Thank you, J.P. Antonacci for this wonderful story in the Hamilton Spectator, titled, “A writer’s promise to her young readers — to tell the truth.”
Hamilton Spectator, Winterkill, Kobzar and Firefly & Fox
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Firefly & Fox, Ryan and the Kobzar Award
Winterkill is shortlisted for the Kobzar Book Award, and in preparation for the event night, Ryan Boyko has been tasked with doing short videos about all of the nominees. I love supporting independent bookstores so it was a natural choice to ask Catherine if we could do the interview at her wonderful Simcoe bookstore, Firefly & Fox. That’s Catherine standing beside me with her son Gilbert.
Ryan and I have known each other for quite along time. We’re both passionate about shedding light on Ukrainian and Canadian Ukrainian history and we’ve both been banned by Russia. Ryan is best known for That Never Happened his searing documentary on WWI internment, but he’s done so much more than that! So good to compare notes with my creative friend.
Such a great experience all around, getting to know Catherine and catching up with Ryan. If you’re in Simcoe Ontario, be sure to drop by this fabulous store.