Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell open up about theinspiration behind Dork Diaries—the international blockbuster series with over 55 million copies sold worldwide—how their stories have empowered kids facing bullying, and why they’re bringing Nikki Maxwell’s adventures to life in vibrant full color for a new generation of readers.
Rachel Renée Russell is the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Dork Diaries, an international blockbuster series chronicling the life and misadventures ofmiddle school students, Nikki Maxwell and her best friends Chloe and Zoey. With humor and wit, Rachel’s books encourage tweens to embrace their individuality and always let their inner dork shine through. The Dork Diaries serieshas been translated into fifty-two languages worldwide and its characters are as diverse as the millions of tweens who read the books.
With more than fifty-five million books in print, the serieshas garnered such honors as two Kids’ Book Choice Awards, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, the Milner Award for Children’s Literature, and a Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Book of the Year nomination.
Rachel is also the author of a second New York Times bestselling series, The Misadventures of Max Crumbly, which received a Kids’ Book Choice Award.
Her daughter, Nikki Russell, is the illustrator for both book series. The mother-daughter team has released twenty-oneconsecutive New York Times bestsellers.
At time 31:00 Nikki reads from Dork Diaries 1 Full-ColorEdition: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life.
Author link: https://dorkdiaries.com/
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Katie Welch delves into magical realism in Ladder to Heaven, where a cataclysmic earthquake opens an extraordinary channel of communication between humans and animals. Drawing on her experience as a Banff Centre alumnus, she also shares her insights and wisdom for fellow writers.
Katie Welch lives in Kamloops and on Cortes Island, BC. Herdebut novel MAD HONEY was nominated for the 2023 OLA Evergreen Prize. She is a two-time alumnus of the Banff Centre and was a finalist for the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize.
At time 18:00 she reads from Ladder to Heaven.
Author link: https://writerkatiewelch.com/
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Danila shares how she balances life with writing, how she turned a bad reviewer into a friend, and why it’s essential to understand that an author cannot control awards or reviews.
Danila Botha is the author of the critically acclaimed shortstory collections, Got No Secrets, For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I’ve Known, which was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award, The Vine Awards and the ReLit Award and most recently, Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness. Thecollection won an Indie Reader Discovery Award for Women's Issues, Fiction, and was a finalist for the Canadian Book Club Awards, the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the National Indie Excellence Book Awards. She is alsothe author of the award-winning novel Too Much On the Inside which was optioned for film. Her new novel, A Place for People Like Us will be published in Sept 2025. Her first graphic novel will be published in 2026 by At Bay Press.
At time 28:30 she reads from A Place for People Like Us.
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Robert Chazz Chute shares why AI is currently terrible foraudiobooks, the importance of covers, and shares his top marketing recommendations.
Robert Chazz Chute writes full time from his blanketfort in Other London. The winner of fifteen writing awards, he pens apocalyptic epics with heart and killer crime thrillers with muscle. A graduate of the University of King's College journalism program and the Banff Publishing Workshop. He has worked as a crime reporter, science journalist, editor, book doctor, speechwriter, and magazine columnist. Vengeance Is Hers is his twenty-ninth novel. For a full list of all Robert's work, join his inner circle at AllThatChazz.com.
At time 33:00 he reads from Vengeance Is Hers .
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Ewan Morrison talks about what inspired his latest novel, For Emma, the resurgence of utopian ideas in the world, and why it’s important for every writer to have one burning question.
Ewan Morrison is an award-winning Scottish novelist, screenwriter, and essayist, praised as “the most fluent and intelligent Scottish writer of his generation” by Booker judge Stuart Kelly. His booksinclude How to Survive Everything (2021/22), Nina X (Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2019), and Close Your Eyes (Scottish Book of the Year 2013). He also won the Not the Booker Prize for Tales from the Mall, named one of the top 50 Scottish books of the last 50 years by the Scottish Book Trust.
Morrison blogs regularly for Psychology Today, and writes regular articles and essays for AREO Magazine on Utopianism, Technology, and Free Speech.
Ewan can be found on X at @mrewanmorrison.
At time 25:50 he reads from For Emma.
His website is: https://www.ewanmorrison.com/
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Award-winning author and independent bookstore owner Julie Berry reflects on how recognition has shaped her journey, the spark behind her daring new novel that pits Jack the Ripper against Medusa, and the transformative magic that reading brings into people’s lives.
Julie Berry is the New York Times bestselling author ofthe 2020 NCTE Walden Award and SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Lovely War, the 2017 Printz Honor and Los Angeles Times Book Prize–shortlisted The Passion of Dolssa, the Carnegie Medal– and Edgar Award–shortlisted All the Truth That’s in Me, the Odyssey Honor The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, and the Wishes and Wellingtons trilogy. Her picture books include The NightFrolic, Happy Right Now, and Cranky Right Now.
Julie holds a BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in communication and an MFA from Vermont College of the Fine Arts. Julie lives in western New York, where she owns Author’s Note, an independent bookstore.
At time 24:30 she reads from If Looks Could Kill.
Her website is: https://www.julieberrybooks.com/
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Jinwoo Park shares about what it’s like growing up withintwo cultures (Korean & Canadian), how TikTok got him published, and what inspired his latest book.
Jinwoo Park is a Korean Canadian writer based in Montreal.Born and raised in Seoul, he has lived in various parts of North America and the UK since the age of 11.
He obtained his bachelor’s degree from McGill in 2013,followed by a master’s in political economics from the London School of Economics in 2014, and a master’s in creative writing at the University of Oxford in 2015.
In 2021, he won the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers’ Award for his first manuscript, Oxford Soju Club, which will be published by Dundurn Press in September 2025. He has also been actively working as a literary translator after winning the Emerging Translator Award from the Literature Translation Institute of Korea in late 2023. He is an editor for Ricepaper magazine.
He is also an avid book reviewer and is active on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
At time 25:05 he reads from Oxford Soju Club.
His website is: https://www.jinwoo-park.com/
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On the Artsy Raven, Sonia Daccarett discusses what inspired her to write a memoir, her process of publishing the book, and the universal theme of being an outsider while coming of age.
Sonia Daccarett is a writer and communications professional. Born in Colombia to a Christian Palestinian father and a Jewish mother, she moved to the United States and received an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a master’s degree in international and public affairs from Columbia University. For more than two decades, she worked on strategic communications initiatives with corporate and non-profit clients and currently writes and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.
At time 11:05 she reads from The Roots of the Guava Tree.
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Alice Fitzpatrick speaks about the importance of research tocreate realistic crime plots, participating in twitter pitches to find a publisher, and piecing together her family history.
Alice Fitzpatrick has contributed short stories to literarymagazines and crime anthologies and has recently retired from teaching in order to devote herself to writing full-time. She is a fearless champion of singing, cats, all things Welsh, and the Oxford comma. Her summers spent with her Welshfamily in Pembrokeshire inspired the creation of the Meredith Island Mysteries.
She was a third of the way through the first draft of Secrets when she realized that this story of lost family history and the mythologizing of people who are no longer with us was inspired by her own family.
The second book in the series, A Dark Death, was released in June, 2025, with the Meredith Island Christmas mystery, A Killing Cold, scheduled for release in June of the following year. She is currently working on the fifth book in the series while looking for a publisher for a standalone suspense novel set in Massachusetts and inspired by a horrific accident that killed eight teenagers in her hometown of Oakville,Ontario, fifty years ago. The traditional mystery appeals to her keen interest in psychology as she is intrigued by what makes seemingly ordinary people commit murder. Alice lives in Toronto but dreams of a cottage on the Welsh coast.
At time 16:00 she reads from A Dark Death.
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Yiming Ma shares why he transitioned from the tech andfinance world into writing, what inspired his dystopian novel These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, and why he sees his memories in monochrome.
Born in Shanghai, YIMING MA spent a decade in thetech and finance world across New York, Toronto, London, Berlin, and South Africa before writing the dystopian novel These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, set in a world where memories are bought and sold.
He attended Stanford for his MBA and also holds an MFA from Warren Wilson College, where he was named the Carol Houck Smith Scholar. His stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Florida Review, and elsewhere. His story “Swimmer of Yangtze” won the 2018Guardian 4th Estate Story Prize.
At time 20:30 he reads from These Memories Do NotBelong to Us.
Visit him at www.yiming-ma.com.
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Anthony Bidulka shares how he transitioned from an accountant to acclaimed author, breaks down the importance of a character bible, and reveals why the crime genre keeps him coming back for more.
In 1999, Anthony Bidulka left a professional accounting career to pursue writing and never looked back.
Anthony has dedicated his career to writing traditionalgenre novels in an untraditional way, developing a body of work that often features his Saskatchewan roots and underrepresented, diverse main characters. He tells serious stories in accessible, entertaining, often humorous ways.
His books have been shortlisted for Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, Saskatchewan Book Awards, a ReLit award, and Lambda Literary Awards. His book Flight of Aquavit was awarded the Lambda Literary Award forBest Men’s Mystery, making him the first Canadian to win in that category. Going to Beautiful won an Independent Publisher Book Award being named Gold Medalist as the 2023 Canada West Best Overall Fiction novel and was awarded the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence as Canada’s Best Crime Novel for 2023.
At time 12:23 he reads from Home Fires Burn.
His website is: https://anthonybidulka.com/
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Rebecca Danzenbaker speaks to the Artsy Raven about howshe transitioned from photography to writing, what a soul-identification system is in Soulmatch and how she got a book deal.
Rebecca Danzenbaker believes in trusting your gut and chasing your dreams. That probably explains her massive career jumps—from teaching elementary school music, to managing a team of twenty-five at Congressional Quarterly, to running an award-winning photography business, to writing young adult novels.
When she’s not editing words or photos, she’s either reading, hiking, sending memes to friends, volunteering, planning incredibly detailed travel itineraries, being a goofball on social media, or cheering on her husband and two children as they chase their own dreams. Soulmatch is her debut novel, the culmination of five years of blood, sweat, and tears. She did it!
You can visit Rebecca's website at rebeccadanzenbakerbooks.com orfollow her on socials at @rebeccadanzenbaker.
At time 21:14 she reads from Soulmatch.
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Lee Adams talks about why country music is about stories, the changes that have happened in the industry over time, and what led to her publishing her first book.
Lee Adams has been active in the country music industry since the 1980s, working at a radio station before joining Decca/MCA Records and then Broken Bow Records, where she has been VP of Promotion since 2007. She has worked on more than fifty #1 songs and is a current member of the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. She lives with her family on the Potomac River in Falling Waters, WV.
At time 17:40 she reads from Love on Tour.
Author website - https://leeadamsbooks.com/
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Dur e Aziz Amna tells us about what inspired her coming-of-age book (American Fever), challenges faced as a new immigrant in America, and what she hopes readers will take away from her story.
Dur e Aziz Amna is the author of American Fever,which won the SABA Book Award and the APALA Award for Literature. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Aljazeera, Financial Times, and others. She is a graduate of Yale College and the Helen Zell Writers'Program at the University of Michigan.
At time 18:00 she reads from American Fever.
Author website: https://www.dureazizamna.com/
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Playwright and actress M.J. Kang along with actress Elsha Kim speak about what inspired the play James & Eddie, how they bring their own experiences into the play and what they hope to achieve on their acting journeys.
Set in 1980s Toronto, James & Eddie explores the friendship between two Korean families navigating life in an unfamiliar city still largely unaware of Korean culture or history. Through the eyes of Eun-Kyung (played by M.J. Kang), the youngest daughter in one of the families, audiences are taken on a memory-filled journey of post-war trauma, cultural invisibility, resilience, and the fragile bonds between parents and children.
James & Eddie, will be playing at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival from July 3–12 at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse (79 St George St).
Link: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/james-eddie
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Laura Leffler shares her art world muses, the parallels between her personal life and her experience during 9/11, and explains what happened during the Knoedler Gallery scandal.
Laura Leffler is a writer and veteran of the New York City art world. She currently lives in Colorado with her family. Her website is https://www.lauraleffler.com/
At time 15:23 she reads from Tell Them You Lied.
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Christy Climenhage explains how she transitionsfrom politics to science fiction, what inspired her sci-fi thriller and gives advice to new writers on why writing is similar to sportsmanship.
Christy Climenhage was born in southern Ontario, Canada, and currently lives in a forest north of Ottawa. In between, she has lived on four continents. She holds a PhD from Cambridge University in Political and Social Sciences, and Masters’ degrees from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University (International Political Economy) and the College of Europe (European Politics and Administration). She loves writing science fiction that pushes the boundaries of our current society, politics, and technology. When she is not writing, you can find herwalking her dogs, hiking or cross-country skiing.
At time 18:00 she reads from The Midnight Project.
Author website: https://christyclimenhage.com/
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Bruce Hunter shares with us how he makes his teachings and works accessible, how his book was published in Italian, and how he overcame his disability to become a writer.
Bruce Hunter’s poems, stories and essays have appeared in over 80 publications in Canada, China, India, Italy, the U.K and the US. He has authored eleven books. His latest book is the Italian translation of In the Bear’s House or Nella casa dell’orso in Italian. In 2021, his memoir essay “This is the Place I Come to in My Dreams,” was shortlisted for the Alberta Magazine Publishers' Awards for Essays, and in 2017, Bruce was Calgary Public Library's Author in Residence. Today, Bruce Hunter is an active editor, speaker and mentor. And he's a proud new grandpa.
At time 30:00 he reads different pieces of his works.
Author website: https://www.brucehunter.ca/
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On the Artsy Raven, Linda Trinh discusses why spiritualityis such an important theme in her memoir, the conflict of being caught between cultures, and how her favorite place inspired her book’s cover art!
Linda Trinh is a Vietnamese Canadian author who writesnonfiction and fiction for adults and children. She explores identity, cultural background, and spirituality. Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese (Non)Buddhist Memoir is published by Guernica Editions – MiroLand.
Her creative nonfiction has appeared in literary magazinessuch as The Fiddlehead, Room, Prairie Fire, nd This Magazine.Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies such as Black Cat anthology and Alternate Plains: Stories of Prairie Speculative Fiction. She has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards.
Her award-winning early chapter book series, TheNguyen Kids, explores Vietnamese culture and identity with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in. She lives in Winnipeg with her family.
At time 17:50 she reads from Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese(Non)Buddhist Memoir .
Author website: lindaytrinh.com
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Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew share their journey on how they became editors of the anthology A Thousand Tiny Awakenings and why it’s important for youth to have a voice.
Connor Lafortune is from Dokis First Nation on RobinsonHuron Treaty territory of 1850 in Northeastern Ontario. He works primarily in Life Promotion, harm-reduction, mental health, and Indigenous education. He completed his Bachelor’s Degree at Nipissing University with a Double Honors Major in Indigenous Studies and Gender Equality and Social Justice. He is currently in the Masters in Indigenous Relations at Laurentian University. Connor is Anishinaabek, Queer, and Francophone; he uses his understanding of the world to shape his creations as a writer, spoken word poet, and musician. Connor often combines the written word with traditional Indigenous beadwork and sewing to recreate the stories of colonization, showcase resilience, and imagine a new future. He recently released a single in collaboration with Juno Award winner G.R. Gritt titled “Qui crie au loup ? ft. Connor Lafortune.” Above all else, Connor is an activist, a shkaabewis (helper), and a compassionate human being.
Lindsay Mayhew (she/her) is a spoken word artist, poet, andwriter from Sudbury, Ontario. She recently graduated with a Master’s in English Literature from the University of Guelph. Lindsay is the multi-year champion of Wordstock Sudbury’s poetry slam, and she has featured in events across Ontario, including JAYU Canada, Hamilton’s 10th Fashion Week, and Nuit Blanche. She represented Canada in the 2024 Womxn of the World poetry slam. Lindsay’s written work is featured in multiple editions of Sulphur. Her spoken word and written work seeks to combine art and theory to voice feminist futures.
At time 19:23 they read from A Thousand Tiny Awakenings.
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