Jason Shannon

77. Rod Carley (author of Ruff)

Rod Carley is the award-winning Author of 4 books: A Master of Will, Kinmount, Grin Reaping, and his newest book, Ruff, which was long-listed for the Leacock Medal of Humour and the silver medal winner for best European fiction from and Independent Publisher. Today’s discussion focusses on Ruff, which is a retelling of a period in William Shakespeare’s life, and some of the events going on around him. Rod is also on the organizing committee for the St Lawrence Writers Festival, happening in September in Brockville,Ontario. Previously we had Michael Parkes on, also on the committee, to discuss the festival. We touch on it briefly here. Rod is also an avid Shakespeare fan and student, who’s worked as an actor, director and producer of various productions—one particular production that hasn’t happened yet is an adaptation of Julius Caesar reimagined surrounding the events of the October Crisis and the FLQ, which we discuss in the third part.Reading at 1 hour, 9 minutesRod’s website: rodcarley.caInstagram: @rdcarleyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodcarley.ca/St Lawrence Writer’s Festival:https://www.stlawrencewritersfestival.ca/FARM FREAKS DAY 5 on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentalcreations/farm-freaks-day-5-the-festivalRyan Poirier’s website: https://www.accidentalcreations.ca/Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”Upcomingevents: BarrieComiccon April 11SudburyComiccon April 25NorthBay Comiccon May 2HuntsvilleComiccon May 3IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30GanonoqueComiccon May 31ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13EspanolaComiccon June 14PictonComiccon June 28FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13Followmy social media @harujinshounds

76. Hannah Manders (author of Time, Swords, and Blood)

Hannah Manders is a lover of fantasy, a writer of books, and (in her words) a mighty fine cook. She also identifies as a slow reader and tea lover. In her free time she enjoys playing video games, reading, gardening, drawing, doing yoga and NPCing at a LARP in southern Ontario. She aspires to be at least one person’s favourite author and become local folklore in her city. She is excited to publish more of her series, and watch how her writing style grows and improves. Currently, she has several projects on the go, the most anticipated workbeing Death and Rest, the next book to release within herliterary universe, coming September 20th 2026.If you are in the Durham area in Ontario, both Hannah and I have our books available at a local bookstore in downtown Oshawa called Book Dragons Den, and you can feel free to stop in and pick up copies. Reading at 58 minutesHannah’s Website: https://hannahmanders.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannah_manders/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mossepajamasDiscord: https://discord.gg/GVQM9nhg3PFARM FREAKS DAY 5 on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentalcreations/farm-freaks-day-5-the-festivalRyan Poirier’s website: https://www.accidentalcreations.ca/Kristy Lee’s website: www.authorkristy.comJason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”Upcoming events: Barrie Comiccon April 11Sudbury Comiccon April 25North Bay Comiccon May 2Huntsville Comiccon May 3Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30Ganonoque Comiccon May 31Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13Espanola Comiccon June 14Picton Comiccon June 28Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26Cogs and Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13Follow my social media @harujinshounds

75. Booktuber Matthew Gabrielson (author of Small Town Chaos)

Matthew Gabrielson is author of the book Small Town Chaos and Host of the Matt’s Indie Book Club Youtube channel.Small Town Chaos: https://books2read.com/u/b60l0AYT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattsIndieBookClubLinktree: https://linktr.ee/mattsrandomramblingsVicki Ann Bush: https://www.vickiannbush.comFARM FREAKS DAY 5 on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/accidentalcreations/farm-freaks-day-5-the-festivalRyan Poirier’s website: https://www.accidentalcreations.ca/Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”Upcoming events: Stratford Comiccon March 29Cambridge Comiccon March 30Barrie Comiccon April 11Sudbury Comiccon April 25North Bay Comiccon May 2Huntsville Comiccon May 3Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30Ganonoque Comiccon May 31Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13Espanola Comiccon June 14Picton Comiccon June 28Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26Cogs and Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13Follow my social media @harujinshounds

74. Isaac Fernandes (author of Beneath Nevada)

Today I'm talking with Isaac Fernandes. Isaac is a brand new author who just published his first novel in February of this year. It's called Beneath Nevada, and is a western thriller about a man following an ancient map to potential treasure out in the Nevada desert. We talk about Isaac's book, the process of writing it, and how he's finding life as an author. Isaac also gives us a little preview of his next book, which, with luck, will be coming later this year.Isaac's Instagram @issy.fern02Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”Upcoming events: Stratford Comiccon March 29Cambridge Comiccon March 30Barrie Comiccon April 11Sudbury Comiccon April 25North Bay Comiccon May 2Huntsville Comiccon May 3Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30Ganonoque Comiccon May 31Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13Espanola Comiccon June 14Picton Comiccon June 28Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13Follow my social media @harujinshounds

73. The St. Lawrence Writer's Fest w/ Michael Parkes (author of Cheryl)

Michael Parkes is the author of Cheryl and Gnomes and Knights, as well as some short stories, which wediscuss in the second half of the episode. Michael is also on the board of the organizing committee for the St Lawrence Writers’ Festival, an annual convention in Brockville, Ontario every September, and we spend the first part of the episode discussing the festival, how its organized, and why you should attend.Michael's websitehttps://michaelparkesauthor.com/IG: @michaelparkesauthorX: @PichaelMarkesSt. Lawrence Writers Festival:https://www.stlawrencewritersfestival.ca/Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”Upcoming events: Stratford Comiccon March 29Cambridge Comiccon March 30Barrie Comiccon April 11Sudbury Comiccon April 25Huntsville Comiccon May 3Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13Espanola Comiccon June 14Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26“Operation Salon Kitty” coming in paperback at Sudbury ComicconFollow my social media @harujinshounds