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Tag: Mark Leiren-Young

“Glosa to the lure and pull of books” by Yvonne Blomer for BC Book Day 2018

"Glosa to the lure and pull of books" by Yvo...

April 24, 2018

Victoria Poet Laureate Yvonne Blomer graced BC Book Day attendees with an original poem. See if you can spot the book titles hidden within Yvonne’s glosa! Go to full post …read more

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts celebrates 35 years

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts ...

August 14, 2017

The 2017 festival kicks off on Thursday, August 17. Here are some not-to-miss events! Go to full post …read more

Mark Leiren-Young: self-professed orcaholic and the whale who inspired him

Mark Leiren-Young: self-professed orcaholic ...

May 1, 2017

Mark Leiren-Young is a journalist, filmmaker and author of The Killer Whale Who Changed The World, about the first orca ever held in captivity, after the harpoonist failed to kill the killer whale.Go to full post …read more

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