Pointing the Divining Rod

Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the world's great writers of fantastic literature. His latest work is Ysabel, a coming of age story about family history that refuses to stay dead and gone.

Kay is not only a thoughtful, graceful writer, but also an erudite, generous and funny interview. Men writing women, what sparks inspiration, the changes writers undergo over their careers, intelligent characters, the boundaries writers of all genres face, and the strength of myth. Fischer Guy asks Guy about his novels, process, and thoughts on literature.

Guy Gavriel Kay Interview
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Guy Gavriel Kay is the author of ten novels and an acclaimed collection of poetry, Beyond This Dark House. His work has been translated into twenty-three languages. He has twice won the Aurora Award, is a three-time World Fantasy Award nominee, and is the recipient of the International Goliardos Award for his contributions to the literature of the fantastic. His latest book, Ysabel, was a Canadian number one bestseller and spent eighteen weeks on the bestseller lists. Guy Gavriel Kay lives in Toronto.

Christine Fischer Guy is a Toronto writer. Her fiction has appeared in Grimm Magazine and in Descant, issue 136. She reviews fiction for the Globe and Mail, Books in Canada, and Bookninja.com.