kenhaighApr 223 minTravel Books - The Amur RiverIn his eightieth year, Colin Thubron decides to travel the length of the Amur River, from its source in the swampy uplands of Mongolia to...
kenhaighApr 221 minCounty Reads DebateLast night, the Prince Edward County Library hosted County Reads, a literary debate inspired by the popular Canada Reads contest. This...
kenhaighMar 121 minDown Memory Lane...Back in the late 1980s, I taught for two years at Jigme Sherubling High School in eastern Bhutan. It was the subject of my first book,...
kenhaighJan 133 minTravel Books - Travel Writing TribeWhen I was young, my father had a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and so, like George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life, this...
kenhaighDec 31, 20212 min50 Books: 37-48I almost reached my goal. If you count the two folk song books I received for Christmas (and I did read them cover to cover), then I...
kenhaighDec 25, 20211 minMerry ChristmasHere is a little Christmas offering, "What Child is This?", played on my grandfather's old banjo (arrangement by Josh Turknett). Merry...
kenhaighDec 17, 20211 minMerry ChristmasWith Christmas just around the corner, here's a sampling of Christmas Carols from around the world to help celebrate (courtesy of the...
kenhaighDec 14, 20211 minBook NewsI've had some exciting news recently. First of all, On Foot to Canterbury has gone into its third print run. Second, CBC Books chose On...
kenhaighDec 6, 20211 minBook PresentationIf you missed my Zoom presentation at the L.E. Shore Memorial Library in Thornbury on December 2, here is the recorded version. It runs...
kenhaighNov 29, 20211 minWinter is here!I had to get up in the dark this morning to shovel the driveway, and was cursing the snow, when I turned and saw this: Sunrise in a...
kenhaighNov 25, 20211 min50 Books: 32-36November has been a slow month for reading, but I did manage to read a few books: First, I tackled Cyril Connolly's Enemies of Promise. ...
kenhaighNov 9, 20211 minTravel PodcastRecently, I was invited to be a guest on the "Library Land Loves" podcast to discuss travel books in general and my new book in...
kenhaighOct 27, 20211 minWriters' Trust Book TrailerAnother benefit of being a finalist in the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize is that the creative folks at the Writers' trust have...
kenhaighOct 27, 20211 min50 Books: 26-31One of the nice things about being a finalist in the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize is that the Writers' Trust sends you free copies...
kenhaighOct 13, 20213 minTravel Books - The Compleat WalkerColin Fletcher's The Complete Walker, first published in 1968, went through four editions and became the go-to guide for several...
kenhaighOct 3, 20211 min50 Books: 19-25Since the Hilary Weston Prize announcement, my life has gotten busier, and I haven't had much time to read, but I haven't forgotten the...
kenhaighOct 3, 20211 minSecond printingA number of people have written to ask when my book will be published. They are assuming that the book hasn't been published yet, because...
kenhaighSep 18, 20211 minOn Foot Cover ArtI've received a lot of compliments about the attractive cover on my book, but I'm afraid I can't take any credit for this. The image is...
kenhaighSep 15, 20211 minHilary Weston FinalistI just learned that On Foot to Canterbury is a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. I didn't see that...
kenhaighAug 23, 20211 minA Pilgrim's Way - SongMy book will be published next week. In anticipation, here is a pilgrim song to enjoy with lyrics by Rudyard Kipling. For the lyrics and...