Interview - Joanne Jackson and Sunset Lake Resort @canadareadsinspired

Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Tara chats with Joanne Jackson, an award-winning author of three novels: The Wheaton (2019); A Snake in the Raspberry Patch (2023), winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Best Crime Novel set in Canada and short listed for the Saskatchewan Book Awards; and her latest novel Sunset Lake Resort (2024) published by Stonehouse Publishing. Regardless of what weather Saskatchewan throws at her, she can often be found walking outside.
Joanne's recommendations:

The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
The Husband's Secrets by Liane Moriarty.

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