AGENT
Ami is represented by Helen Heller of the Helen Heller Agency.
MEDIA RELATIONS
To schedule Canadian appearances, readings, interviews etc. please contact:
Publicity Manager, Random House of Canada
1 Toronto St., Suite 300
Toronto, ON M5C 2V6
Office: 416.957.1538
Fax: 416-364-6863
nmakoway@randomhouse.com
www.randomhouse.ca
IMAGES
The "large" versions Ami's portraits are of large print quality at 300dpi
and approx 1500x2100 pix in size
Author's images photo credit: Ian McKay
Cdn Book Design credit: Kelly Hill
If you have specifc needs or questions regarding images
please contact Ian McKay.
INTERVIEWS
"A
star author is born: How Ami McKay’s The Birth House
became the hottest
debut novel of the year"
by Susan Catto. Quill & Quire,
December 2006
"Birth
of a Novel"
by Andrea Curtis for CBC.ca Arts
Birth
of a Novelist.
Jodi DeLong's Feature interview and review.
It first
ran in the Halifax Chronicle Herald in February, 2006
CBC
Radio's Sounds Like Canada
Listen to Ami's interview with Shelagh Rogers.
Just click the link and listen!
Ami and Shelagh: April 5, 2006
Writes
of Passage
Sue Carter Flinn's wonderful feature in The Coast exploring The Birth House
as well as contemporary issues facing midwifery
advocates in Nova Scotia.
See
the cover photo taken in my writing studio by freelance photographer, Darryl James
Chatelaine Book Club Chat - Ami had a live online chat session with members of Chatelaine Magazine's book club forum. It was a fun and fascinating Q&A. Read the transcript
Under
Cover
Ami interviews Canadian book designer, Kelly Hill…
they
talk about inspiration, pregnant bellies, and what went into the design of The
Birth House.
"The
New Face of Can Lit"
by Kevin Ritchie for DOSE.
REVIEWS
Robert
J. Wiersema's review, from the Ottawa Citizen. "Bundle of Joy", February 2006.
Maureen
Garvie's review for the April print issue of Quill and Quire.
Heather
Reisman's Review for Heather's
Pick @Chapters.ca
Patricia
Robertson's review from the Toronto Star. "A
Sweet Debut with a Message"
Ilana Stanger-Ross' review "Midwitchery" from the Globe & Mail book section, March 5, 2006.
Reviews
and Features have also appeared in:
The Calgary Herald, The National Post, and are available to subscribers.
Here's
What Readers are Saying About The Birth House…
A collection
of thoughts from readers' emails and letters.