For those of you who aren’t as familiar with this year’s opening writer as you should be, check out this interview in The Guardian. Starting with an overview of Madden’s work, this article discusses the novelist’s literary beginnings as well as the complex political contexts of her work. Madden will give a public reading on Friday, October 10 at 7PM at Concordia University (Room H-767, Hall Building, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, 7th floor)