Last night, Alexandre Trudeau was in town to promote his new book Barbarian Lost. The event took place at Library and Archives Canada during the Ottawa International Writers Festival. The author first read an excerpt and then was interviewed by Adrian Harewood. Alexandre Trudeau has always been fascinated by China and attracted to its people, history and culture. It all started when his father, late prime minister Pierre Trudeau, came back from a…
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Last Year’s Resolution by Robert Lampros
The following is a guest post by Robert Lampros, author of Last Year’s Resolution. About the book Last Year’s Resolution is a novel about Edmund Stovender, a famous author who falls in love with Marie, a journalist who calls him for an interview just before the performance of his hit play. Their lives accelerate through an epic adventure testing their faith, strength, and love for each other, as they discover that…

Interview with Dan Buri
Dan Buri graciously agreed to talk with Book Obsessed. His first collection of short stories, Pieces Like Pottery, was published in October 2015. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. First off, thank you for hosting me on your site, Cecile. You have a wonderful blog! This is a great place for us all to indulge in our shared love of reading and writing, isn’t it? Thank you…

John Irving in Ottawa
Yesterday, John Irving was in the city for the Ottawa International Writers Festival‘s last event of the season. It didn’t start on a good note though: when I arrived, I was told that the author would not be signing books and that the audience would need to submit their questions in advance for approval. The public could buy a limited number of signed books at the entrance, but there was…

Character Interview With Ash From Reyna Hawk’s Angels & Arrows
The following is a guest post by Reyna Hawk, author of Angels & Arrows. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. I decided to do the interview at AlMa’s diner considering that it is such a crucial setting for Angels & Arrows. I ordered up a cup of coffee and waited for the very handsome Ash to arrive to…

Lessons from my Self-Publishing Journey
The following is a guest post by Eric Swanson, author of The First Candle. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. In the beginning, there was an experienced science writer who dreamed to write a story, so he began his first book of fiction. Being a newbie, I elected to use an experienced self-publishing company in order to learn…

Playing God – Creating Characters with Depth
The following is a guest post by Nancy Moore, author of The Vicar of Wrynbury. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Some characters in books are so well represented and voiced that they seem real to the reader. You can see the look they give when they are frustrated or how that lock of hair hangs over their…