DRUEHL, LOUIS is the editor of The New Bamfielder and Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University where he taught and researched kelp for 36 years. His bestseller, Pacific Seaweeds, introduced thousands to these little-appreciated plants. Louis continues a 40-year relationship with Japanese seaweed researchers. At home in Bamfield he works on restoring British Columbia’s failing kelp beds. He and his wife, Rae, run Canadian Kelp Resources, which produces sea vegetables and promotes kelp farming. Kawai Scrolls is his second novel.