Molly O
Reviews
Kimberly Bourgeois, Montreal Review of Books, July 2016
"A darkly humorous tale of sibling rivalry and devotion… Foss’s prose flows smoothly … captivating the reader with cinematic sensibility. The author keeps us entertained with humorous wordplay and tinges of absurdity.”
Andrew Wild, The Progzilla Files, June 2016
"...finely drawn characterizations and attention to detail and an elegance of writing."
An audio review interspersed with progressive rock music (which runs through Molly O). How many songs can you identify?
Andrew Armitage, Owen Sound Sun Times, July 2, 2016.
“Fascinating, well-told… a wonderfully imagined piece of fiction”
Captain Manotick, Amazon, September 12, 2006
“This book is an enthralling, dream-like portrait of one weird little eastern Ontario family of auctioneers…”
Interviews
CKCU-FM, October 14, 2016
A visit "home" to CKCU at Carleton University in Ottawa, where I produced and hosted a film/video public affairs program in the mid 1980s. My interview runs from 44:13 - 56:35 in the link below. Click "Listen Now".
Filmmaker Cooperative
The Progzilla Files, June 2016
The character of Hoss in Molly O is a progressive rock aficionado. Picking up on this theme, Andrew Wild, UK-based broadcaster and playwright, invited me to choose my favourite progressive rock songs for his monthly show The Progzilla Files. The link below to "Mark Foss's Desert Island Prog" is a two-hour podcast featuring 90 minutes of music and a half hour interview about Molly O and how the songs I chose connect (or not) to the novel.
Carte blanche, June 14, 2016
My conversation with Brad de Roo about Molly O in carte blanche, a Quebec-based virtual arts journal, moves from the pumpkin patch of Charles Schulz to the dream-like fiction of Bruno Schulz, by way of Bonanza.