I’ll be doing a reading and hopefully answering some questions this Saturday (October 23) in the parlour of The Little Inn of Bayfield at 26 Main Street North, Bayfield, Ontario, Canada N0M 1G0.  It’ll be hosted by The Village Bookshop, a spot where one of my writing heroes, Alice Munro, sometimes visits. She spoke at Central Secondary School when I attended it, decades ago, and I was greatly impressed with how politely and sincerely she treated us. I remember one of us asked if she just writes a story and rams in symbolism later. I forget exactly what she replied, but I don’t forget the grace with which she answered the question. Four years ago, I had a chance to speak with Italian prosecutor/author Gianrico Carofiglio. He’s also huge Alice Munro fan, and was duly impressed that she spoke at my high school. He was also relieved to hear that she’s a classy person as well as a great writer.

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