Globe and Mail Interview and Review

"In perfect counterpoint [to The Golden Mean], Edie is light where its coeval is heavy, contemporary rather than historical, deliberately youthful as opposed to forbiddingly adult and, most strikingly, personal – hardly a quality that pervades Lyon’s depiction of ancient Macedonian royalty."

To read my full interview with John Barber, please click here.

"The premise for the show is brilliant, and it’s all Edie’s idea: King Lear, reimagined in plain language and set to the sultry stylings of Miss Sarah. Better than Glee. Way better."

To read Sheree-Lee Olson's review of Encore Edie, please click here.

Canadian Press Interview

"When I was growing up, I never read a book about somebody with a sibling who had Down syndrome and it's something that would've been really interesting to me because that definitely was a part of my life," said Lyon, who won the 2009 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for her bestselling debut novel, The Golden Mean....Lyon said she hopes the Merry storyline will "speak with other kids who maybe had someone like that in the family and felt all those conflicting emotions and didn't know entirely how to deal with them."

To read Victoria Ahearn's full interview for the Canadian Press, please click here.

Quill and Quire Starred Review

"This is intelligent, timely fiction anchored by a heroine with real staying power."

To read Emily Donaldson's full review for Quill and Quire, please click here.