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Festival Reading

Pacific Festival of the Book

Due to travel/work I missed the 3rd annual Pacific Festival of the Book that ran May 4-15. Well, I did manage to run  in to (for maybe 10 minutes) one panel discussion and here, finally, are a couple of photos from the event. I didn’t want the Festival to pass  without a mention even if it’s late because every festival/event is important.

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Banner for festival along Quadra Street

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A panel discussion on the writer and responsibility, moderated by Trevor Carolan (centre, in vest) and with (L-R) Walter Hildebrandt, Rhona McAdam, Janet Marie Rogers, Stephen Henighan and Gary Geddes

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Stephen Henighan and Gary Geddes

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Audience listens to Gary Geddes (L)

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Book Launch

The Pacific Rim Review of Books, Latest Edition Launch

Publisher Richard Olafson launched the latest edition of the Pacific Rim Review of Books at the Martin Batchelor Gallery in Victoria with Managing editor Carol Ann Sokoloff, International Editor Trevor Carolan and contributor , and Victoria Poet Laureate, Linda Rogers.

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The new edition, at left, features an interview with Bob Dylan

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Linda Rogers reads

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Drawings on paper by Miles Eldridge on the wall of the Martin Batchelor Gallery

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Gallery owner Martin Batchelor (at back)  as Trevor Carolan welcomes the crowd.

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Richard Olafson shows off the latest edition of the PRRB

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Trevor Carolan reads from a review of a Leonard Cohen book