All Write in Sin City
allwriteinsincity.bsky.social
All Write in Sin City
@allwriteinsincity.bsky.social
Before we were Canada's Motor City, one of Windsor, Ontario's nicknames was Sin City. We are a non-profit ad-hoc arts collective bringing you a monthly podcast. We love small presses, especially from the Detroit River Region. allwriteinsincity.com
MAD DOG AND THE SEA DRAGON is something completely different, a madcap gangster thriller, from award-winning author @Lisa de Nikolits and @Inanna Publications. Here's a brief taste of the book, and hear more on this week's podcast. Listen: buff.ly/0cFW7BW 💙 📚
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Award-winning horror novelist and Windsor author C.M. Forest, aka Christian Laforet, doesn't love writing dialogue, but his readers still love his work. Hear more about his new collection of spooky short stories on this week's podcast. Listen: buff.ly/1nCSps5 Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻💙 📚
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Windsor's C.M. Forest (aka Christian Laforet) is an award-winning horror novelist. Now, he's released a new collection of scary stories...just in time for Halloween. 🎃 Find out why he likes writing short stories, and what he's up to next on this week's podcast. Listen: buff.ly/1nCSps5 💙 📚
October 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How is history written, and how does that impact us? On today's podcast, a novel about small-town secrets and family betrayals dating back to Norway in WWII. @Netflix, are you listening? You can listen here: buff.ly/74ugWIo @palimpsestpressbooks
September 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Small-town secrets are revealed, leading a young woman down a path that changes her view of who she is in the novel A Town With No Noise from @Palimpsest Press. More on the podcast today. Listen: buff.ly/74ugWIo
September 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Music and poetry are important to the way Gloria Blizzard works. She’s the award-winning writer of BLACK CAKE, TURTLE SOUP from @Dundurn Press. More on this week’s podcast. Listen here: buff.ly/VmXQ5UZ @gloriablizzard.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Award-winning writer and poet Gloria Blizzard uses food to explore the art of belonging in her collection of essays, Black Cake, Turtle Soup from @Dundurn Press. More about Gloria’s travels today on the podcast. Listen here: buff.ly/BMaAUFK @gloriablizzard.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Skip Spence's time in the spotlight lasted only three years, but he left a lasting impression on rock and roll. More from Windsor author Cam Cobb on WEIGHTED DOWN: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence here: buff.ly/t6ABRjo @omnibuspress
June 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Skip Spence's life started in Windsor, but in the 1960s, he played with Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape. More from Windsor author Cam Cobb about WEIGHTED DOWN: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence Listen: buff.ly/t6ABRjo @omnibuspress
June 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What's the connection between boxing champ, Joe Louis, and the numbers? Find out from Felicia B. George, author of WHEN DETROIT PLAYED THE NUMERS from @WSUPress. Listen here: buff.ly/OBDD0Pt
May 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Playing the numbers has a long history in Detroit, and it was a source of wealth in the Black community. Find out more when author Felicia B. George joins us to talk about her book, WHEN DETROIT PLAYED THE NUMBERS, from @WSUPress buff.ly/OBDD0Pt
May 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This Sunday @riverbookshop: A conversation about Writing & Reading Local with authors Renée D. Bondy and Kim Conklin. Come join in!
May 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Where do you get your ideas? It’s a common question for #writers. Here’s a great answer from @Peter Hrastovec, Windsor Poet Laureate. Check out this episode about his latest work, LIMBO MOON, a chapbook from @Woodbridge Farm Books here: www.buzzsprout.com/327233/episo...
April 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Our second episode for #poetry month is #Windsor Poet Laureate, @Peter Hrastovec, talking about his recently published chapbook, LIMBO MOON from @woodbridgefarmbooks. Here’s taste of this lighthearted yet thoughtful look at everyday life. Listen here: buff.ly/2eL9YPY
April 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Everyone knows and loves @Marty Gervais. His latest book, THE SKY ABOVE, from @Guernica Editions, is a retrospective of his storied career. Hosted by André Narbonne and Kalie Chapman, the launch was like a master class in poetry and storytelling. Listen to a live recording here: buff.ly/Mr6RUWK
April 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For poetry month, it's a live recording from @Marty Gervais’ launch for THE SKY ABOVE published by @Guernica Editions. Hosted by André Narbonne and Kalie Chapman, the evening reflected on his career of spinning stories and poetry. It’s a master class in words and images. Listen: buff.ly/Mr6RUWK
April 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
💙📚 Ghassan Zeineddine might not have become a writer, but we're glad he did. 😀 He almost went to college on a wrestling scholarship, but his parents were worried about his obsession with the sport. More on this week’s podcast here: buff.ly/41kX078 @tinhouse
March 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This sharp, funny debut collection of short stories portraying the lives of the Arab community in Dearborn, Michigan, has more accolades than we can list. Author Ghassan Zeineddine chats with us this week on the podcast about writing, community, humour and much more. Listen buff.ly/41kX078 @tinhouse
March 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Take 2 on this post😀 Have a complicated relationship with the editing process? You're not alone. Hear how three-time NYT author/Harrow native Elly Blake feels about it, and all about her new book, THE FOREST KING'S DAUGHTER Listen here: tinyurl.com/mvstjesv
February 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We're so excited! Harrow native and three-time NYT bestseller Elly Blake is back with the first book of a new trilogy, THE FOREST KING'S DAUGHTER. More about the book and her journey to it here: https://buff.ly/3PFwdvW
February 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We’re celebrating Black History Month with episodes featuring George Elliot Clarke, Heidi LM Jacobs, Rinaldo Walcott, Rochelle Riley, Christopher Paul Curtis and more. Check out the list on allwriteinsincity.com, plus our full list of shows for relevant poetry and fiction. Happy listening!
February 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It’s Robert Burns Day! We’ve asked our resident Scot, Sarah Jarvis, to choose a fave poem by Scotland’s national bard: Ye Banks And Braes O'Bonnie Doon. We’ve got links to a sung version and more on allwriteinsincity.com, including our 2024 poetry episodes from our 160+. Slàinte mhath! 💙 📚
January 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The wild isn't what we believe, says award-winning poet, journalist, and fiction writer Richard Kelly Kemick. 💙 📚We chat about his new wild and funny new collection of short stories from @Biblioasis this week. Listen: https://buff.ly/3WbAOcL
January 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Stories in HELLO, HORSE raise big questions and makes you laugh out loud from award-winning poet, journalist, and fiction writer Richard Kelly Kemick and @Biblioasis! 💙 📚 Listen: https://buff.ly/3WbAOcL
January 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our little podcast turned 5 this year! We talked to many cool authors connected to our #Windsor / #Detroit River region. Check out highlights here: tinyurl.com/59ezreuy Full list of #podcasts here: allwriteinsincity.buzzsprout.com or catch us wherever you listen! #books 📚💙 #reading #authors
December 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM