Johanna Skibsrud (Canada) won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her first novel, The Sentimentalists. Her first book of poetry, Late Nights With Wild Cowboys, was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Award. She has taught ESL in Asia and has worked as a sales associate for Canadian Scholars Press and Women’s Press in Toronto. Skibsrud presents This Will Be Difficult to Explain and Other Stories, includes stories about the small epiphanies of everyday life that take place around the with settings as disparate as an art gallery, the front seat of a car, farms, and beach hotels.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday October 18, 2011
IFOA Woodstock
- 7:30 PM
- Woodstock
- Knox Presbyterian Church
Cost: $10
Readings by Joe Dunthorne, Joy Fielding and Johanna Skibsrud, followed by a book signing.
Sunday October 16, 2011
IFOA Thunder Bay
- 7 PM
- Thunder Bay
- Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel and Suites, Provinical Room
Cost: $10
Readings by James Bartleman, Johanna Skibsrud and Jane Urquhart, followed by a Q & A period. Host: TVO Parents' Cheryl Jackson