Author Archives: rdavies

(HarperCollins 2002 pb) Born in Nipawin, SK, Sharon (Annette) Butala (1940-) has taught English in SK, BC, and Halifax. A literary conservationist, she moved to a ranch near Eastend and created the Wallace Stegner House Residence for Artists (his childhood … Continue reading →

(rare signed, translation: Merloyd Lawrence; Jonathan Cape, 1960 dj) Born in Quebec City, poet-novelist Marie-Claire Blais (1939-2021) was published at a young age; the book above came out when she was just 20. She has over 20 novels under her … Continue reading →

(rare signed by 7 authors; Totem, 1987 pb; design: Dragon’s Eye Press) (signed 1969 McClelland & Stewart dj; design: Charles Pachter) (left:  1989 Doubleday dj; cover: Fred Marcellino; right: laid-in signed letter reply, 2005, & promo bookmark) (1990 MGM DVD; movie version … Continue reading →

(signed McClelland & Stewart dj) (2001 special ed. Key Porter dj; cover & illustrations: Frank Newfeld) (rare 1978 Caedmon LP; cover: Frank Newfeld) Dennis (Beynon) Lee (1939-) is probably the best known author poetry for children in Canada. A founder … Continue reading →

(left: David R. Godine, 1982 U.S. ed.; right: sealed cassettes; illustration: Rita Grasso, design: Joy Chu; 2000 Goose Lane/CBC) Born in Vancouver, Joy (Nozomi) Kogawa (1936-) was interned and persecuted like many other Japanese-Canadians in WWII. She has been a poet, school teacher, … Continue reading →

  (scarce signed 1997 Anansi pb) Roch Carrier (1937-) is the author of the iconic short story “The Hockey Sweater” which is as famous and iconic as Stompin’ Tom Connor’s “Hockey Song.” It was so culturally basic that a line from … Continue reading →

(signed 1983 reprint McClelland & Stewart pb; photo: Nova Scotia Bureau of Information) (2004 McClelland & Stewart/Douglas Gibson dj; illustrations: Peter Rankin) Born in North Battleford, SK, Alistair MacLeod (1936-2014) is considered to be Cape Breton Island’s best and most famous … Continue reading →

(signed 1968 McClelland & Stewart dj; design: William Fox; GG winner for poetry) Penticton, BC-born and Oliver, BC-raised George (Harry) Bowering (1935- ) was an aerial photographer for the Royal Canadian Air Force. He later taught in Calgary, Montreal, and … Continue reading →

(left: signed 1973 Oberon pb; cover: Alfred Pellam; design: Michael Macklem; right: signed 1975 Oberon pb; design: Michael Macklem) Winnipeg-born W.(illiam) D. (empsey) Valgardson (1936-) was raised in the Gimli, MB area and has written about ordinary life in the … Continue reading →

(2004 4th Estate/HarperCollins dj; jacket photo: Susan Rosenthal/Corbis)   (left: signed Vintage Books/Random House, 1993 pb; design: Concrete Design Communications; photos: David Purdie; right: scarce Connie Booth (Fawlty Towers) reading, 1995 Reed Audio cassettes; cover photo: David Purdie, design: Andrea Pinnington) … Continue reading →