Sep 30, 2026 · 22 min · 9 segments
Tara welcomes Canadian author Aga Maksimowska, whose latest novel, Becalming, Dundurn Press (2026), is a coming-of-age story about premature sexual development and the fall of Communism in Poland. Her…
Why don't you start by telling us about Be Calming because we're here to celebrate your new
It's a novel about two young people, Gosia and Peter, who are sort of in their first adult relationship.
And they realize everything is good on paper, but it's not exactly, you know, it's not filling them with passion and enthusiasm and a forward momentum.
And it's really about that period in your early adulthood when you just feel stuck.
And then the ghosts of their parents and their upbringings and their parents And their families and some secrets really upend things and cause them to really reevaluate their priorities.
Why don't you start by telling us about Be Calming because we're here to celebrate your new
It's a novel about two young people, Gosia and Peter, who are sort of in their first adult relationship.
And they realize everything is good on paper, but it's not exactly, you know, it's not filling them with passion and enthusiasm and a forward momentum.
And it's really about that period in your early adulthood when you just feel stuck.
And then the ghosts of their parents and their upbringings and their parents And their families and some secrets really upend things and cause them to really reevaluate their priorities.
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