Interviews

The Write Focus Summer Writing Challenge / Interview with Karen Grose

Originally published on The Write Focus Blog on July 2, 2025. What a blast to join The Write Focus, with Emily Dunn. We discussed revising based on themes, using writers’ groups, and paying it forward. Available anywhere you get your podcasts. Thanks for having me, Emily! Listen to the audio version of the podcast at […]

Podcast: All June Left Behind

The Crime Writers of Canada interviews Karen Grose on June 11, 2025 about her latest novel, All June Left Behind. Karen Grose is from Toronto, Canada. Her debut novel, The Dime Box, was selected by Amnesty International for its 2021 Book Club. Her second is Flat Out Lies, and All June Left Behind is her […]

Canvas Rebel – Learning the Craft

Writing is a long, winding journey–exciting, obsessive, and bumpy. Thanks to Canvas Rebel Magazine for the interview this week about ‘learning the craft.’ It is now live and a pleasure to share. Read the interview here.

Amnesty International Book Club features The Dime Box

Congratulations to one of my favourite authors, Karen Grose! This week, Amnesty International announced The Dime Box by Canadian author Karen Grose as their 2021 March/April Book Club novel to coincide with International Women’s Day. Set in Ontario, The Dime Box is the story of a young woman, Greta Giffen, who is accused of murdering her father. The novel embodies the […]

Interview with Ramona Meharg

Ramona Meharg, host of I wish I Knew EDU, interviews Karen Grose, author of The Dime Box. This Week on I Wish I Knew EDU, I’m talking to Karen Grose @kgrose2 about her journey from Teacher to Supt, @tvo #EdTech, equity of access, the writing process, telling your story and her first novel #TheDimeBox. Listen […]

Interview with #mrscorbettsbookclub

Alanna King hosts Lisa Corbett and her guest Karen Grose, author of her debut novel The Dime Box. Lisa asks Karen about the impetus for the novel and her writing process. Grose talks about the research she needed to do to accurately create the power dynamics that gradually reveal Greta’s origin story. Listen to the […]

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