Let’s Get Writing

Join me as I talk to Sam Martin about his profound love of Newfoundland and how it has influenced his writing. Sam is a CFA (Come From Away) who found a true home in NL when he was studying for his doctorate at Memorial University.

My guest today on Let's Get Writing is Paul David Power who has spent the past 25 years working as a writer, playwright, actor and director. He has been named a finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Awards in the Drama category for his newly published play, Crippled. Paul is currently the Artistic Director of his own NL based company - Power Productions – a professional theatre company dedicated to the development of works and artists with a focus on the disabled, Deaf, and MAD Arts domain.

Join me as I sit down with Ida Linehan Young for a lively discussion about her latest book “the Stolen Ones” and our take on Newfoundland culture. You won’t be disappointed.

My guest, Susan Flanagan, published not one but two books in 2021: the Degrees of Barley Lick, a young adult novel (published by Running the Goat Books and Broadsides) and Supermarket Baby, winner of the 2019 Percy Janes First Novel Award (published by Flanker Press.) Susan is also a mom to five kids, a freelance journalist, columnist, outdoor enthusiast and aspiring amateur naturalist. Enjoy the show!

My guest today is Bernardine Stapleton, an award-winning playwright, writer, and performer of unique distinction. She has served as writer in residence at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her plays are regularly produced nationally and internationally. She’s just published a new book with Breakwater Books, love, life,(a mostly true fable).

Join me as I chat with Helen C. Escott who has just published her sixth book, Operation Trafficked, a crime thriller. She’s a one-woman crime spree in the literary world and a passionate believer in the rights of women everywhere. Prepare to be enthralled and engaged as we discuss her book and the journey behind her crime novels.

Newfoundland Photographer K. Bruce Lane has been taking photographs since his parents gave him his first Brownie back in the seventies. His recent book is a compilation of photos from Dildo, NL. 

 

Dildo is a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This book offers a photographic tour of the charming, vibrant town located in Trinity Bay, about eighty kilometres west of St. John’s. Dildo’s unusual name has brought it a certain amount of notoriety. In August 2019, the American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! focused on Dildo over a number of episodes. As part of the activity, which brought the small rural community immediate international fame, host Jimmy Kimmel was made honorary mayor of Dildo. Kimmel declared Hollywood as Dildo’s sister city.

Todd Boland is the research horticulturist at the Memorial University Botanical Garden. As a result of his love of gardening, he is the author of several books, including Wildflowers of Nova Scotia, Wildflowers of New Brunswick, Wildflowers and Ferns of Newfoundland, Trees and Shrubs of the Maritimes, Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador, Favourite Perennials for Atlantic Canada, and now Shrubs and Vines for Atlantic Canada.

Written specifically for Atlantic Canada, this guide gives you the tools and information you need to select, place, and care for the shrubs and climbers best suited to your garden.

 

Shrubs and vines make up the skeleton of a garden, providing structure, defining spaces, and contributing to privacy or windbreaks. Some are chosen for flamboyant floral displays, others for colourful leaves. But they can be tricky to grow and maintain in this region’s climate and soil conditions.

 

With over 40 years of gardening experience in Atlantic Canada, author Todd Boland has deep expertise in overcoming geographic challenges to build spectacular gardens. In Shrubs and Vines for Atlantic Canada, he shares this knowledge, along with hundreds of his own full-colour photographs to inspire and inform. This comprehensive guide includes at-a-glance lists of the best plants for acidic soils, seaside gardens, shady areas, etc., how to avoid common pests and pitfalls, and detailed insight into the best available cultivars for your zone.

 

Shrubs and Vines for Atlantic Canada will not be the only book by Todd Boland this year. Local gardeners are eagerly anticipating A Newfoundland Garden, a guide on navigating the specific challenges of Newfoundland’s weather and unique geology.

 

Links to Todd’s books are shared below.

www.boulderbooks.ca

https://boulderbooks.ca/new-releases/

https://www.mun.ca/botgarden/

https://www.facebook.com/MUNBotanicalGarden/

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/shrubs-and-vines-for-atlantic/9781989417287-item.html

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Back in 2009, 55 year old Evelyn Ramsay and her friend Peggy Parker, saddled up their Harleys and hit the open road. They shipped their bikes from Halifax, NS, to Calgary, AB, and set out on the trip of a lifetime through the USA. Two Women Two Harleys. It’s not a book, but it is a story.

Harry Ingram was born and raised in Arnold's Cove Placentia Bay, or as Ray Guy would call it, “That far greater bay”. Reciting and telling stories have always been a core element of Harry’s upbringing. In his younger years he was never shy of a joke, story or recitation at a family function or kitchen party. He has always enjoyed sharing the works of others who have paved the way in this genre, however in recent years he has been putting pen to paper and writing his own material. Harry has grown into an accomplished entertainer on various stages sharing his works alongside Hubert Furey, Dave Paddon and Dave Penny as the popular “From Stage to Stage” group and more recently with Ken Parsons as part of “The Liar’s Bench Show”