Jewish Book Festival


MONDAY november 15
	Pre-Festival Event Author signing Gerri London & Sandra Diersch Skin Deep MONDAY NOV 15 7:30PM FREE
Tackling breast cancer in a way that would reach teen readers didn’t seem possible to award-winning author Sandra Diersch. Then she realized that her long-term friendship with a former teacher suggested an approach which might reach young readers. Gerri London taught Sandra in 1972 when Sandra was in grade 1. The two met up again and became friends. Twenty-five years later, Sandra is an author and Gerri is a breast cancer survivor. Also on NOVEMBER 22 1:15-2:15PM - event with high school students

TUESDAY november 16
	Pre-Festival Event Author signing Robert N. Friedland Faded Love TUESDAY NOV 16 7:30PM FREE
This highly regarded collection of stories, deals with the common experience of loss, be it love or some other form of human value. What is uncommon, however, is how we are able to enter the hearts and minds of the characters while they grapple with their own extraordinary destinies. Robert N. Friedland has been a Regional Director of the Alberta Human Rights Commission and a two-term City Councillor in Victoria. He currently practices human rights and administrative law in Vancouver.

SATURDAY november 20 - OPENING
	A Taste of the Fest Whet Your Appetite at this Festive Cocktail Party Presented by Mark Schatzker Steak: One Man's Search for the World's Tastiest Piece of Beef SATURDAY NOV 20 8:00PM $36, incl. delicious steak samples and wine. Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111
Remember a certain fast-food commercial’s famous question: “Where’s the beef?” The enticing answer is between the covers of Steak, the story of Mark Schatzker’s remarkable quest to find the best steak on the planet. Schatzker, a Globe and Mail columnist and contributor to Condé Nast Traveler, embarked on a three-year odyssey. It took him from Texas to France, Argentina to Japan, as he investigated and ate his way across thousands of miles. Schatzker’s adventures are engrossing and hilarious, from observing the proper technique for collecting prize bull semen to watching a renowned French chef make hay – into a sauce! – to complement a perfect tenderloin. Don’t miss this appetizing kick-off to the Festival – joined by a host of 2010 Festival authors for an unforgettable evening of food, festivities, and story-telling from the tastiest road trip on record! theglobeandmail.com/books/review

SUNDAY november 21
	FILM SCREENING Sunday Bagels & a Movie Premiere screening of documentary Mordecai Richler: Last of the Wild Jews SUNDAY NOV 21 10:30AM \| Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre $12, incl. bagels & coffee Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111
Director: Francine Pelletier; Written by: Francine Pelletier and Charles Foran (author of the new biography: Mordecai). Running time: 60 min. A fascinating and original look at the persona and work of Mordecai Richler - the writer, husband and father. Richler was part of a cohort of great Jewish writers that used their anger and Talmudic teachings to help create a new North American literature and to be social critics and satirists. The film features interviews with Richler’s wife, Florence, Margaret Atwood, Rex Murphy, Adam Gopnik and others as well as archival moments of Old Jewish Montreal.

SUNDAY november 21
	*Journey Through Jewish Literature* for students Gr. 2-7 SUNDAY NOV 21 10:00AM-12:00PM FREE - Everyone welcome
Explore the fascinating world of Jewish literature as you travel from Mount Sinai to Eastern Europe and beyond! This fun, interactive, family program will show you why we are known as Am HaSefer/The People of the Book. Learn about the traditional Jewish texts, become a Sofer, meet the authors of a unique Golem novel, discover your family story, meet the famous Jewish writer, Maimonides and more! A Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver sponsored program. Participating schools: Burquest, Har El, Temple Sholom, White Rock South Surrey JCC.

	*It’s PJ Party time!* The PJ Library –Jewish Bedtime Stories & Songs for Families SUNDAY NOV 21 11:00AM-12:30PM FREE - Ages 2-5 years with parental supervision
A reading-based, fun-filled family program suitable for children ages 2-5. Join a PJ teacher in storytelling, reading and crafts. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The PJ Library supports families in their Jewish journey by sending them, each month, free Jewish-content children’s books and music. A Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver sponsored program. For more information, visit jewishvancouver.com/pjlibrary

SUNDAY november 21
	How Not To Write A Novel Creative Writing Workshop Instructor: Elizabeth Morantz /Beyond the Bosphorouss SUNDAY NOV 21 11:00AM-12:00PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111
Many workshops offer advice on how to write well. This is not one of those workshops. On the contrary, this workshop is devoted to what mistakes to avoid, at all costs, if you want your manuscript to be taken seriously. By the end of this session, you will come away with the insight to recognize and repair some of the most common mistakes made by even seasoned writers. Bring a page (double-spaced) of your most scintillating dialogue. Together, with gentle humour, we will weed out the most preventable tragedies. Elizabeth Morantz is the author of Beyond the Bosphorous, Taking Care of Alabama, and City Safari: A Family Guide to Daytrips in Nova Scotia. She divides her time between Vancouver, Gibsons, and a lakeside retreat in British Columbia’s peaceful Okanagan Valley.

	Publishing Workshop Instructor: Linda Solomon, publisher of The Vancouver Observer SUNDAY NOV 21 12:00-1:00PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111
Are you the as yet undiscovered writer of the next great Canadian novel? Tired of receiving rejection notices? The publishing world is undergoing massive changes. Self-publishing is no longer ‘vanity publishing’ but a viable alternative for entrepreneurial writers. Leverage this transitional time to your advantage. Learn crucial information about successful self-publishing including how to research and identify appropriate publishers and the steps involved in the process. Linda Solomon is the founder/publisher of The Vancouver Observer and a Pulitzer nominated journalist. She is the author of Why I Love Vancouver, a self-published memoir about leaving Manhattan after 9/11 and immigrating to Canada.

SUNDAY november 21
	FOR HEBREW SPEAKERS Dr. Benjamin Ziv SUNDAY NOV 21 2:00-3:30PM Free
	Hebrew Book Exchange SUNDAY NOV 21 12:00-2:00PM Free Free

SUNDAY november 21
Showcasing Jewish writers from the West Coast & beyond	Drash: Jewish Writing from the Rainy Cities Hosts: Claudia Goldman & Wendy Marcus SUNDAY NOV 21 1:30-3:00PM Free
Talk about niche! The newest kid on the literary journal block, Drash: Northwest Mosaic, tilts towards Northwest and Jewish themes. Yet its particular bent has intrigued a growing, international audience of readers and submitters, building a community of diverse religions, locations and literary styles. Who starts a literary journal in these perilous publishing times? And is this good for the Jews? Drash editor and award-winning writer, Wendy Marcus holds forth about the first four years of this literary start-up, and how and why Drash readings are life-affirming experiences, cultivating readers and writers, and connection in these troubled, overly technological times. Marcus is joined by Drash contributors from British Columbia, Claudia Goldman and Diane Tucker; from the Seattle area by Don Kentop, Joan Moritz and Michael Schein; and visual wizard and Drash graphic designer Robin Asher.

SUNDAY november 21
	Lively Linguistics: Tantalizing Tales A (very) Fresh Take on Familiar Themes Barbara Graham /Eye of My Heart Jonathan Papernick /There is No Other Howard Richler /Strange Bedfellows: The Private Life of Words Host: Alexander Hart SUNDAY NOV 21 3:00-4:00PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111 Take three diverse writers, mix them up with a handful of good humour, a dash of chutzpah and a generous helping of heart, and you’ll get this event – irreverent, articulate, timely and outrageous. An eclectic mix of excellent writers you should not miss.
‘Spry and unsentimental. . . . Truth telling with dollops of love’ —O magazine. In Barbara Graham’s New York Times bestseller, Eye of My Heart, 27 smart, gutsy writers explode stereotypes, telling the whole crazy, complicated truth about being a grandmother in today's world. Free of platitudes and clichés, the collection is honest, poignant, witty and provocative. Graham lives in Washington, D.C. barbaragrahamonline.com ‘It is Papernick’s sense of the surreal, his dark humor and his consciousness of the deep roots of Jewish and Muslim culture that distinguish this collection.’ —Publisher’s Weekly (starred review). Jonathan Papernick has dared to do what few writers can, writing about people we may not always love, on subjects we may not always find comfortable, with such passion and skill that we are reminded why great tales are grand adventures. Papernick lives outside Boston with his wife and sons. jonpapernick.com ‘…Richler delivers another riotously funny and informative text.’—Telegraph-Journal. Howard Richler combines his etymological talents with those of a muck-raking journalist to expose the louche baggage that many words have accumulated throughout the centuries. These alluring word histories will surprise and delight. Richler is a lifetime logophile, who has written five other books on language. He lives in Montreal. ronsdalepress.com/authors/howard-richler After a decade working in the construction industry, Alexander Hart toiled in the deconstruction industry, completing a Ph.D. in English literature in 1997. Heart is a sessional instructor at UBC specializing in Jewish and post-colonial literature.

SUNDAY november 21
	Special Event The inaugural Sol and Shirley Kort Author Series A Unique View of the World Gary Shteyngart Super Sad True Love Story Host: Eleanor Wachtel SUNDAY NOV 21 7:30PM \| Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre $21.00 / $19.00 student & senior (tax incl.) Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111 Presenting partner
‘It’s not easy to summarize Shteyngart; there’s so much satirical gunpowder packed into every sentence that the effect gets lost in the short version.’—Time Wildly funny, rich, and humane, Gary Steyngart’s new novel, Super Sad True Love Story is a masterful book in which falling in love just may redeem a planet falling apart. Gary Shteyngart is a Russian born, American writer who spent his early childhood in Leningrad. Super Sad reflects his dual heritage, combining the dark soulfulness of Russian literature with the antic inventiveness of postmodern American writing; the tenderness of the Chekhovian tradition with the hormonal high jinks of a Judd Apatow movie. Recently chosen as The New Yorker magazine’s “20 under 40” luminary fiction writers, Shteyngart is the bestselling author of Absurdistan and The Russian Debutante’s Handbook. supersadtruelovestory.com ‘Eleanor Wachtel is one of the very finest interviewers of authors I’ve come across anywhere in the world.’ —Kazuo Ishiguro Writer/broadcaster Eleanor Wachtel has hosted the CBC’s Writers & Company from its inception in 1990. Wachtel brings her thoughtfulness and wit to conversations with such distinguished writers as Joan Didion, David Grossman, Zadie Smith, John Updike and Alice Munro and brings out not only the intellectual but also the personal lives of her guests. Wachtel, who is a member of the Order of Canada, has received eight honourary degrees, and is also the editor of four acclaimed literary collections. She lives in Toronto. cbc.ca/writersandcompany

MONDAY november 22
	The Truth Be Told Two powerful writers use their literary talents to give others a compelling voice Lisa Birnie /In Mania’s Memory Helen Waldstein Wilkes /Letters from the Lost MONDAY NOV 22 11:45AM-1:30PM $7/$9 incl. a hot lunch. Pre-register at JCC reception - call 604.257.5111 Lunch and Learn series Purchase Tickets online >>
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Birnie investigates the true story of two women and their roles during the Holocaust. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, 7-year old Mania Kroll’s life was drastically changed. Fast forward to 1976 and Mania, now an adult living in Toronto, hires a cleaning lady, Johanne, who she believes to recognize as a concentration camp guard... abcbookworld.com/view_author. On March 15, 1939, Helen Waldstein Wilkes’ father snatched his stamped exit visa from a distracted clerk to escape from Prague with his wife and child. As the Nazis closed in, only letters from their extended family in Europe could reach Canada. The Waldstein family received these letters as they made their lives on a southern Ontario farm, where they learned to be Canadian and forget their Jewish roots. Helen Waldstein Wilkes read these letters as an adult―this changed everything. aupress.ca/index.php/books

MONDAY november 22
	Coming of Age Two uniquely personal stories in a panel that will resonate deeply with readers Danielle Bluman Schroeder/Barbara Ruth Bluman /I Have My Mother’s Eyes Gabriella Goliger /Girl Unwrapped Host: Alexander Hart MONDAY NOV 22 6:30PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111
T.S. Eliot's line ‘all time is eternally present’ is brought to life in the intergenerational stories of these remarkable writers. ‘A hauntingly familiar story, yet poignantly fresh and new. Not just in Toni owning her identity as a lesbian, but doing this in a family of Holocaust survivors in a new country where the message is to conform at all costs.’ —Heather Menzies, Enter Mourning. Achingly honest, Gabriella Goliger's Girl Unwrapped is a novel set in 1960s Montreal about forbidden love and the search for personal truth despite the stranglehold of family history. Goliger is the award-winning writer of Song of Ascent. She lives in Montreal. gabriellagoliger.com Danielle Bluman Schroeder’s mother Barbara Ruth Bluman was a distinguished Vancouver lawyer whose passion for writing inspired her to write the story of her mother’s journey from Warsaw to Vancouver interweaving it with her own. Before she could finish the book, Bluman was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She died in 2001. Barbara’s daughter, Danielle, took over the project and ensured its publication. The book is a multi generational account going beyond the Holocaust experience to explore its impact on the second and third generation survivors. books/i-have-my-mothers-eyes After a decade working in the construction industry, Alexander Hart toiled in the deconstruction industry, completing a Ph.D. in English literature in 1997. Heart is a sessional instructor at UBC specializing in Jewish and post-colonial literature.

MONDAY november 22
	The Mystery of Fiction What’s the Secret Behind a Page-Turning Plot? Jan Goldstein /The Bride Will Keep Her Name Daniel Kalla /Of Flesh and Blood Daniel Levin /The Last Ember Host: Jerry Wasserman MONDAY NOV 22 8:00PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111 What are the necessary ingredients for creating a gripping mystery? These three panelists have successfully figured out the fine art of creating a page-turner with dramatic and irresistible locations, protagonists and mysteries to solve.
‘Goldstein’s incisive story goes beyond conventions and dips fabulously in mystery, political intrigue, spy-novel thrills, and laugh-out-loud comedy...has the momentum of The Da Vinci Code’ –Barnes & Noble National Review. Jan Goldstein is the award-winning author of two national fiction bestsellers, All That Matters and The Prince of Nantucket. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. Goldstein lives in Los Angeles, USA. jangoldstein.com ‘Part thriller, part romance, part multi-generational saga, Kalla delivers an utterly compelling and emotionally gripping tale of one family’s crisis and redemption that will keep you on the edge of your seat.’—Julia London, New York Times bestselling author. Daniel Kalla is the international bestselling author of six thrillers and has nearly a million books in print in ten languages. Kalla lives in Vancouver, where he spends his days (and sometimes nights) as an Emergency Room physician at an urban teaching hospital. danielkalla.com ‘Throat-grabbing, pedal-to-the-metal pacing...Levin captivates the reader with both plausibility and imagination. The Last Ember is a prize to be savored.’ — Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author. Daniel Levin's debut novel, New York Times bestseller, The Last Ember, is a religious-themed archaeological thriller that follows a young lawyer and antiquities expert as he uncovers a radical plot to rewrite history. Levin lives in New York City, where he is working on his next novel. daniellevin.com Jerry Wasserman is a Professor of English and Theatre at UBC. He has written and lectured widely on Canadian theatre, modern fiction, dramatic literature, theatre history, and blues music and is editor of the anthology Modern Canadian Plays.

TUESDAY november 23
	First Annual Book Club for Book Lovers Presented by The Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel Myla Goldberg/ Bee Season/ The False Friend Host: Sheryl MacKay TUESDAY NOV 23 8:00PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111 Presenting partners
‘The event with Myla was everything we could have imagined and more. Myla: you were so generous with your insights and wit... I know everyone walked away inspired and wiser.’ —John Rice, The New Yorke ‘[Myla Goldberg was]…eloquent, extremely well prepared and, as always, very funny.’ —Andrea Olshan, New York Public Library Author, Myla Goldberg talks about her national best seller, Bee Season (2000) and the upcoming, The False Friend in an event tailor-made for book clubs and book lovers. Whether your book club has only one member (you), or fifteen, is ‘real’ or ‘faux’, everyone is welcome to attend. Popular CBC host, Sheryl MacKay, hosts the evening. Myla Goldberg is a warm and engaging writer who will happily respond to your thoughts and questions regarding either of her books and will talk honestly about the writing and publishing world. Just imagine a group of book lovers, sitting together, discussing some great books, live with the author. We provide the venue, the author and the nibblies - you provide the discussion. Book in advance and we’ll reserve a table for you and your friends. You don’t have to be a member of a book club to attend this special event. But if you want to spice up your group’s year, this is the place to do it. Come and join the Festival Book Club for a night, and enjoy! ‘A...fervidly intelligent book, Bee Season flickers past like a dream, and it is artful indeed.’—The New York Times Books Review ‘The False Friend is a riveting read, both compelling and richly satisfying.’ —Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls Myla Goldberg’s bestselling first novel, Bee Season, was a New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN award. It has been adapted to film and widely translated. Goldberg lives in Brooklyn with her husband Jason Little and their two daughters. Sheryl MacKay is the host of CBC Radio 1’s highly rated North by Northwest, an electronic meeting place for the province’s creative community. The weekend morning program is defined by her warm and welcoming style, which encourages artists of all disciplines and backgrounds to share their plans, hopes and passions for life and the arts.

WEDNESDAY november 24
	Tribute to a Poet - Avraham Sutzkever Laimis Briedis, Cecil Hershler, Helen Mintz WEDNESDAY NOV 24 6:00-7:30PM FREE Presenting partners
The great Yiddish poet, Avraham Sutzkever, died on January 10, 2010 in Tel Aviv at the age of 96. His poetry unrelentingly documents the human cruelty of one of the darkest periods in human history but also provides hope through regeneration and memory. Sutzkever wrote while living in Vilna as a young man, hiding in sewers in the Vilna Ghetto, fighting the Nazis as a partisan in forests, bearing witness at the Nuremberg trials and then spending the rest of his life in Israel. Helen Mintz, Laimis Briedis and Cecil Hershler combine their story-telling talents to pay homage to a unique artist.

WEDNESDAY november 24
	Stranger Than Fictio Striking Gold with Real Life Stories Ira B. Nadel /Leon Uris: Life of a Bestseller Kate Taylor /A Man in Uniform Host: Harry Karlinsky WEDNESDAY NOV 24 8:00PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111
Ira Nadel’s Leon Uris is an in-depth dramatic biography of author, Leon Uris, master of historical fiction. As the best-selling author of Exodus, Mila 18, and Trinity, Uris blazed a path to celebrity with books that readers could not put down. Beloved by the public, Uris was dismissed by literary critics. His own life and work have never been the subject of a book - until now. Nadel is a UBC Professor of English and a former book critic for CBC radio. He has written critically praised biographies of Leonard Cohen, Ezra Pound, Tom Stoppard and David Mamet. english.ubc.ca ‘Taylor demonstrates tremendous talent for breathing life into the people and places of bygone times.... Late 19th-century Paris comes vividly to life in her capable hands as she perfectly captures the social conventions, turns of phrase, wardrobe stylings and modes of transportation and communication that characterized that era.’— Winnipeg Free Press Kate Taylor’s A Man in Uniform is a vivid historical fiction novel centered on an imagined mystery — the attempt to prove the innocence of convicted spy Alfred Dreyfus through an investigation of the social and military conspiracy that framed him. A page-turning jaunt through Paris at the end of the 19th century, the novel engages the reader from the very first page. Kate Taylor is a Toronto writer whose previous book, Madame Proust and the Kosher Kitchen, garnered much critical acclaim. amazon.ca/Man-Uniform-Kate-Taylor Dr. Harry Karlinsky is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UBC's Department of Psychiatry. Karlinsky is author of The Evolution of Inanimate Objects: The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879) (Insomniac Press, 2010).

THURSDAY november 25
	Writing workshops for students Gr. 4-7 Ellen Schwartz /Avalanche Dance; Cellular Irene N. Watts /No Moon THURSDAY NOV 25 9:30-10:45AM FREE Presenting partner
These writing workshops will give students the opportunity to meet with local writers and receive feedback and guidance for their own writing. ‘Schwartz....deserves cheers from the stands for her craft.’ —Vancouver Sun Ellen Schwartz is the author of several books for children and adults and winner of BC 2000 Book Award for Jesse's Star. Her books have been nominated for many awards and honours, including the BC Book Prize, the Sydney Taylor Book Award, the Red Cedar Book Award, and the Silver Birch Book Award. In addition to writing books, Schwartz teaches creative writing classes at Simon Fraser University and at Douglas College. ‘No Moon is a captivating novel that uses the historical setting to enhance the story without overwhelming it. …highly recommended.’ —University of Manitoba, Canadian Magazine. Irene N. Watts is a writer/playwright and educator who has worked throughout Canada and Europe. She came to Canada in 1968 from Britain, where she had arrived thirty years earlier from Germany, via Kindertransport. Watts’ award-winning plays and books for children have been widely published and translated into Italian, French and Dutch. Awards include a White Raven in Bologna 2006, the Geoffrey Bilson Award, and UNESCO’s Playwriting Award for Young Adults.

THURSDAY november 25
	Up Close and Personal - Facing Mental Illness Susan Inman /After Her Brain Broke: Helping My Daughter Recover Her Sanity Ruth Simkin /The Jagged Years of Ruthie J. Host: Robin Friedlander THURSDAY NOV 25 6:30-7:30PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111 Presenting partner
‘Even if your family isn’t affected by mental illness, read After Her Brain Broke. You’ll gain awareness and understanding of an illness still so shrouded in stigma. And you’ll read about a parent who, like you, will do what ever it takes to help her child." —Today's Parent Susan Inman's book describes her family's nine year journey to help her younger daughter recover from a catastrophic schizoaffective disorder. A story that’s as fascinating as it is terrifying, it also touches on various theories related to the causes and treatment of schizophrenia, as well as the flaws and successes of the local mental-health system. Inman is vice-chair of the Family Advisory Committee of Vancouver Coastal Mental Health Services. bridgeross.com/brainbroke.htm ‘Ruth’s journey through the netherworld of 1960’s psychiatric treatment in a ‘prestigious’ institution is an intensely honest personal memoir and a tribute to her indomitable spirit’ —Phyllis Goldin, M.D. Ruth Simkin’s memoir is about her painful adolescent years incarcerated in a psychiatric institution. Friendship, love and laughter abound in this compelling work exposing an era’s attitudes towards mental illness, epilepsy, sexuality and gender equality. It shows the broken system inherent in mental health care in the ‘60s, parts of which still exist today. ruthsimkin.ca Dr. Robin Friedlander is the Director of the Developmental Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry at UBC and Clinical Director of the Vancouver & Fraser Developmental Disability Mental Health Service

THURSDAY november 25
	Born to Bark How a psychologist studying humans, turned to dogs instead Stanley Coren THURSDAY NOV 25 8:00PM $12.00 Purchase Tickets online >> or call 604.257.5111
‘Coren's funny and touching memoir, Born To Bark, reveals how the mentor we've come to know and love became so expert at reading the minds and hearts of dogs.’ —Ted Kerasote, Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog ‘For Christmas the woman who would become my wife bought me a dog – a little terrier. The next year her Christmas gift to me was a shotgun. Most of the people in my family believe that those two gifts were not unrelated.’ (Stanley Coren) Those are the opening words of Born to Bark, the captivating new memoir by psychologist and world-renowned dog expert Stanley Coren, Ph.D, FRSC. Dr. Coren is a professor of psychology at UBC and the Director of the Human Neuropsychology and Perception Laboratory. However he’s become known and loved for his canine connections. An expert on dog-human interaction, Coren has written many popular books on the subject, from Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? to the influential The Intelligence of Dogs which ranked 110 dog breeds by relative intelligence. Born to Bark chronicles Coren’s relationship with a feisty, exuberant Cairn terrier named Flint who was the initial spark for Coren’s curiosity about canine behavior. That curiosity was the trigger for groundbreaking psychological research and ultimately, a change in his entire outlook on life. Coren writes with warmth and humour about the practical and emotional impact Flint had on his human family, punctuating the narrative with stories of beloved childhood pets. Born to Bark is bound to delight dog-owners, dog-lovers and anyone with an interest in how humans and animals live and thrive together. Coren lives in Vancouver, BC, with a beagle, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, and a Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever, as well as his wife and her cat.

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