Today it was a great pleasure to introduce and sit next to Robin McGrath at a “Reading Labrador” workshop and celebration of her book, Labrador, a Reader’s Guide, which Mark and I published through Brack and Brine. This was the second event of the Words of Warmth Literary Festival, with a slew more to come over the next four days. We had a solid turnout, with a lot of local literary star power in the room, including about ten published authors, and we all enjoyed Robin’s anecdotes, reading, and good advice. She is an inspiration.

As I said during the event, Labrador, a Reader’s Guide was Robin’s 25th published book and only Brack and Brine’s second, so we were very conscious of our good fortune when she agreed to publish with us, and we remain deeply grateful for the opportunity to help bring it to the public it deserves.

Robin at top left, then me and Mark; from front to back in the foreground are Mavis Penney, Camille Fouillard, and Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue (hidden). Photo by Aimee Chaulk, for Words of Warmth.