NEWS & EVENTS

Upcoming
April 13, 226 -- The Modern Romantics (Live 8:00 pm ET)
April 16, 2026 -- Heather Weidner Blog
April 29, 2026 -- Global Girls Online Book Club, Author of the Day, Facebook Takeover (all day)
May 30-31, 2026 -- Write On 2026: Writing & Publishing Sessions Presented by Book Coaches Canada (free online -- details TBA)
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"The Sisu Method: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Writers" (workshop)
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AI Panel (moderator)
Recent & Past
April 7, 2026 -- Q&A With A.L. Jensen: New Information about Upcoming Book Related News, Book Notions (Interview)
April 4, 2026 -- "Your Writing Retreat is Waiting (And It's Closer Than You Think)," She Rises Magazine, April 2026
April 3, 2026 --- Sudbury author launches hygge inspired mystery series, Heidi Ulrichsen, Sudbury.com
April 2, 2026 -- Cozy Mystery Lovers/Meg's Cozy Corner, Facebook Takeover (2-4:00 pm ET)
March 18, 2026 -- Sudbury author launches new cozy murder mystery series, CTV News with Tony Ryma
March 16, 2026 -- "From Teacher to Published Author," Project Seed Money Podcast with Sharissa Bradley (podcast)
March 16, 2026 -- History Through Fiction Podcast with Colin Mustful (podcast)
March 14, 2026 -- Hygge and Homicide Book Signing, Perk and Pine Cafe, 11:30--1:30 pm
Mar. 10, 2026 -- The Creative Sanctuary: Hygge and Homicide, The Mind of Sai Marie (podcast)
Mar. 9, 2026 -- Creativity Show with Radio Red, live at 5:00-6:00 pm EST (recorded)
Mar. 6, 2026 -- Midweek Drive with Alex Lewschuk, 4:30 pm UK/11:30 am EST (recorded)
Mar. 3, 2026 -- Canadian Cozy Mysteries with Author Liisa Kovala, Book Lights with Lisa Kessler (podcast)
Mar. 1, 2026 -- Interview by Melanie P. Smith, Connections eMagazine, February Issue (print interview)
Feb. 18, 2026 -- Q & A with A. L. Jensen, Book Notion (print Interview)
Feb. 17, 2026 -- Bring Life to Characters with R Weir (podcast)
Feb. 12, 2026 -- Authentic Achievements with Kim-Adele Randall, USA Global TV, 9:00 am EST (live)
Feb 9, 2026 -- "Women's Circles: A Time-Honoured Tradition for the Modern Age," She Rises Studios (article)
Feb. 9, 2026 -- "Writing Routines and Why You Don't Need One," She Rises Studio (article)
Feb. 8, 2026 -- "Creative Edge Publicity Winners in 2025 Global Book Awards," Anthony Avina (Press Release)
Jan 25. 2026 -- Guest Speaker, Finnish Historical Society, Sudbury, ON (in-person presentation)
JJan. 23, 2026 -- Midweek Drive with Alex Lewschuk, 4:30 pm UK/11:30 am EST (recorded)
Jan. 20, 2026 -- The Persistence Payoff Show, USA Global TV, 3:00 pm EST (recorded)
Jan. 12, 2026 -- Author Talk Podcast hosted by Aimee, Russell and
Jan. 5, 2026 -- The Joe Rooz Show Live at 9:00 pm EST (recorded)
Jan. 2, 2026 -- Global Girls Book Club Author of the Day
Dec. 23, 2025 -- Canada Reads American Style with Tara & Rebecca (podcast)
Dec. 23, 2025 -- Interview with mystery author Liisa Kovala, Lisa Haselton Book Reviews & Interviews (interview)
Dec. 22, 2025 -- Keepin it Real with Caramel Lucas (podcast)
Dec. 20, 2025 -- Write or Die Podcast with Randi-Lee Bowslaugh (podcast)
Dec. 17, 2025 -- Sportcat Show with Glenn "Sportcat" Jackson at live, 9:00 pm EST (recorded)
Dec. 15, 2025 -- Books 4 Guys with Chris Clinard (podcast)
Dec. 15, 2025 -- The Mind of Sai Marie (podcast)
Dec. 12, 2025 -- Calling in Clarity with Sophia Laettner Joubert (podcast)
Dec. 11, 2025 -- The Corner Bookstore, USA GLobal TV, 12:00 pm EST (live)
Dec. 9, 2025 -- Hollis Chapman Show at 10:00 am AZ/12:00 pm EST (Live)
Dec. 9, 2025 -- Finding the Magic with Tricia Brzostowicz (podcast)
Dec. 4, 2025 -- Midweek Drive with Alex Lewczuk at 11:30 am EST/4:30 pm, UK (recorded)
Dec. 2, 2025 -- The Kino Isaac Podcast with Kino Isaac, South Africa (Podcast)
Dec. 2, 2025 -- History, Books, and Wine Podcast with Eliza Night, USA (podcast)
Nov. 30, 2025 - Connections eMagazine, Interview by Melanie P. Smith (author interview)
Nov. 27, 2025 - Hidden Gems Podcast with Chris Tuch and Roland Hulme, USA (podcast)
Nov. 25, 2025 - Ramblings from the Little Shed with Holly & Rogan Gutwillinger (podcast)
Nov. 12, 2025 -- Book Review Surviving Stutthof, Author Anthony Avina (blog)
Nov. 11, 2025 -- Like Water for Weary Souls Review, Melanie Martilla, The Seaboard Review of Books (book review)
Nov. 9, 2025 -- Book Launch, Like Water for Weary Souls, 1-3:00 PM, Finlandia Village, Sudbury, ON (view recording)
Nov. 6, 2025 -- Fall in love with great stories by Sudbury Writers, Judi Straughan, Sudbury Star (article)
Nov. 4, 2025 -- Tea Time with Elizabeth Gagnon Live at 7:00 PM EST, CAN YouTube recording (podcast)
Oct. 30, 2025 -- Book Review, Sassy Reviews (blog review)
Oct. 25, 2025 -- Moderator, Paths to Publishing, Wordstock Literary Festival (panel)
Oct.25, 2025 -- Blueprint Bootcamp: Plan Your Story in 7 Steps, Sisters in Crime, Jersey Sleuths Chapter (presentation)
Oct. 23, 2025 -- The Editor's Inkpot 021: Writing Process (and Favorite Tudor Queens) with Liisa Kovala, host Margaret Mcnellis (podcast)
Oct. 17, 2025 -- Liisa Kovala on the 5 Things You Need to be a Successful Author or Writer, Kristin Marquet, Authority Magazine (interview)
Oct. 9, 2025 -- Book Review: Like Water for Weary Souls, Author Anthony Avina (blog)
Oct. 9, 2025 -- Empowering Women Writers: A Conversation with Liisa Kovala, Behind the Publisher's Desk with Colin Mustful (podcast)
Sept. 21, 2025 -- Intergenerational Storytelling with co-presenter Caroline Topperman, Kingston WritersFest (workshop)
Aug. 9, 2025 -- Blueprint Bootcamp: Plan Your Story in 7 Steps, Sudbury Writers' Guild, Roving Outdoor Book Fair (workshop)
Mar. 22, 2025 -- Sarah Selecky's Story is a State of Mind Workshop, Sudbury Writers' Guild (workshop)
Mar. 3, 2025 -- Our Brains on Story, The Writers Union of Canada, Writers-in-Schools program (workshop)
Jan. 25, 2025 -- Interview with author and book coach Liisa Kovala, Show, Don't Tell Podcast with Suzy Vadori (podcast)
Nov. 3, 2024 -- From Memories to Manuscript, Canadian Friends of Finland, Vancouver (workshop)
Nov. 2, 2024 -- Moderator, The Inner Lives of Women, Wordstock Literary Festival (panel)
Sept. 9, 2024 -- Google Classroom for Your Clients, Author Accelerator, Coaches Teaching Coaches (presentation)
Dec.16, 2023 -- Northern Ontario Stories: Discussion & Author Signing, Liisa Kovala & Vera Constantineau, North Bay PL (author talk)
Nov. 14, 2023 -- Book Coaches from Sudbury putting on immersive writers' retreat, Hugh Kruzel, Sudbury Star (article)
Oct. 6, 2023 -- Our Brains on Story, The Writers Union of Canada, Writers-in-Schools program (presentation)
Aug. 2, 2023 -- Youthwords Workshop, Wordstock Literary Festival (workshop)
June 23, 2023 -- Sisu's Winter War, review by Alison Manley, Miramichi Reader (book review)
June 19, 2023 -- Surviving Stutthof, New Books Network with Ari Barabat (podcast)
June 9, 2023 -- Sisu's Winter War, New Books Network with Ari Barabat (podcast)
May 27, 2023 -- Riverside Reading Series, Liisa Kovala, Tanis Macdonald, Adelle Purdham, & Alexandria Goodall, Paris, ON (reading)
May 9, 2023 -- Guest reader, Conspiracy of Three, North Bay, ON (reading)
April 13, 2023 -- Creative Non-Fiction Workshop, Northwestern Ontario Writers' Workshop (NOWW) (workshop)
March 25, 2023 -- Keynote Speaker, Penage Road Women's Institute, Lively, ON (presentation)
Feb. 2, 2023 -- Book Signing, Ontario Library Association Superconference (author signing)
Jan. 23, 2023 -- Guest speaker, Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), Sudbury, ON (presentation)
Jan. 22, 2023 -- Sisu's Winter War, Alison Manley, Miramichi Reader (review)
Dec.15, 2022 -- Debut novelist Liisa Kovala on how the Finnish concept of sisu informed her story of war, family, and Alzheimer's, Open Book (article)
Dec. 9, 2022 -- Interweaving Fact and Fiction: Writing About Finnish History, Canadian Friends of Finland, Ottawa (presentation)
Nov. 29, 2022 -- The Book Cover with Lisa Tucker, The Borderline Radio, Sault Ste. Marie, ON (interview)
Oct. 30, 2022 -- Guest Speaker, Finnish Canadian Historical Society, Sudbury, ON (presentation)
Oct. 7, 2022 -- Sudbury author releases book set in Finland's Winter War, Heidi Ulrichsen, Sudbury.com (article)
June 24, 2022 -- Reading, Sisu's Winter War, Finnish Grand Festival (video reading)
Sept. 4, 2020 -- Isän salaisuus by Timo Kiiski, Iltalehti (article)
June 22, 2019 -- Finns in Fiction (with Roy Blomstrom and Mark Munger) Finnish Grand Festival, Thunder Bay, ON (author panel)
June 20, 2018 -- Lecture, Finnish Grand Festival, Toronto, ON (presentation)
Oct. 29, 2017 -- Latitude 46 Publishing launches 5 new books, CBC Books
Oct. 16, 2017 -- Latitude 46 Publishing: Surviving Stutthof, Our Crater (article)
July 24, 2017 -- Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2017 Non-Fiction Preview, Kerry Clare, 49th Shelf (article)
June 26, 2016 -- A Survivor's Story, Jennifer Lacelle, Talent North (article)
Mar. 16, 2016 -- Wine & Cheese Signature Event, Centennial Public Library, Sault Ste. Marie, ON (presentation)
Sept. 25, 2015 -- Suomalaismiehet selvisivät keskitysleirien kauhuista, Ilta-Sanomat, Helsinki (article)
April 16, 2015 -- A WWII Survival Story, Heidi Ulrichsen, Sudbury.com (article)
March 22, 2015 -- New book details life in WWII concentration camp, Ben Leeson, The Sudbury Star (article)
Oct. 23, 2013 -- Local writer's story appears in latest Chicken Soup edition, Heidi Ulrichsen, Sudbury Star (article)
Apr. 28, 2013 -- Suomalainen keskitysleirivanki tapaa Bill Clintonin - hurja seikkailu Stutthofissa, Tuomas Manninen, Ilta-Sanomat (article)
Dates to be Announced
Recording Feb. 2 -- Tell Not Show with Kirsha (podcast)
Recording Feb. 4 -- One Moment Podcast with Kevin Odom (podcast)
Recording Feb. 23 -- Awaken Hope Podcast (podcast)
Recording March 2 -- We Are Listening Podcast, Aanya Wellness (podcast)
Recording March 6 -- The Date Keepers Podcast (podcast)
Recording April 15 -- The Molten Truth with Zoey Michaels (podcast)
Recording April 17 -- The CJ Moneyway Show (podcast)
Recording April 21 -- Let Fear Bounce Podcast with Kim Lengling (podcast)
Recording June 23 -- The Persistence Payoff Show with Kimberley Shafer (podcast)
Recording July 2 -- The Corner Bookstore with Red O'Laughlin, USA Global TV & Radio (podcast)
Recording Aug.11 -- Tea Time with Miss Liz (podcast)


