Lynn Coady

Against his will and his nature, the hulking Gordon Rankin (“Rank”) is cast as an enforcer, a role which he gamely lives up to—until tragedy strikes. Escaping the only way he can, Rank disappears. But almost 20 years later, he discovers that an old, trusted friend has published a novel mirroring ... (more)Rank’s life. The betrayal cuts to the deepest heart of him, and Rank will finally have to confront the tragic true story he’s spent his whole life running from. Lynn Coady is an awardwinning author, editor and journalist. Her previous novels include Mean Boy and Saints of Big Harbour, a national bestseller. Her popular advice column — Group Therapy, runs weekly in the Globe and Mail.

Come hear two celebrated Alberta Writers - in honour of Alberta Arts Days. Todd Babiak, novelist and popular journalist with the Edmonton Journal, won an award for his first book and has been shortlisted for a number of other prizes. Lynn Coady is a national bestseller and has written several plays as ... (more)well as fiction. She is a regular contributor to the Globe and Mail.

How does living in Vancouver or St. John's affect what you write? What does a prairie writer have in common with a Cape Bretoner? And in a country of immigrants, what does "East/West" really mean? Edmonton's Lynn Coady, Governor General's Award nominee for Strange Heaven, is also renowned for Play the ... (more)Monster Blind and Saints of Big Harbour. Saskatchewan-born Lorna Crozier's poetry collections include Small Beneath the Sky, Whetstone and the Governor General's Award winner Inventing the Hawk. Novelist and playwright Anosh Irani evokes the India of his birth in such works as Bombay Black, The Song of Kahunsha and, most recently, Dahanu Road. Michael Winter, England-born and Newfoundland-raised, is author of The Architects are Here, The Big Why and This All Happened. Together, these diverse artists share their work and examine literary aspects of a major Festival theme. Moderated by Noah Richler.