What I’m Reading Now In September my book club will discuss Emma Donoghue’s novel Room, which I’d avoided reading because it sounded so awful. A young mum and her little… read more →
On June 10th I’ll be participating in the Fat Oyster Reading Series at Fanny Bay, along with poet Renee Saklikar, author of Children of Air India (Nightwood 2013). I’m very much… read more →
…at the college Convocation on 4 June I’ll become Emerita. For 30 years my workplace was Langara College in Vancouver, where I taught English and Women’s Studies and played an… read more →
Authors Support Independent Bookstores You know that independent bookstores have taken a beating in the past decade or so. Here in Vancouver, remember Duthie’s, Peregrine, Granville Books, Women In Print,… read more →