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Pique interview with Joseph Boyden
In the first of a two-part interview, the Giller Prize and 2014 Canada Reads winner, who headlines the Whistler Writers Festival, shares his insights Read More
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Whitewater Cooks – Book Review
Recipes in her new work include ambitious plates such as Drunken Prawns and Duck Pho, but it was the Rosemary & Sea Salt Brownies that captured my curiosity. Read More
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The magic of life is in the sharing
Learning to be self-reliant is an important step in our education but so is working together. Truth can be expressed in different ways When I look back at the milestones in my life – marriage, loss, having and raising a child, writing a book – I have accomplished none of them alone. Read More
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Planet Lolita – Book Review
This novel certainly is action packed and thought provoking, but even though it seems to be set in the close future it would be surprising that the average parent these days isn’t aware of the dangers of social media, which seems to be the moral underpinning of the whole book. Read More
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Mistakes, Growing Pains, and Paying It Forward
When I self-published my first novel at the end of 2011 I truly believed that if I could just get my words in front of readers, via Amazon’s website, then the world would recognize my brilliance. Read More
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The Headmaster’s Wager – Book Review
What is the price to be paid for family pride and cultural heritage? What lengths will one go to, to protect all that he holds dear? Read More
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Critique Group Collaboration
Writing is a solitary activity. I sit alone at my computer, staring at the screen until I force myself to tap out the words. But once the words are written, the story ‘complete’, the loneliness of writing ends. Read More
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The Lonely End of the Rink – Book Review
The tales of Canadian music and humorous hockey anecdotes add breadth and colour to this story but The Lonely End Of The Rink is less about hockey and music as it is about fitting in and being accepted for who one is. Read More
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Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut – Book Review
Arctic Summer is a beautifully written fictionalized biography of the renown author, E. M. Forster. The title, borrowed from a novel Forster started in 1909 and never completed, echoes the dichotomy of Forster’s life, one where the light of summer is fleeting, followed by longer periods of gray. Read More
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Circus Day
I often yearn for the collaborative energy of Circus Day. I suppose that’s why it feels so good to bounce ideas around with my writers’ group. To jam with other musicians. To cook meals with friends or to paddle together on a dragon-boat team. Read More
Whistler Writers Festival
Presented by the Whistler Writing Society
