The Good Life
with Darrel J. McLeod, Zalika Reid-Benta and Elaine Feeney
Hosted by Aara Macauley
[How to Build a Boat is] one of those rare books that leaves you feeling less lonely. An uplifting tale of community, healing and the small connections that can change a life. A gorgeous gift of a novel, hopeful and full of humanity.
Aara Macauley, Artistic Director at Kingston WritersFest, hosts a conversation on care, community and belonging with Governor General’s Award winner Darrel J. McLeod, Danuta Gleed Literary Award winner Zalika Reid-Benta and Booker Prize nominee Elaine Feeney.
A Season in Chezgh’un by acclaimed Cree author Darrel J. McLeod is a novel infused with the contradictory triumph and pain of finding conventional success in a world that feels alien.
River Mumma, the latest from Zalika Reid-Benta, the Giller-nominated author of Frying Plantain, is a magical realist novel about a millennial Black woman who navigates her quarter-life-crisis while embarking on a quest through the streets of Toronto.
How to Build a Boat, by Ireland’s Elaine Feeney, is the story of how one boy and his mission transforms the lives of his teachers and brings together a community.
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