In person or online, engaging with readers is Ruth Ohi’s favourite thing to do
Interview with Ruth Ohi, one of Canada’s most prolific, popular and beloved author-illustrators
Screen & Words
40 years later, children can “Meet Terry Fox” anew, courtesy of Elizabeth MacLeod and Mike Deas’ new biography
Interview with Elizabeth MacLeod, author of “Meet Terry Fox”, a dynamic new Scholastic Canada Biography that seeks to inspire young readers with Fox’s story of courage and determination.
Lindsay Zier-Vogel’s Love Lettering Project spreads joy across Toronto
“I thought of how interesting it is that, even though we all live in the same place, we all have such different experiences of that place.” Interview with Lindsay Zier-Vogel about The Love Lettering Project and her upcoming 2 books.
Everyone can draw comics. Kean Soo of TO Live’s The Arts Squad will show you how!
Scott Sneddon profiles cartoonist Kean Soo about his “series of warm, welcoming and deceptively simple cartooning lessons” on TO Live’s Arts Squad weekly digital series.
Acclaimed stage actor Nancy Palk makes a welcome return to the screen in Catch and Release
Interview with acclaimed actor and director Nancy Palk about playing Du in Catch and Release, a film adaptation of Jane Martin’s Pulitzer- Prize nominated play Keely and Du
Even a pandemic can’t hold back Alexis Alexander’s hit kids series Friendly Fables
Interview with Alexis Alexander, Ajax, Ontario-based author and rapper of the popular children’s book series called “Friendly Fables.”
Disabled Kenyan teens climb Kilimanjaro & smash stereotypes in Philip Knowlton’s KUPENDA
“I hope people see the film and find inspiration to climb their own mountain, whatever that may be.” Interview with Philip Knowlton about his documentary feature film KUPENDA screening at ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto
Smile . . . because “Every Place is the Same” says actor-podcaster Daniela Vlaskalic
Is every place really the same? Award-winning actor Daniela Vlaskalic makes it so on her witty and surprising podcast “Every Place Is the Same”
Binge-watching? Why you need to practise “mental distancing”
As we self-isolate, we should be grateful for this era of “apex television”. But despite the unprecedented diversity and quality of viewing content, our viewing experience is poorer. Why? Our lack of “mental distancing”.
Trouble sleeping? Marco Timpano’s The Insomnia Project will help you drift off to dreamland
Interview with award-winning writer and actor Marco Timpano about The Insomnia Project, a curiously potent podcast for and by insomniacs