Understanding the ideas behind the ideas

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My conversation with Hollay Ghadery, the author of Rebellion Box, a poetry collection that explores mental illness and family. We discuss the journey to finding the book that was unlocked by the title poem, along with her passion for poetry and other poets.

A man holds two thick cases for the movie "The Hitcher." He wears a black T-shirt that says "Alligator" and aviator sunglasses and a camaflouge hat. He stands in front of a red wall with "Staff Picks" and movies lined on it. He smiles.

My conversation with Pascal Fortin, the owner of the Alberta-based boutique Blu-ray retailer Rough Cut Video. We discuss how he developed the store, it’s path to success, and what else he wants to do with the Rough Cut Video brand.

My conversation with Hollay Ghadery, the author of Fuse, a memoir that explores mental illness and family. We discuss the years of development behind the book, her approach to truth and storytelling, and how the book was finally shaped into it’s final version.

My conversation with Catherine Bush focused on Skin, the latest book from the acclaimed Canadian author and her first short story collection. We discuss the inspirations for the stories, her writing process, and how the book captures the breadth of her writing and life experience.

My conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew, the co-editors of the anthology book A Thousand Tiny Awakenings. We discuss the process of creating the book, the inspiration for specific pieces, and what they learned from working together.

My conversation with Iryna Baturevych, the co-founder of Chytomo, a Ukrainian publication focused on promoting Ukrainian literature. We discuss how she developed this important organization, Chytomo’s approach to deciding on projects, and the ongoing struggle for funding.

My conversation with Patricia MacDonald, owner of Power-Play Editing. Patricia is a Canadian editor who specializes in sports. We met to discuss how she developed her business and why she chose sports as her niche.

Banoo and Cy standing in a city courtyard. Banoo holds a sign with the Iranian flag and #MAHSA-AMINI written on it. Cy holds a Woman Life Freedom red poster.

My conversation with Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom, the co-editors of a new poetry anthology, “Woman Life Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution,” in which we discuss the years-long process of publishing this powerful collection of feminist poetry.

My conversation with Gael Spivak, a Canadian editor and writer and the Chair of the Localization and Implementation Committee for the ISO plain language standard (ISO 24495-1:2023), in which we discuss how she successfully established a communications plan that is now being adapted to other critical organizations.

My conversation with Victoria Narizhna from Kovyla Publishing, the new Ukrainian publishing house behind the narrative non-fiction anthology series Stories from Ukraine.

In part one of our conversation, we focus on what inspired Victoria to create Kovyla Publishing and how they choose to launch with “Stories from Ukraine.”

In part two of our conversation, we focus on the main themes from the “Stories from Ukraine” series.

In part three of our conversation, we focus on Victoria’s recommendations from “Stories from Ukraine” and Kovyla Publishing’s next ideas.

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