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Writes. Mothers. Neurodiverges. Poet Laureate of Scugog Township. 📚: Fuse (CNF), Rebellion Box (poems), Widow Fantasies (stories). Co-host of HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM & host at The New Books Network. www.hollayghadery.com
TONIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm @hollay.bsky.social welcomes Sita Macmillan “Rachel Ponakey: Dream Catcher” (Annick Press) & Alison Gadsby talks to Rachel Phan “Restaurant Kid: A Memoir Of Family & Belonging” (Douglas & Mcintyre)TUNE IN TONIGHT!
TOMORROW NIGHT! CIUT 89.5FM 10pm - 11pm @hollay.bsky.social welcomes Sita Macmillan “Rachel Ponakey: Dream Catcher” (Annick Press) & Alison Gadsby talks to Rachel Phan “Restaurant Kid: A Memoir Of Family & Belonging” (Douglas & Mcintyre)TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT!
During the interview, I mentioned a poem by Armand Garnet Ruffo: A Short History of War, which is from Armand’s collection, The Dialogues: The Song of Francis Pegahmagabow (Wolsak & Wynn, 2024).
Over the weekend, Annahid Dashtgard and I were on CBC’s Fresh Air with Ismaila Alfa talking about our complex feelings about what’s going on in Iran.
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In honour of International Women’s Day, I’ve shared an essay from my memoir, Fuse, to my blog:
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This essay explores eating disorders, self-harm and addiction in detail, so please be gentle with yourself if you decide to read.
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I couldn’t be more honoured to have spent the evening hosting the book launch for this LEGEND: the resplendent Alison Gadsby.
People of BSKY: I hope you’ll pick up a copy of Breathing is How Some People Stay Alive from your local library or bookstore. ♥️
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In this NBN episode, I have a wonderful conversation with author KJ Aiello about their book, The Monster and the Mirror: Mental Illness, Magic, and the Stories We Tell (ECW Press, 2024).
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If you missed the show last night you can listen now to my interviews with Cassidy McFadzean and Hollay Ghadery.
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LISTEN/DOWNLOAD our latest show on CIUT 89.5FM. Alison Gadsby talks to @hollay.bsky.social “The Unravelling Of Ou” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social & Cassidy McFadzean on her novella in the collection “Dead Writers” (Invisible Publishing) LISTEN/DOWNLOAD HERE: ciut.fm/howl/
TONIGHT CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm host Alison Gadsby welcomes @hollay.bsky.social for her novel “The Unravelling Of Ou” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social & @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social on her novella appearing in the collection “Dead Writers” (Invisible Publishing) TUNE IN TONIGHT!
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“Beautifully told with her trademark use of evocative and poetic language, Ghadery challenges readers to ponder the complexity of recognition and what it means to be seen.”
—Lucy E.M. Black, The Miramichi Reader
Read the full review:
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In this NBN episode, I speak with Toronto poet Guy Elston about his delightful debut poetry collection, The Character Actor Convention (Gordon Hill Press/Porcupine’s Quill, 2025).
This is persona poetry at its finest. To listen in, click the link below:
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TOMORROW NIGHT CIUT 89.5 FM 10pm - 11pm host Alison Gadsby welcomes @hollay.bsky.social for her novel “The Unravelling Of Ou” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social & @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social on her novella appearing in the collection “Dead Writers” (Invisible Publishing) TUNE IN TOMORROW NIGHT!
This book examines the roots and influence of the ‘Aryan myth’ which holds that Iranians are Aryans—and therefore white—against the lived experience of Iranians in America, where they are treated as distinctly not-white.
“The Limits of Whiteness” is inspired by Neda Maghbouleh’s book, The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race (Stanford University Press, 2017).
“The Limits of Whitness” is a poem from Rebellion Box, my second book and debut collection of poetry, published in 2023 by Radiant Press.
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Our Under Review series returns with Allison Snelgrove reviewing @hollay.bsky.social latest “The Unravelling of Ou”.
Read the full review: tnq.ca/under-review...
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I am swooning with gratitude for this incredible review of my novel, The Unravelling of Ou, which was just released by Palimpsest Press. You can read the full review at TNQ.ca.
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Mary Bibb, wife of publisher Henry Bibb, also had an important role in publishing the historic Voice of the Fugitive newspaper. More here and on the @allwriteinsincity episode, Celebrating Windsor's Earliest Black Women Writers: buff.ly/I5z8gpd 💙 📚
Thank you, @thenewquarterly.bsky.social, Selena, & Alison! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
The Unravelling of Ou—the novel by award-winning Iranian-Canadian author Hollay Ghadery—was featured in Foreword Reviews Writers of Color column!
“The Unraveling of Ou is an insightful novel about personhood, emotional well-being, and the often fraught relationships between mothers and daughters.”
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How lucky am I? In this NBN episode, award-winning and celebrated novelist Farzana Doctor interviews me about my novel, The Unravelling of Ou, which was released by Palimpsest Press on February 15, 2026.
Listen to the conversation:
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NBCC member Hollay Ghadery’s forthcoming novel, "The Unravelling of Ou," was reviewed at Quill & Quire:
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