Episode XXXIII of Reader’s Delight features Marie-Josée Poisson, David Ly, and Kevin R. Wilson, as well as What’s In A Name with Vanessa from Lockwood Books in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Marie-Josée Poisson joins the show to talk about her new novel in translation, Bloodbound: Unlacing Secret Ties, a historical mystery focused on Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV (Guernica Editions, 2026) and then reads an excerpt from the book.
Social Media:
Facebook: Marie-Josée Poisson
Instagram: @mariejoseepoisson
Website: Bloodbound.ca
Book: Bloodbound: Unlacing Secret Ties

David Ly and I discuss his debut novel Not All Dragons (Wolsak and Wynn’s Poplar Press, 2026), his shift from writing poetry to fantasy and what inspired it, and then David reads from the Prologue to the novel.
Social Media:
Website: David Ly
Instagram: @davidlywrites
Bluesky: @davidlywrites.bsky.social
Threads: @davidlywriteshttps://www.threads.com/@davidlywrites
Book: Not All Dragons

Kevin R. Wilson discusses his publishing journey with me, and provides an overview of his latest novel Stan on Guard: A Two-Part Invention–the sequel to Call Me Stan: A Tragedy in Three Millennia (both Guernica Editions), before reading an excerpt from Stan On Guard.
Social Media:
Instagram: @krwbooks
Website: K.R. Wilson
Book: Stan On Guard: A Two-Part Invention 

Vanessa from Lockwood Books in St. Thomas, Ontario drops by to tell us about Lockwood Books and the origin of the store’s name.