Engaged Lit

Jacqueline Guest join us for a chat about her passion for instilling a love of reading in kids and writing books featuring characters from different ethnic backgrounds including First Nations, Inuit and Metis. Her well-drawn characters faced issues common to children, such as bullying, blended families and physical challenges. Reading Guest’s Fire Fight and other novels in the Literal app.

After a year of remote learning, we now prepare to return to the classroom. We chat with teacher Jessie Bushman on how conferencing can promote positive relationships and deeper connections to literature and the world during the transition period.

Award winning writer, film maker and producer Gary Robinson joins us for a chat about the creative writing process and how to capture the voice of characters so it’s relatable to a teen audience. Read Robinson’s Standing Strong and other novels on the Literal app.