The writer Tim Blackett discusses his new collection of fiction Grandview Drive (Nightwood Editions, 2023), with Joseph Planta.

Grandview Drive by Tim Blackett (Nightwood Editions, 2023). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Grandview Drive

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

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

Tim Blackett is the author of a debut collection of literary fiction, Grandview Drive. These are exciting short stories connected by a fictional drive that all sorts of compelling, fascinating, and isolated people intersect. In the stories there are heartbroken people, those that are lonely, disturbed, insecure, and suffering in all sorts of ways. I’ll ask Mr. Blackett who joined me from his home in Regina a week and a half ago, to tell us about the things his characters are contending with, going through, and are desperate for. It takes a particularly insightful if not empathetic writer to conjure up stories about some not so sympathetic characters, but who are interesting to read about. I’ll ask him about how he views his characters, his work, and writing. I’ll also ask him about the genre of short stories, and the work he’s done to better understand writing through his new podcast, Tim Blackett & Friends. Tim Blackett is a writer whose work has appeared in Briarpatch, [spaces], Grain Magazine, and a Saskatchewan journal called Swift, Flowing. He has degrees from the University of Regina, and a certificate in creative writing from Humber College. This new book is published by Nightwood Editions. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Tim Blackett; Mr. Blackett, good morning.

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