


The challenge was getting the story right and to honour the authenticity of those characters and their world. I love Eden's books - and they are challenging to adapt because they are sprawling and imaginative, there are many characters, it's not linear. "It's always a challenge when you're adapting an author's book because you want to honour that work, especially when you love it so much.

What was it like coming together and having this community of creators make this story? Latimer spoke with CBC Books about adapting Son of a Trickster for TV. Why author Eden Robinson wrote a modern Trickster tale Son of a Trickster was defended by actor Kaniehtiio Horn on Canada Reads 2020. Based on Eden Robinson's award-winning novel Son of a Trickster, the six-part series follows Jared, an Indigenous teen struggling to keep his dysfunctional family in check.
