Author’s book signing at Sunnycrest Mall
I will be signing copies of Vancouver’s Glory Years at Woods Christmas Store, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, BC from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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I will be signing copies of Vancouver’s Glory Years at Woods Christmas Store, Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons, BC from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Discover how B.C.’s Sakinaw salmon were saved.What emergency visits did doctors make by boat on the coast in the 1980s? I’ll be doing a brief reading and presentation, with slide-show images, as part of the Sunshine Coast launch of Raincoast Chronicles 22: Saving Salmon, Sailors and Souls. This will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 4…
I’ll be retracing Ernest Hemingway’s steps in Pamplona, Spain, with tales of his favourite haunts, at Gibsons Public Library on Wednesday, July 16. I’ll give a five-minute reading of my blog post, written as part of my travel series on walking the Camino de Santiago. (I will be augmenting these into a book later.) My short presentation is part…
I’ll be selling my books and staffing a table at Word Vancouver this Sunday, Sept. 28 outside the downtown public library. Come by and chat any time between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Word Vancouver is hosting a variety of readings and other events Sept. 24 to 27 at venues around the city, including Joy…
I’m pleased to be appearing again at the Annual Art & Words Festival. I’ll be sharing the poem I wrote inspired by local photographer Karen Morgenstern. Her image appears on this year’s festival T-shirts and I love it. Come out and hear dozens of writers read and discuss their collaborative team work with a local…
Oct. 23 and 24 As part of the Sunshine Coast Arts Crawl, I joined 14 local writers at the Gumboot Cafe in Roberts Creek, BC for mini-readings and book sales. It was fun to introduce my new children’s book Gracie’s Got a Secret and read to a young audience. See my blog post “Writers’ Hub:…
What are the challenges of writing about trauma, whether it’s sexual abuse, incest, or a life-altering illness? How do you connect with others through a personal story of crisis? These are some of the topics to be addressed next month at an event I’m co-hosting. Manitoba author Donna Besel and I are presenting a panel discussion…