Since 1990, Canadian fiction has blossomed. Suddenly, from a seemingly quiet and internal culture, Canadian novels have exploded internationally, garnering acclaim and prizes around the world, from the Orange to the Pulitzer and all stops in between. The Power to Bend Spoons collects interviews with Canadian fiction writers from this dynamic period and provides an intriguing and in-depth look at authors, their working practices, and their literary obsessions. INTERVIEWED IN THE POWER TO BEND SPOONS: Jeannette Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, Marie-Claire Blais, Dionne Brand, Nicole Brossard, Carole Corbeil, Frank Davey, Timothy Findley, Douglas Glover, Janette Turner Hospital, Thomas King, Joy Kogawa, Steve McCaffery, Michael Ondaatje, Althea Prince, Nino Ricci, Mordecai Richler, Veronica Ross, Gail Scott, Makeda Silvera, Audrey Thomas, Lola Lemire Tostevin, Jane Urquhart, M.G. Vassanji