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“Kevin Barry is a unique, a one-man school. His work is hilarious and unpredictable - and always brilliant.” Roddy Doyle, a guest of Writers Read and The School of Canadian Irish Studies in October 2011, gives praise to Kevin Barry, who will be giving a public reading himself on March 8, 2013 at Concordia.

After a successful, stirring reading by Madeleine Thien last Friday, we are now looking forward to the irreverent humor and "naked seething ambition" of Irish writer Kevin Barry. Get to know Kevin Barry a bit better by reading his responses to Irish America's "What are you like?"KEVIN BARRYWHEN: March 8, 2013, 7 p.m. COST: Free to the … Continue reading Getting to Know Kevin Barry

“The beauty of Madeleine Thien's prose doesn’t reside only in its clarity and elegance. She’s a surveyor of damaged lives. Thien, a deeply empathetic writer, enfolds her wounded creations in morally precise language, offering the consolation of, in effect, storytelling.” — Globe and MailMADELEINE THIENWHEN: February 1, 2013, 7 p.m. COST: Free to the publicWHERE: … Continue reading Madeleine Thien – Today at 7PM!

Just one more day until Madeleine Thien's public reading at Concordia. In the meantime, root around the intricate and imaginative website for "Dogs at the Perimeter" -- a journey in itself.

In anticipation of her public reading this Friday at Concordia, Madeleine Thien talks to CultMTL about how her recent novel grew out of her travels in Southeast Asia and how she was (hopefully) able to approach the "repugnant" topic of genocide in a truthful and ultimately affirming way. MADELEINE THIENWHEN: February 1, 2013, 7 p.m. COST: Free … Continue reading CultMTL Interviews Madeleine Thien

"Each morning, I carry my pot of coffee on a silver tray up three flights of stairs. I re-arrange the wicker furniture to my liking, then I pour small puddles of water around the legs of my chair and table to prevent the battalions of ants from attacking. Morning rises over the river, legions of … Continue reading A Space for Writing – Madeleine Thien’s Writing Room

"...if you’re alone when the season starts, it’s brutal. [laughs] You can’t even keep warm!" - Madeleine Thien, on Montreal's frozen winters

"I begin with fragments. I feel like I'm writing my way into the middle of a room, or the middle of the city, or the middle of a spiralling thought."Read Madeleine Thien's answers to a quick round of 20 questions at Rob McLennan's Blog, and then come see her read this Friday, February 1st!