Last night I attended my first intimate evening – there is one each night of the festival. If you have a chance, do go. In fact, if you see this on Saturday, stop reading and get in the car. You can still get to Granville Island in time for An Intimate Evening with Aminatta Forna. The audience will be full of other authors, because the buzz amongst writers at the festival this week is that Aminatta is a writer to watch.
In any case, last night I attended An Intimate Evening with David Adams Richards. I have long admired Richards' work. I have to say I read very little literary fiction – you may have noticed from my posts this week that crime fiction is more my thing. But I have read most of Richards’ books. He is a master at writing about the motivation behind people’s actions, and that is something every crime fiction writer needs to understand. His stories of everyday people and the choices they make, or are forced to make because of the circumstances in their lives, are utterly compelling, and completely heart-wrenching.
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