About the Author
Monica Kidd
Monica Kidd is the author of six previous literary books, most recently the poetry collection The Year of Our Beautiful Exile (2015). As well as writing, she has worked as a seabird biologist and as a reporter for CBC Radio. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, where she is a family physician, a fledgling letterpress printer and co-publisher of Pedlar Press.
When Publisher Beth Follett thought it was the end for Pedlar Press, one of the beacons of hope that emerged was a manuscript by Barbara Nichol: The Lady From Kent, a children's book that began from a sketch that turned into verses that eventually became the sweet children's ... Read more
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Authors Jess Taylor, Kevin Hardcastle, and Kris Bertin are touring up the west coast this week, with stops in Vancouver and Victoria! Check out these and other cool lit happenings going on this Leap Year Week!
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