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ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Liz Levine, author of Nobody Ever Talks About Anything But The End, which is a finalist for the 2021 Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize. In their conversation Liz talks about where the title of the book came from and how she navigated concerns about her sister and her family's privacy in her writing. A Note: In the conversation Liz and Megan talk about Hello I Want To Die Please Fix Me by Anna Mehler Paperny. Because they were both talking off the cuff without prepared notes, they got confused about her name. Apologies to Anna! ABOUT LIZ LEVINE: Liz Levine is an award-winning producer whose credits include Kyra Sedgwick’s directorial debut, Story of a Girl, and Douglas Coupland’s television series jPod. She completed her master of journalism degree at the University of British Columbia and has written for the National Post, The Walrus, Playback magazine, and The Vancouver Sun. She divides her time between Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Audience Development for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in The Puritan, Untethered, Invisible publishing's invisiblog, This Magazine and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book titled Head Over Feet: The Lasting Heartache of First Loves. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.