We asked the same five questions of the authors of the Prime Minister of Canada series. 5R: There are those who persist in saying Canadian history is boring. Having undertaken to write part of that history, how would you respond to that assertion? GG: If history can be summarized as boring – regardless of the nature, and ownership of the history we are talking about – then it is to suggest that history has to be sensational,…
Nowick Gray, author of the quintessentially Northern mystery, Hunter’s Daughter, discusses literature and cultural clash at WarpWorld. Full article below: Most stories, fiction or non-fiction, contain some kind of conflict–cultural or otherwise–but what about the actual medium itself? Author Nowick Gray considers the culture clash between corporate media and literature and what that means to society. In my recently published novel of the Arctic, Hunter’s Daughter (Five Rivers, 2015) the very basis of the plot, themes and…
We asked the same five questions of the authors of the Prime Minister of Canada series. Here’s what Dorothy Pedersen had to say. 5R: There are those who persist in saying Canadian history is boring. Having undertaken to write part of that history, how would you respond to that assertion? DP: Canadian history, as it was delivered in the school system, WAS boring. We never learned about life as it was then, the stories behind…
Michell Plested, author of the popular YA series, Mik Murdoch, also authors and maintains an informative podcast, Get Published. Recently Michell interviewed Nowick Gray about his newly released murder-mystery which is set in Ungava. The podcast can be found here. And the first reader reviews are beginning to come in. This 4-star review on Goodreads. Hunter’s Daughter is available in print and eBook from online booksellers worldwide, and directly from Five Rivers.
Contrary to popular belief, Canadian history is not boring. The Death of General Wolfeby Benjamin West It is true that we have not had as many civil wars, assassinations and riots as some other nations—most of our riots have been over hockey rather than politics or religion—but that does not make our history boring. There is plenty of history in just surviving in our climate, in exploring the continent, and in building a nation; there…