Today I read from The Goon at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival and what a great day...I was slotted to read alongside Hal Niedzviecki and Andrew Pyper (Andrew and I are sitting in the photo, with Hal standing in the white shirt) -- two phenomenal staples on the CanLit scene -- and it was awesome chatting with these two...they were fun and relaxed. I chatted with Terry Fallis who was a delightful guy, and I caught his reading this afternoon where he had the crowd in stitches...I also shared a couch with 2010 Giller Winner Johanna Skibsrud as we ate our lunch -- what a down-to-earth sweet person she is...2010 GG Winner Allan Casey and I chatted about Hemingway...It's very cool for me to rub shoulders with these CanLit stars but even better when I find out they're great people too.
