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Cozy Fest: Kristen Da Silva + Where You Are
Closing out Cozy Fest is playwright and actor Kristen Da Silva with a steamy scene from her play Where You Are (J. Gordon Shillingford/Scirocco).
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Cozy Fest: Mary-Colin Chisholm + Half-Cracked
Playwright Mary-Colin Chisholm joins us from a cozy nook in her kitchen to read some scenes about the power of folklore storytelling from her play Half-Cracked (Playwrights Canada Press).
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Cozy Fest: Rona Maynard + Starter Dog
We can think of nothing cozier than a memoir about an adorable dog where, as author Rona Maynard puts it before her reading: “the doggie doesn’t die.” Listen to Rona read from her memoir Starter Dog: My Path to Joy, Belonging, and Loving this World (ECW Press) below.
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Cozy Fest: Gary Barwin + Imagining Imagining
Poet, novelist, and multidisiplinary artist Gary Barwin introduces his new collection of essays Imagining Imagining: Essays on Language, Identity, and Infinity (Wolsak & Wynn), from an unorthodox, yet aptly cozy place in his home.
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Cozy Fest: Markus Harwood-Jones + The Haunting of Adrian Yates
There are several types of warm and fuzzy readings at Cozy Fest: you bet a paranormal queer romance is one of them. Author of The Haunting of Adrian Yates (Metonymy Press) shares a cozy reading from his book in which its titular character spends time at a local graveyard providing comfort and friendship to the…
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Cozy Fest: Sheila O’Neill + Suliewey
Joining us for Cozy Fest is Sheila O’Neill, co-author of Suliewey (Breakwater Books) with an aptly titled passage called “Hibernating Like Bears” from the book. With a little explainer of some of the Mi’kmaw words used in the book, Sheila regales us with a warm-hearted excerpt about kinship and generosity.
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Cozy Fest: Raye Anderson + Sing a Song of Summer
Sometimes Cozy Fest readings mean doubling down on snowy or snuggly scenery, but we appreciate Raye Anderson’s approach: denial. She reads us a passage set at a summer barbeque from the most recent installment of her Roxanne Calloway series, Sing a Song of Summer (Signature Editions).
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Cozy Fest: H&A Christensen + Stealing John Hancock
Mother-daughter writing duo Alie and Hejsa Christensen bring the cozy with matching pjs and a crackling fire as they introduce and read from their thriller Stealing John Hancock (Turnstone Press) for Cozy Fest.
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Cozy Fest: Hana Shafi + People You Know, Places You’ve Been
Writer-illustrator Hana Shafi joins Cozy Fest with a wholly soothing reading of her poem “Loving You” from her new collection People You Know, Places You’ve Been (Book*hug Press) for Cozy Fest.
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Cozy Fest: Emily Osborne + Safety Razor
Cozied up in her polar bear pyjamas, Emily Osborne dreams of warmer places with a poem about Florence, Italy from her collection Safety Razor (Gordon Hill Press) for Cozy Fest.
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Cozy Fest: Tarah Schwartz + Can’t Help Falling
Writer and award-winning journalist Tarah Schwartz reads a touching passage from her memoir Can’t Help Falling: A Long Road to Motherhood (Linda Leith Publishing) about the moment she met her adopted baby boy and the journey to their powerful bond.
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Cozy Fest: Keiko Honda + Accidental Blooms
Joining us on Cozy Fest is a writer who wears many hats: scientist, community organizer, and painter, Keiko Honda reads a heartwarming passage from her debut memoir Accidental Blooms (Caitlin Press) in which a chance encounter begins a lifelong friendship.
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Cozy Fest: Bill Waiser + Gordie’s Skate
Lifelong historian Bill Waiser joins Cozy Fest to share his latest book for little hockey lovers, Gordie’s Skate (Thistledown Press); a story about NHL legend Gordie Howe and how a moment’s kindness from his mother accidentally led him to getting his first skate – yes, that’s singular on purpose!
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Cozy Fest: Nancy Hundal + Stazy and the Magic List
Our next Cozy Fest reading is for the kiddos: writer and teacher Nancy Hundal reads from her fun and witchy middle-grade novel Stazy and the Magic List (Rebel Mountain Press). In this passage, main character Stazy gets some witch lessons (and nachos!) from her abuelita.
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Cozy Fest: Mitchell Toews + Pinching Zwieback
Mitchell Toews joins us from Victoria, BC for Cozy Fest to read a passage from the story “The Raspberry Code” in his new collection Pinching Zwieback (At Bay Press). In this excerpt, two young friends are in a situation familiar to some—a fight with a friend and the sweet resolution that follows.
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