appears below.   Chris Armstrong (CA): We're here with John Farrell, who is the editor of the Muskeg Press anthology Influenced: Stories from the Lockdown. Thank you so much for joining us today, John. I’m using us in the “Royal We” sense. The editorial. Although I suppose...

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In the lead-up to the publication of Influenced: Stories from the Lockdown, we're sitting down to chat with all the contributors to the anthology, and give readers a bit of an introduction to everyone. In this next installment of interviews, we had a Zoom chat with John Paul Davies of Ireland (by way of Liverpool), Will Russell of Ireland, and Drew Taylor of Scotland. The transcript of the interview appears below.   Chris Armstrong (CA): Thank you so much Will, Drew and John for the discussion of your stories in Influenced. Welcome to the Zoom chat. First, I’d like you to introduce...

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In the lead-up to the publication of Influenced: Stories from the Lockdown, we're sitting down to chat with all the contributors to the anthology, and give readers a bit of an introduction to everyone. In this next installment of interviews, we had a Zoom chat with Angie Ellis and David Ward of B.C., and Evan Manning of Toronto: three writers from across Canada who appear in the book. The transcript of the interview appears below.   Chris Armstrong: So the question on everyone’s mind…Evan, tell us about that shirt. Are those tigers on there? Cats? Evan Manning (EM): These are tigers, I think,...

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In the lead-up to the publication of Influenced: Stories from the Lockdown, we're sitting down to chat with all the contributors to the anthology, and give readers a bit of an introduction to everyone. In the second instalment, we're talking with our most far-flung correspondent, Sharanya Manivannan (pictured below), a writer from India.  Chris Armstrong (CA): Thank you so much, Sharanya, for joining me today for this quick interview for your story in Influenced. How are you? Sharanya Manivannan (SM): I’m good Chris. Thank you so much for having me, and I’m really excited about the Influenced anthology. CA: I am too, and...

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