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Christine Estima has been profiled and interviewed in The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Maclean's Magazine, Metro Toronto, BBC Radio, CBC Newsworld, CBC Radio, CTV Canada AM, CTV News, CTV News Network, Global News Toronto, CP24, CityTV News, Toronto Life Magazine, The Richard & Judy Show, TFO 24.7 TV, CJAD 800 Radio, CFRB Radio, View The Vibe, Toronto Verve, Heat Magazine, The London Paper, 24 Hours Vancouver, EYE Weekly, Women's Post, She Does The City, BlogTO, and many others.

2024

THE WALRUS
What Happened Next: A Podcast About Newish Books. “Christine Estima,” interviewed by Nathan Whitlock, aired September 16, 2024

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CBC RADIO
The Next Chapter, “Keeping the reader guessing with unreliable narrators,” interviewed by Christa Couture, aired September 7, 2024, CBC Radio One, 99.1FM in Toronto.

OMNI TELEVISION
”A novel about the roots of Arab immigration to Canada since the nineteenth century,” report by Noelle Haggear, broadcast July 12, 2024, in Arabic and English

RADIO CANADA
”Housesitting : elle vit à Toronto gratuitement en gardant des logements,” by Sarah Tomlinson, May 12, 2024, ICI Toronto broadcast on the same day, French language only

LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA

“From Beirut with Love,” book review in LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA, March 2024 by Ruth Panofsky, page 36.

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BEN MCNALLY BOOKS
”At Ben McNally Books with Christine Estima,” July 16, 2024

NORA LORETO SUBSTACK

“Q&A with author Christine Estima,” interview, by Nora Loreto, February 7, 2024

THE WALRUS
”Why So Many Authors Are Writing Multigenerational Stories,” interview of Christine Estima by Samia Madwar, January 22, 2024

HAMILTON REVIEW OF BOOKS
”The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: December 2023,” Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society listed at number 9, January 17, 2024

RABBLE
”rabble recommends: An International Women’s Day reading list,” by Madison Edward-Wright, March 8, 2024

CBC BOOKS

“14 Canadian short story collections to read for Short Story Month,” May 9, 2024
“Christine Estima recommends 3 'fascinating' books set in the pivotal moments of the 20th century,” broadcast March 16, 2024, interview with Ali Hassan on CBC Radio show “The Next Chapter.” Link allows you to listen to interview and read article
“57 books by past CBC Literary Prizes winners and finalists that came out in 2023,” January 18, 2024
“30 Canadian books to read in Winter 2024” January 4, 2024

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2023

CBC BOOKS

“Christine Estima's vibrant story collection highlights the heart and history of the Arab diaspora in Montreal,” radio interview with Ali Hassan on THE NEXT CHAPTER, aired December 30, 2023

“The best Canadian fiction of 2023,” December 5, 2023

THE TORONTO STAR

Online edition: “North York’s ‘Fairview Mall’ food court, first kisses and fashion: Scenes from an Arab teen trying to make a connection,” November 25, 2023, book excerpt

Print edition: “Not Another Teen Book: Scenes from an Arab girl trying to make a connection,” November 25, 2023, Culture section, page C12

MAISONNEUVE MAGAZINE

“The Book Room: Book Review of THE SYRIAN LAIDES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,” Winter 2023 issue, by Zeahaa Rehman

SHELF AWARENESS
”Book Review: Book of the Week, December 8, 2023” by Terry Hong

THE SHAKESPEARIAN RAG

“Book Review: Christine Estima’s debut collection mines the experience of Arab immigrants to Canada,” November 15, 2023, Steven Beattie

THE MIRAMICHI READER

“Book Review: THE SYRIAN LADIES’ BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,” by Sarah Marie, November 16, 2023

CBC RADIO

“ALL IN A WEEKEND” hosted by Dionne Codrington, December 17, 2023

“HERE AND NOW: Tuesday afternoon bookclub with Christine Estima,” hosted by Helen Mann, November 14, 2023

ZOOMER MAGAZINE

“Hot Reads for Cold Nights: 15 Books to Read in November,” by Nathalie Atkinson, November 2, 2023

NEW CANADIAN MEDIA

“Author traces her Lebanese, Syrian and Portuguese roots in new collection,” by Andreina Romero, October 30, 2023, interview and book review

CBC BOOKS

“74 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in Fall 2023,” by CBC Staff, August 31, 2023

Preview of THE SYRIAN LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, by CBC Staff, August 22, 2023

QUILL AND QUIRE
”Highlights of the new season: fiction and short fiction,” July 19, 2023, by Attila Berki, Cassandra Drudi, and Andrew Woodrow-Butcher

THE CARDIFF REVIEW
”New Canadian Writers: Christine Estima,” June 7, 2023, by Jamie Gillingham. Interview.

BOOK RIOT

“15 EXCELLENT 2023 SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS BY ASIAN AUTHORS,” by Patricia Thang, May 25, 2023

SARI BOTTON’S MEMOIR LAND

“Thirteen Excellent Essays to Read on this Holiday from Work...,” by Sari Botton, May 29, 2023, features my award-nominated 2017 essay “Why I published a role of film I found on the curb,” originally published in The Walrus.

2022

PAPERBLANKS

“A Look Inside a Love Letter Collection,” July 18, 2022.

CBC RADIO ONE

“From first kisses to family secrets: How pieces of the past can shape your future,” April 28, 2022 on CBC RADIO “NOW OR NEVER” hosted by Trevor Dineen and Ify Chiwetelu. I am interviewed in depth about my vast antique love letter collection. You can listen to the interview in the link, I appear at the 19 minute mark!

THE TORONTO STAR

“For the Love of Love Letters,” February 13, 2022, by David Silverberg, published in The Toronto Star, Life Section. In the print edition, piece used alternate headline “Misters and Missives” page TO7

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2021

In Search of Sauce

“Ep.34 - Bbymutha, André 3000 & Amy Winehouse,” Music commentary podcast, August 24th, 2021 (at the 40 minute mark, hosts Soma Ghosh, Ryan Gaur, and Miki Heller discuss Christine’s viral essay, “Amy Winehouse’s Life - and Death - in the Media Glare.”

Mooney on Theatre

Theatre critic’s review of ‘Thou Shalt Not COVID Thy Neighbour’s Wife’ at the Toronto Fringe Next Stage Community Booster. January 21, 2021. Review by Sam Mooney.

Next Stage Festival

“Thou Shalt Not COVID Thy Neighbour’s Wife,” one-woman play created and performed by Christine Estima, Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival 2021, Community Booster, January 2021

Thou Shalt Not COVID Thy Neighbour’s Wife created and performed by Christine Estima

2020

Maclean’s Magazine

“People are planning their dream vacations—for whenever it's finally safe,” by Ishani Nath. December 8, 2020. (Will also be in the January 2021 print edition of the magazine under the title “The Big (gigantic) Trip.”) A profile and interview with Christine Estima and her life partner about post-pandemic travel plans.

CBC RADIO

CBC Tapestry with Mary Hynes
November 8, 2020, 20-minute in-depth interview and profile on Christine Estima, her article in Maisonneuve Magazine, and her Arab family’s deep roots in Montreal

CityNews Montreal, aired September 22, 2020, reported by Alyssia Robertucci. “Syrian-Canadian Chronicles family’s deep history.”

2019

CJAD 800

November 12, 2019, radio interview about Don Cherry’s racist comments & my grandfather’s service in WWII.

AMI RADIO

November 11, 2019, radio interview about my collection of wartime love letters & my The Globe and Mail essay on the same topic.

CTV NEWS NETWORK

November 11, 2019, National TV news interview about Don Cherry’s racist comments on Hockey Night In Canada. Interview conducted by Jennifer Burke.

CITYNEWS TORONTO

September 13, 2019, TV News interview about the collapse of BUNZ.

CJAD 800 TALK RADIO

May 1, 2019 radio interview about my reality tv experiences, The Natasha Hall radio show.

Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids
live storytelling event, Royale Cinema, Toronto, Canada.

2018

WELCOME! podcast

Hour-long interview about my writing career, and hot topics of the day.

hosted by Karim Kanji and KarimKanji.com, November 7, 2018

Listen here on Girth Radio, Mixcloud, Apple Podcast, and more…

GROWNUPS READ THINGS THEY WROTE AS KIDS podcast

Reading a Star Trek diary entry from my teen years in front of an audience of 500!

October 8, 2018, episode 521 “Mouth-to-Mouth contact” hosted by Dan Miesner

MACLEAN’S MAGAZINE

"The Hidden Crisis That's Fuelling the Incel Rebellion," by Andray Domise in Maclean's Magazine, May 9, 2018, interview.

2017

RACONTEURS STORYTELLING PODCAST

October 11, 2017, Episode 3 "Appearances," hosted by Laura-Louise Tobin.

CBC PODCAST PLAYLIST

April 21, 2017, CBC hosts Matt Galloway and Lindsay Michael discuss issue "As Seen on TV," fast forward to time index 48:00

TFO 24.7

February 6, 2017, television feature and interview (in French)

RACONTEURS STORYTELLING

2016

TORONTO LIFE, November 22, 2016, Style Section

Toronto Life, November 22, 2016, Style Section, interview and photo shoot

GROWNUPS READ THINGS THEY WROTE as KIDS, July 24, 2016, Toronto (Spoken Word/Storytelling)

This performance is also included on GRTTWaK's curated podcast, which you can listen to here. Fast forward to time index 20:30.

'Skylight Love & Loss Photo Shoot with Bunz and Centre for Social Innovation,' She Does The City, June 1, 2016, Photography by Becca Lemire

2015

CBC CANADA WRITES CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE LONGLIST, profile of writer Christine Estima & story excerpt, August 31, 2015

TORONTOVERVE, "Blogger Spotlight: Author/journalist Christine Estima", June 15, 2015 by Nigel Hamid (Interview + Photoshoot)

TORONTOVERVE, June 8, 2015 by Nigel Hamid (photoshoot preview)

The MOTH, January 5, 2015, Brooklyn, New York (Spoken Word, Storytelling)

Christine Estima performing at The Moth in Brooklyn, New York on January 5th, 2015 in front of over 400 people. The theme of this night was "Cravings." You can watch the prelude to this story here http://youtu.be/Hxc4CwnyFR8 which was performed at Spark London in the UK in 2013. http://www.ChristineEstima.com

RACONTEURS, February 11, 2015, Toronto (Spoken Word, Storytelling)