Heather knows all about being a soccer mom. Three of her kids played. In 2006, after 15 years on the sidelines, she bought some cleats and joined a team herelf. Her biggest thrill while writing Betting Game was touring the Toronto FC Training Ground.

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Daryl Sneath is a novelist who lives in Port Hope. He discusses his  writing with Gwynn and Felicity in the this episode of Word on the Hills.

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Special programming for Christmas this Sunday, so no Word on the Hills. Please join us again on January 1st to hear Darryl Sneath talk about his novels. And in the meantime  very Happy Holidays to all our listeners. Felicity and Gwynn

Kim Grove, author, editor and teacher talks about her anthology Family Ties and reads some Christmas stories from it.

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Felicity Sidnell Reid, author, and Jirina Marton, illustrator, talk about the inspiration for the story and illustrations of Alone:A Winter in the Woods

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Author of numerous articles and several books about the Canadian Navy, Roger talks about his interest in the stories of the people he has interviewed and how he has included their experiences in his books.

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Susan Hewitt is a writer from Northumberland county, UK. She talks about her novel, The Cunning Woman’s Cup, set in her own Northumberland.

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Karen Longwell, a well-known local journalist, has worked for Northumberland News since 2011. She has traveled all over Canada and the world to bring her readers stories. She shares some of them with listeners in this episode.

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Sandra Johnstone is a one-time accountant who lived in Toronto. Her husband Paul decided he should retire and Sandra was persuaded that a life at sea could be a great adventure. They sold their house and belongings and bought a boat… Sandra shares her stories of sailing around the world.

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