Interview - Dr. Nora Gold and Doubles

From Canada Reads American Style by Canada Reads American Style

May 16, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 268

About this episode

Rebecca welcomes Dr. Nora Gold to discuss her novella 'Doubles' and the significance of novellas in literature.

Rebecca welcomes Dr. Nora Gold to the podcast to discuss her latest work, Doubles, a novella published by Guernica Editions in May 2026, as well as the importance and relevance of novellas in the literary canon. https://guernicaeditions.com/en-us/products/doubles "Doubles takes place in 1968 in an institution for troubled youth, and is told from the perspective of a brilliant, spunky, 12-year-old girl who is obsessed with math. Engagingly written and often funny, this novella explores how a sensitive young teenager changes over a six-month period from a polite, quiet “good girl” into a delinquent. Although set in the past, Doubles has direct relevance to today, with our recently heightened awareness of the harsh reality in some of our residential institutions during that era (including for Indigenous children, but not only)." Recommended: https://bookshop.org/lists/stunning-novellas Embers by Sándor Márai; Carol Brown Janeway (translator) https://www.noragold.com/ https://www.noragold.com/portfolio/jewish-fiction-com/ https://www.instagram.com/noragold1818/

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca

Guest: Dr. Nora Gold

Topics covered

literature
novellas
youth
identity
cultural relevance

Keywords

Doubles
Dr. Nora Gold
novella
literary canon
troubled youth
1968
cultural relevance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guernica Editions

Books & works: Doubles

Places: 1968