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Book Reviews – 2025 Authors Click on cover to take you to the review or scroll down to see all. John Vaillant | Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast ...

Tickets Now On Sale – Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival
Tickets are on sale now! Join us this July 18th to 20th for the 2025 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival—three unforgettable days of readings, panels, and conversations with some ...

Introducing the 2025 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival Line-Up
Mark your calendars! With the 2025 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival just a few months away, we are ready to unveil the exciting details of this year's event. After ...

Exciting News: Margaret Atwood Visits Denman Island!
Prepare yourselves, Denman Island residents, because the rumors are indeed true—Margaret Atwood is headed our way! Organized by the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival (DIRWF) committee, we are thrilled ...

Introducing Margaret Atwood
by Stewart Goodings Let’s go back to 1966 for a moment. The Governor General’s Medal for poetry goes to a young 27 year old from Toronto, Margaret Atwood. The Circle ...

Announcing the 2024 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival! Mark your Calendars!
by Stewart Goodings With the Festival only three months away, we are very pleased to announce the details of this year’s Festival. It’s taken 9 months of planning and here ...