ENGLISH CORNER, CON LINDA JIMÉNEZ – This week’s trivia question: What writer inspired Danila to choose this title for her book?
Danila Botha is a Canadian fiction writer based in Toronto. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has also lived in Israel, and in Nova Scotia. She is the critically acclaimed author of five books, including the short story collections Got No Secrets and the Trillium Book Award, Vine Awards, and ReLit Awards finalist For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I’ve Known. Her latest collection, Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness, was published in April 2024.
Danila’s award winning novel Too Much on the Inside was published in 2015. It was optioned for film by Pelee Entertainment in 2023. Her new novel, A Place for People Like Us, was just published this past September.
Last year we interviewed Danila about her work and her recently published collection of short stories. You can listen to that program here. This week we are speaking with her about her new novel.
