The Book Broads

Angela and Kim got to hang out with Bob McKenzie, author of Hockey Dad and hockey dude from TSN. A delightful day touring in Vancouver, BC and here is an interview we were able to do at the very end of that day. Angela’s interviewing Bob.

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BC’s own Sheri Radford is the author of the Penelope series of picture books for Lobster Press – Penelope and the Humongous Burp, Penelope and the Monsters, Penelope and the Preposterous Birthday Party, and more adventures still to be published. Sheri talks about her partnership with illustrator Christine Tripp, and her coincidental resemblance to Penelope herself.
Peggy Richardson spoke to Sheri at the Vancouver Public Library during The Word On The Street Festival on Sunday, September 27, 2009.

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Who wouldn’t want to pick up a book called Mom, Will This Chicken Give Me Man Boobs? Novelist Robyn Harding turns her hand to non-fiction in an entertaining account of her family’s efforts to live a greener life. Kimberly Plumley interviewed Robyn at the Vancouver Public Library during The Word On The Street Book and Magazine Festival.

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  The Book Broads Interview KC Dyer and Kathy Chung at Word on the Street 2009: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (249)

How great is it when an interview guest shows up in character? Hats off to kc dyer, wearing what must be a true vintage pair of deely-boppers (eBay, I’m guessing?) and Kathy Chung. kc is the current Conference Coordinator of the Surrey International Writer’s Conference, and Kathy will be taking over as of 2010.

kc’s book “A Walk Through a Window” (Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66637-4)  is written for teens. The story of Darby, a young girl stuck  in a small town in Eastern Canada for the summer with her grandparents, weaves through time travel and tragedy as it draws young readers into a story rich in Canadian history and intriguing personal relationships.

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