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Co-hosted by @MikeThornWrites and @MiriamRicher. Everything about writing: craft, process, and technique.

 Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Joined April 2024
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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesOct 20
We had a fantastic conversation with artist & writer Emil Wilson for the latest episode of @craftworkpod. We discussed the chaos of memory, writing workshops, and a whole lot more. Check it out: tinyurl.com/54dhsn26 w/ @MiriamRicher
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miriam richer@MiriamRicherOct 6
I'm honoured and excited to be an invited reader for CBC's 2027 Short Story Prize. The contest is open until Nov. 1, so there's still plenty of time to submit! cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/…
Meet the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize readers | CBC Books

Meet the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize readers | CBC Books

The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers from across Canada. Meet who will be reading the submissions to the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize, which is open until Nov. 1.

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🔥The World's Not Safe Anymore. 🏹🐐SHEBANG, a novel by Kathe Koja, author of The Cipher 🕳️ Visit Meerkat Press for preorders 📚 #animaladvocacy #animalcompanion #dystopianreads #ecofiction #climatefictionbookclub meerkatpress.shop/products/s…
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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesSep 16
Favourite first reads of 2026 (so far, excluding 2026 releases). Honorable mentions: The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin In the Cut, by Susanna Moore Fog Heart, by Thomas Tessier Revolutions, by Hajer Mirwali @JoyceCarolOates
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Favs of the year so far...
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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesSep 7
ICYMI: @MiriamRicher & I chatted with the brilliant Dania Idriss about her boldly haunting new book, TALES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA. We discussed catharsis, hyenas, creative trance-states, and a whole lot more. tinyurl.com/bde7vdsu
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A new episode of @craftworkpod with @MiriamRicher & @MikeThornWrites Dive in. 👇🏻 podcasts.apple.com/mx/podcas…
Gothic Spaces, Familial Secrets, & Diasporic Perspectives w/ Dania Idriss

Gothic Spaces, Familial Secrets, & Diasporic Perspectives w/ Dania Idriss

Podcast Episode · Craftwork · 4 September · 1hr 8min

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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesJul 24
I interviewed the great Nicolas Winding Refn for @InRO. We discussed his lushly abstract new film, HER PRIVATE HELL, as well as fantasy, the unconscious, and much more. inreviewonline.com/2026/07/2…
Good Taste Is the Enemy of Everything: An Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn on Her Private Hell |...

Good Taste Is the Enemy of Everything: An Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn on Her Private Hell |...

A new interview with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director of Her Private Hell, for film review site In Review Online.

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miriam richer@MiriamRicherJun 8
In the latest episode of @craftworkpod, @MikeThornWrites and I chatted with Caroline Bicks @ @UMaine about combatting AI in the classroom, words clanging on readers' ears, the uniquely portable magic of fiction, and so much more. tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa
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We’re hiring an assistant / associate editor. Applications are open until 6/18. theparisreview.org/about/opp…
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Rebecca Gransden@rlgransdenJun 2
Some shorter reviews for Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group that have appeared on Goodreads. Still available at Tangerine Press: thetangerinepress.com/FICTIO…
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We hope you can join us this Sunday! #booklaunch #booklovers #TOevents #authorreadings
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Attention Book Lovers! 📚We hope you can join us for our final spring launch 🌷at Supermarket in Toronto. It will be a thrilling book-filled afternoon. #TOevents #BookLaunch #authorreadings
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nrh@nrogershancockJun 1
may books
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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesJun 1
Caroline Bicks is the first scholar to be granted extended access by @StephenKing to his private archive. We interviewed her about Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (a masterclass, one of the best books I've read all year). tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa
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“A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.” —Don DeLillo buff.ly/UQ1wbAA
Don DeLillo, The Art of Fiction No. 135

Don DeLillo, The Art of Fiction No. 135

“There's the shattering randomness of [the Kennedy assassination]: the missing motive, the violence that people seem to watch simultaneously from a disinterested distance.”

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miriam richer@MiriamRicherMay 26
ICYMI: @MikeThornWrites and I interviewed @luke_beirne on the latest episode of @craftworkpod. We chatted about ghostwriting, Cold War propaganda, and relearning to wriite after a five-week coma. tinyurl.com/2s3zm3md
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(I loved assembling this anthology. from the Ryder cover inward, sheer pleasure. especially including stories not usually associated with "gothic" by writers like Raymond Carver & Nicholson Baker.)
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Replying to @JoyceCarolOates
I had this book in my hands (I'm in Buenos Aires!) when I caught Joyce's commentary. Happy coincidence! I think we have to make children read. Or listen to us reading to them. I read Borges to my 11yo last night and he loved it. It sparkles curiosity, we argue, reflect, etc
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By the way, another episode of @craftworkpod is out. Kudos to @MiriamRicher & @MikeThornWrites Keep 'em rollin'. open.spotify.com/episode/1ij…
Ghostwriting, Cold War Propaganda, & Coming Back from a Five-Week Coma w/ Luke Francis Beirne

Ghostwriting, Cold War Propaganda, & Coming Back from a Five-Week Coma w/ Luke Francis Beirne

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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesMay 22
Went slightly overboard at the local book fair w/ @MiriamRicher (who practiced much more restraint than me). The Straub & King books are replacement copies.
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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesMay 18
Check out the latest episode of @craftworkpod, in which @MiriamRicher & I chatted with Luke Francis Beirne about classic film noir, New Brunswick settings, collaborating with editors, and much more. tinyurl.com/3xhdbdx3
Ghostwriting, Cold War Propaganda, & Coming Back from a Five-Week Coma w/ Luke Francis Beirne

Ghostwriting, Cold War Propaganda, & Coming Back from a Five-Week Coma w/ Luke Francis Beirne

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Mike Thorn@MikeThornWritesMay 18
And, for good measure, 5 favorite horror books from 2020-2026: Wreckage, by Peter Straub (2025) The Seventh Mansion, by Maryse Meijer (2020) Babysitter, by Joyce Carol Oates (2022) Catherine the Ghost, by Kathe Koja (2024) We Are Here to Hurt Each Other, by Paula D. Ashe (2022)
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