Interviews Archives - Shaena Lambert

In Conversation with Ruth Ozeki

Also at the Victoria Festival… October 18^th. I’m thrilled to be moderating this conversation about the story form, and Ruth’s unique take on it, and her new collection, The Typing Lady, where auto-fiction meets fiction…Ruth’s book is enchanting and very funny. I hope you can be there! Get tickets through the link below.

Langham Court Theatre, Victoria, BC
Sunday, October 18 • Starts at 7:30 PM

Moderated by Shaena Lambert

What happens when Ruth Ozeki—novelist, film-maker, memoirist, and Zen Buddhist priest—turns her focus to short stories? Her new book The Typing Lady has won stellar reviews, with her “atmospheric tales that radiate with intelligence and wit” (Publishers’ Weekly). Join Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki, and award-winning novelist and short story writer Shaena Lambert, as they explore the electricity of the short form, its constant lure for novelists, and how stories can dive deeply into the most difficult questions of today, surfacing with joy and humour. This is an exploration of craft, politics, metafiction, the writing life—and the powerful Zen of Ruth Ozeki’s unique writing and process.

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In Conversation with Ruth OzekiShaena Lambert2026-09-12T01:49:25-07:00

When Life Meets Fiction

I’ve just begun to read these 3 delicious books for the Vancouver Writers Festival, a panel called True Life Fiction. This event promises to be a candid, deep and intimate conversation. There is always such a fascinating territory, where life meets art. Hope you can join us!! October 23rd at 5 pm on the Revue Stage at Granville Island. Event description and link to tickets below.

True Life Fiction

Is it fact, fiction, or a malleable third category, somewhere in between? Three authors join us with standout works of autofiction, offering a kernel of truth, a dash of myth, and a profusion of luminous writing. Shani Mootoo offers her most intimate work yet in Starry Starry Night, following a young girl and her family as they navigate life in 1960s Trinidad during its movement for independence. In Ten Clear Days, Eric Beck Rubin shares the extraordinary story of his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, who requests medical assistance in dying in her final days. Damien Wilkins joins us from New Zealand with his award-winning novel Delirious, in which an aging couple faces questions about how to care for others and our many past and present selves. Moderated by Shaena Lambert.

Participation of Eric Beck Rubin made possible thanks to the generous support of Sam Znaimer in memory of award-winning novelist Nancy Richler. Damien Wilkins’ attendance generously supported by Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa.

Get tickets for this event on the Vancouver Writers Fest website.

When Life Meets FictionShaena Lambert2026-09-12T01:50:22-07:00

Literary Giants in Short Form

I’m thrilled to be moderating what I expect will be a powerful, funny and riveting panel on the short story for this year’s Vancouver’s Writer’s Festival, with renowned writers Jonathan Lethem, Andre Alexis and Curtis Sittenfeld. Here is the description from this year’s program. I hope you can join us! You can connect to buy tickets through this link.

Three luminaries of contemporary literature grace our stage with their new short story collections that brilliantly reflect the tensions and foibles of our modern lives. Hear from three acclaimed authors at the height of their powers: André Alexis (Other Worlds), Curtis Sittenfeld (Show Don’t Tell), and Jonathan Lethem (A Different Kind of Tension). Moderated by Shaena Lambert.

Literary Giants in Short FormShaena Lambert2026-09-12T01:21:01-07:00

Interview on How I Wrote This

I’ll be interviewed February 8th on the podcast series, How I Wrote This, with writer and host Pamela Hensley. Other authors in the series include: Heather O’Neill, Anita Rau Badami, Mikhail Iossel, Sean Michaels, Baharan Baniahmadi, Kim Thúy, Neil Smith, H. Nigel Thomas, and Michelle Syba. Details at the How I Wrote This website.

Interview on How I Wrote ThisShaena Lambert2024-02-03T10:41:58-08:00

Launch of Breathing the Page

I was honoured to participate in the launch of Betsy Warland’s Breathing the Page, a seminal book on writing, along with authors Darrel McLeod and Wayde Compton. If you haven’t read Breathing the Page, it’s a fascinating exploration of the craft of writing. You can watch the launch here:

Launch of Breathing the PageShaena Lambert2024-02-03T03:35:36-08:00

Interview at The Artisanal Writer

Read an April 2023 interview with me conducted by Sabyasachi Nag at The Artisanal Writer website, where I discuss my books and my process. Please note: this website requires you to sign up for a free account to read content.

Interview at The Artisanal WriterShaena Lambert2023-05-21T07:21:19-07:00