About this episode

Erik D’Souza interviews Jennifer Hillier about her writing, her award-winning novel, and her upcoming book.

In this podcast, Erik D’Souza interviews Jennifer Hillier, the Canadian Guest of Honour at Bouchercon 2026 in Calgary, to discuss her writing and upcoming book. Jennifer discusses her award-winning novel, Things We Do in the Dark, which spans multiple locations, including Vancouver and Toronto, and her approach to writing diverse characters drawn from her lived experience as a Filipino-Canadian. She also shared details about her upcoming book Heart of Glass, set in a fictional seaside town, w...

People in this episode

Host: Erik D’Souza

Guest: Jennifer Hillier

Topics covered

• writing
• diverse characters
• Canadian literature
• Bouchercon 2026
• author interview

Keywords

• Jennifer Hillier
• Bouchercon 2026
• Things We Do in the Dark
• Heart of Glass
• Filipino-Canadian

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Things We Do in the Dark, Heart of Glass

Places: Canada, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, seaside town

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