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Reader’s Delight, Episode 29, April 26, 2026

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Episode XXIX of Reader’s Delight features authors Ewan Whyte, Crystal Quast, and Shani Mootoo, as well as What’s In A Name Bookstore Stories from Blueink Bookstore Cafe and Hidden Gem Book Co., both in Woodstock, Ontario.

Ewan Whyte discusses his new book, Mothers of Invention: Essays on the Community of Jesus and Grenville Christian College (Wolsak and Wynn, 2025), and shares his thoughts about cults, Christian Nationalism, abuse, and reads “Landscapes From the Back of a Train” from the book.
Social Media:
Facebook – Ewan Whyte
Instagram – Ewan Whyte
Website: ewanwhyte.com

Crystal Quast joins us to talk about her darkly satirical psychological thriller series Serenity Acres, and talks about the writing process and the inspiration behind it all. Crystal and I do a shared reading of the third book in the series, Eye Spied.
Social Media:
Facebook: Dinked Serenity Acres
Instagram: @DinkedSerenity
Books: Serenity Acres Series

Shani Mootoo makes an appearance to talk about her work as both a poet, novelist, and visual artist, and how she approaches different genres. She reads from her sixth novel, Starry Starry Night (Book*hug Press).
Social Media:
Instagram: Shani Mootoo
Website: Shani Mootoo
Books: Shani Mootoo
Wikipedia Page: Shani Mootoo

 

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Reader’s Delight, Episode 28, March 22, 2026

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Episode XXVIII of Reader’s Delight features authors Danila Botha, Jason Allen, and Paul Edward Costa.

Danila Botha tells us about her new graphic novel Vidal (At Bay Press, 2026) and discusses some of the inspiration behind her latest novel A Place For People Like Us (Guernica Editions, 2025), then reads from the opening chapter of A Place For People Like Us.
Social Media:
Bluesky – @danilabotha.bsky.social
Facebook – Danila Botha
Instagram – @danilabotha
Website – http://www.danilabotha.com
Books – Vidal, A Place For People Like Us

Jason Allen joins us to talk about his debut non-fiction collection of essays, 52 Things To Do In Hamilton: An Insider’s Guide To Fun In The Hammer. We talk about why he wrote the book, the wide variety of activities and events that Hamilton has to offer, and then he reads selections from the collection.
Social Media:
Website: jasonallen.ca
Book: 52 Things To Do In Hamilton

Paul Edward Costa makes an appearance and discusses his writing process, the style and themes that inspired his poetry collections Vigils of the Night Office (DarkWinter Press, 2025 ) and Some Half-Human Creature Thing (Mosaic Press, 2025), and the art of spoken word performance before he reads selections from his works, including his upcoming collection Black Pasture Insurgent (DarkWinter Press, 2027).
Social Media:
Instagram – @paul.edward.costa
Facebook – Paul Edward Costa
Books: Vigils of the Night Office, Some Half-Human Creature Thing

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Reader’s Delight, Episode 27, February 22, 2026

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Episode XXVII of Reader’s Delight features authors Irina Moga, David Giuliano, and Whitney French.

Irina Moga talks about her writing process, her love of poetry that fuses the cerebral and the sensory, and then reads from her new collection, Quantum, published by DarkWinter Press last year.
Social media: @pictopoems
Books: irinamoga.com

David Giuliano joins us to discuss writing in a variety of genres, what inspires his writing, and provides an overview of his new book The Upending of Wendall Forbes (Latitude 46, 2025) before reading an excerpt from the novel.
Social media: David Giuliano on Facebook
Books: www.davidgiuliano.ca

Whitney French is with us to talk about her roles as writer, editor, and publisher, her love of writing in trees, and her new work, Syncopation, A Novel in Verse, which was just released by Wolak and Wynn earlier in February 2026, before reading from the book.
Social media: @whitneyfrenchwrites
Books: Syncopation, A Novel in Verse

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Reader’s Delight Episode 26, January 25, 2026

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Episode XXVI of Reader’s Delight features authors Cindy Matthews, Brad Smith, and Melissa Schnarr.

Cindy Matthews joins us to talk about her third short story collection Audrey Droop (DarkWinter Press, 2026), her writing routines and processes, and reads an excerpt from one of her favourite stories.
Instagram: @cindymatthews1957
Book Site: The Roach Family and Other Stories

Brad Smith discusses  his love of history, politics, and baseball and their influences on his work, as well as his writing routine, before reading from his latest novel, Billy Crawford’s Double Play (Wolsak and Wynn, 2025).
Instagram: @virgilcain3
Website: Brad Smith Books

Melissa Schnarr tells our listeners about her new poetry collection A Bow Forged from Ash (Palimpsest Press, 2025), her publishing journey and the background to the creation of the collection, then reads several pieces from the collection.
Instagram: @mel_schnarr 
Book Site: A Bow Forged from Ash

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Reader’s Delight Episode 25, December 28, 2025

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Episode XXV of Reader’s Delight features authors Lindsay Mayhew, Connor LaFortune, Kyle Flemmer, and Vanessa Ricci-Thode.

Lindsay Mayhew and Connor LaFortune join us to discuss the evolution of the anthology they co-edited, A Thousand Tiny Awakenings, and to read their own contributions to the collection.
Social media: @lindsaymayhewpoet
http://NMKNS.ca
Books: A Thousand Tiny Awakenings

Kyle Flemmer talks about his work as a multi-media artist and reads from his recent poetry collection Supergiants (Wolsak and Wynn), as well as sharing with us about his upcoming book The Wiki of Babel.
Website: kyleflemmer.com
Vanessa Ricci-Thode is back to talk about the last book in her Fireborn series, Favour Fire, and to read from the book.
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Reader’s Delight Episode 24, November 23, 2025

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Episode XXIV of Reader’s Delight features authors Aamir Hussain, Susan Salomonsson, and Margo LaPierre.

Aamir Hussain joins us to talk about the development of his debut novel Under the Full and Crescent Moon (Dundurn Press, 2025), especially the influence of family on the novel, and reads an excerpt focusing on the main character.
Website: https://aamiranauthor.ca/
Book Site: https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459754447-under-the-full-and-crescent-moon

Susan Salomonsson shares the second part of her Thread Through Time Series A Lemon Pie Life and explains the significance of the title before reading from  the first chapter of the novel.

Margo LaPierre tells our listeners about her new poetry collection Ajar (Guernica Editions, 2025), her publishing journey and the background to the creation of the collection, then reads several pieces from the collection.
Website: Margo LaPierre Linktree
Book Site: Ajar

 

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Reader’s Delight Episode 23, October 26, 2025

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Episode XXIII of Reader’s Delight features authors Maria Sayde, Jane Ann McLachlan, and Tolu Oloruntoba.

Maria Sayde joins us her introduce her new manuscript, a Greek-Phoenician mythology retelling titled Sea Of Stars and reads from the Prologue and Chapter 1 of the book.
Website: http://linktr.ee/mariasayde
IG: http://instagram.com/mariaasayde
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mariaasayde

Jane Ann McLachlan talks about writing in a variety of genres and reads from her latest medieval historical fiction novel, The Lode Stone.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZR9RDQD

http://www.janeannmclachlan.com/

Tolu Oloruntoba discusses his approach to writing poetry and discusses his latest poetry collection Unravel (McClelland and Stewart, 2025) before reading a selection of pieces from the work.
https://www.tolu.ca

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Reader’s Delight Episode 22, September 28, 2025

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Episode XXII of Reader’s Delight features authors Jinwoo Park, Michael Mirolla, and Emily De Angelis.

Jinwoo Park discusses his new novel Oxford Soju Club (Dundurn Press, 2025) and his writing journey then reads an excerpt from the novel.
Website: https://jinwoo–park.com/
Indigo Buy Link: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/oxford-soju-club/9781459755109.html
Amazon Buy Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Oxford-Soju-Club-Jinwoo–Park/dp/1459755103

Michael Mirolla  talks about writing in a variety of genres, tells our listeners about his upcoming release, the novel How About This (At Bay Press, November 2025) and reads from the book.
https://www.michaelmirolla.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mirolla
Amazon Buy Link: Michael Mirolla

Emily De Angelis joins us again to introduce her latest manuscript, For the Sake of Mercy, her second magic realism Young Adult novel with a protagonist who, this time, deals with her personal trauma through poetry, and then reads from the novel.
Amazon Buy Link: Emily De Angelis