Author Interviews and Programming in your Library with FNCR

First Nation Communities READ highlights and uplifts Indigenous voices all year long. This past year we have initiated a new programming initiative. Several authors have been interviewed by Nancy Cooper, FNCR coordinator.

These interviews help the viewer gain deeper insights into the books and the authors. For libraries looking to add more Indigenous content to their programming, these videos are excellent tools for book clubs, art appreciation and poetry and/or creative writing initiatives.

Please enjoy these video interviews with best selling authors, artists, editors and poets. From time to time we will be adding new interviews, so please keep an eye on this page. For more information, please contact Nancy Cooper at ncooper@olservice.ca

Interview with Bonnie Devine, Editor of Early Days: Indigenous Art from the McMichael

Interview with Danielle Metcalfe Chenail and Audrea Wolfe/author and illustrator of Freddie the Flyer

Interview with Alicia Elliott, author of And Then She Fell, the 2024-2025 Adult/YA Selected Title

2024 FNPLW – First Nation Communities READ Panel

Nancy Cooper, First Nation Consultant interviews authors from the 2024 First Nation Communities READ program. Authors include:

• Peggy Janicki (Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation) author of “The Secret Pocket”
• Willie Poll (Métis Nation of Ontario) author of “Minnow: The Girl Who Became Part Fish”
• Jenny Kay Dupuis (Nipissing First Nation) author of “Heart Berry Bling”
• Richard Van Camp (Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ) author of “As I Enfold You in Petals”

2024-25 FNCR Award Ceremony

Watch the award presentation, hosted by Nancy Cooper, and presented by the Periodical Marketers of Canada. The 2024-2025 selected titles are:

• Children’s Category: Freddie the Flyer, by Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, Published by Tundra Books.
• Young Adult/Adult Category: And Then She Fell, by Alicia Elliott, Published by Doubleday Canada.

Celebrate National Poetry Month: FNCR Shortlisted Poetry Author Interview

Celebrate National Poetry Month with three poets who were shortlisted for the FNCR award.  Cole Forrest, Kelsey Borgford, and  Jesse Ray Archibald-Barber will be discussing their volumes of poetry Once the Smudge is Lit and The Star Poems/A Cree Star Narrative.