Author Archives: rdavies

(Talonbooks, 1981 pb; photo of Peterson in early Vancouver East Cultural Centre production; cover credits: Glen E. Erickson and Thomas Hayes) (left: scarce–the revival production on DVD; Soulpepper Theatre Co./Union Pictures; right: rare double-signed LP, Tapestry, 1979; design: Mike Bowness, … Continue reading →

(a knockout novel–scarce signed 1982 Macmillan dj; jacket design: Catherine Wilson/Sunkisst Graphics) (left: rare 1986 Norstar Home Video VHS starring Martha Henry pictured on right: cover of 1986 Macmillan pb) Joan (Louise) Barfoot 1946-) was born and raised in Owen … Continue reading →

(signed 1972 Sono Nis Press dj; design: Morriss Printing Co.) Born in Hoheneggelsen, Germany, Andreas Schroeder (1946-) eventually emigrated to Canada in 1951, and has lived in Roberts Creek and Abbotsford, BC. Schroeder is a fiction writer, columnist, critic, filmmaker, and translator … Continue reading →

(rare signed 1985 Oberon pb; cover: Herzl Kashetsky) Born in Kingston, ON, Bronwen Wallace (1945-1989) wrote poetry, stories, and essays. Interested in social activism, she founded a woman’s bookstore in 1977 and worked at a women’s shelter. Later she was … Continue reading →

(1973 McClelland & Stewart pb; cover: John de Visser) Poet and singer Sid Marty (1944-) was raised in Medicine Hat and Calgary, AB. Educated in Montreal, he went on to work as a prairies and park warden and wrote 5 … Continue reading →

(left: scarce McClelland & Stewart, 1991 cassettes cover: “Hull Rivetting” by Frederick B. Taylor (Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Natural Museums of Canada; right: book & CD 2000 Vintage Canada/Random House) (rare signed poster, Vintage Canada, 1993, in … Continue reading →

(inscribed 1993 HarperCollins pb; cover: Alan Jones) (left: signed 2005 HarperCollins dj; jacket: “Flight Path” by Helen Hoy; right: 2004 CBC Audio CD; art: the talented Jane Ash Poitras) Thomas King (1943-) is a satirical novelist, short story writer, scriptwriter, … Continue reading →

(double-signed McGill-Queen’s U Press, 1970 dj); illustrations–Germaine Arnaktauyok) Born in Inukjuak, QC., Markoosie Patsauq (1942-) lives at Resolute Bay, NWT. He was the first Inuit to obtain a flying license and flew charter flights in and out of the Arctic … Continue reading →

(Red Deer Press, 2000 pb; cover design: Duncan Campbell, photo: Edward Cavell) Jon Whyte (1941-1991) was born in Banff and lived there in a log cabin except from 1956-1968, while he was studying at U of A and Stanford. Influenced by … Continue reading →

  (signed 1969 Macmillan pb, GG winner for poetry) (eds. Margaret Atwood & Barry Callaghan; Exile, 1993 & 1994 pbs.; photos: John McCombe Reynolds) (left: rare 1972 Oberon dj; photo: J.M. Reynolds; design: Michael Macklem; right: rare CBC, 1972 LP) … Continue reading →