The writer and critic Martha Schabas discusses her new novel My Face in the Light (Knopf, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

My Face in the Light by Martha Schabas (Knopf, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: My Face in the Light

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Martha Schabas joins me now. She’s just published a new novel, My Face in the Light. In the book, our main character Justine has just passed her thirtieth birthday and she’s uneasy about her life, her marriage to Elias, and her career as an actress. I’ve only read a part of the book, so I’ll get Martha to tell us as much as she’d like about what happens in the story. It’s rather engaging. Justine also has a scar on her face, from a childhood accident that shapes how she sees herself as much as how others see her. Martha Schabas is a writer and critic. Her first novel Various Positions was shortlisted for the Evergreen Fiction Award, and named a book of the year by the Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire, and NOW Magazine. She was the Globe and Mail’s dance critic from 2015 to 2020, where she also wrote about theatre and books. Her writing has appeared in various publications including The Walrus, Hazlitt, and the New Quarterly. Her Twitter handle is @marthaschabas. My Face in the Light is published by Knopf. We taped this interview ten days ago. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Martha Schabas; Ms. Schabas, good morning.

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