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    Travel Books - The Amur River
    kenhaigh
    • Apr 22
    • 3 min

    Travel Books - The Amur River

    In his eightieth year, Colin Thubron decides to travel the length of the Amur River, from its source in the swampy uplands of Mongolia to...
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    County Reads Debate
    kenhaigh
    • Apr 22
    • 1 min

    County Reads Debate

    Last night, the Prince Edward County Library hosted County Reads, a literary debate inspired by the popular Canada Reads contest. This...
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    Down Memory Lane...
    kenhaigh
    • Mar 12
    • 1 min

    Down 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,...
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    Travel Books - Travel Writing Tribe
    kenhaigh
    • Jan 13
    • 3 min

    Travel Books - Travel Writing Tribe

    When I was young, my father had a subscription to National Geographic magazine, and so, like George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life, this...
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    50 Books: 37-48
    kenhaigh
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    50 Books: 37-48

    I 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...
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    Merry Christmas
    kenhaigh
    • Dec 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Merry Christmas

    Here is a little Christmas offering, "What Child is This?", played on my grandfather's old banjo (arrangement by Josh Turknett). Merry...
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    Merry Christmas
    kenhaigh
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Merry Christmas

    With Christmas just around the corner, here's a sampling of Christmas Carols from around the world to help celebrate (courtesy of the...
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    Book News
    kenhaigh
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Book News

    I'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...
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    kenhaigh
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Book Presentation

    If you missed my Zoom presentation at the L.E. Shore Memorial Library in Thornbury on December 2, here is the recorded version. It runs...
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    Winter is here!
    kenhaigh
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Winter 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...
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    50 Books: 32-36
    kenhaigh
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    50 Books: 32-36

    November 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. ...
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    Travel Podcast
    kenhaigh
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Travel Podcast

    Recently, I was invited to be a guest on the "Library Land Loves" podcast to discuss travel books in general and my new book in...
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    Writers' Trust Book Trailer
    kenhaigh
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Writers' Trust Book Trailer

    Another benefit of being a finalist in the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize is that the creative folks at the Writers' trust have...
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    50 Books: 26-31
    kenhaigh
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    50 Books: 26-31

    One of the nice things about being a finalist in the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize is that the Writers' Trust sends you free copies...
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    Travel Books - The Compleat Walker
    kenhaigh
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Travel Books - The Compleat Walker

    Colin Fletcher's The Complete Walker, first published in 1968, went through four editions and became the go-to guide for several...
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    kenhaigh
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    50 Books: 19-25

    Since 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...
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    Second printing
    kenhaigh
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Second printing

    A 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...
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    On Foot Cover Art
    kenhaigh
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    On Foot Cover Art

    I'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...
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    Hilary Weston Finalist
    kenhaigh
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Hilary Weston Finalist

    I just learned that On Foot to Canterbury is a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. I didn't see that...
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    A Pilgrim's Way - Song
    kenhaigh
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Pilgrim's Way - Song

    My book will be published next week. In anticipation, here is a pilgrim song to enjoy with lyrics by Rudyard Kipling. For the lyrics and...
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