Space is limited and anyone interested in attending should register as soon as possible at this link ( ).įind out more about Eden Robinson on her Canadian Encyclopedia page. Ma-ma-oo laughed and said that when Mom was a little girl, she was always doing things like tying. Mom was perfectly groomed, of course, and looking very ladylike. In addition to the Trickster trilogy, Robinson is also the author of the award-winning novel Monkey Beach (made into a movie in 2020), Traplines, Blood Sports, and other acclaimed titles. Like I found a photo of Mom standing between Mick and Dad, who were both wearing basketball uniforms.

The Trickster trilogy follows Jared, a Haisla teen navigating the complications of family, social pressure, substance abuse, and poverty in a magic-realist adventure story that has won over critics and fans alike. I cannot wait to delve more deeply into the Trickster series with Eden and share this national treasure with what I know will be a large and engaged audience.” Hers is a unique and important voice among writers in Canada. “Anyone who has read her works knows she is deeply imaginative, hilarious, and thoughtful. Trickster is adapted from the YA novel by Eden Robinson, a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations, and set in the North Coast region of British Columbia (though it was filmed in Ontario.

“Eden Robinson is a prominent and prolific writer, and we are beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to engage with her,” says event organizer Steinunn Benjaminsson. Trickster Drift picks up about a year after Son of a Trickster, and it’s everything I wanted in a sequel and then some.In particular, the book shifts more concretely into urban fantasy territory. April 23 is a date literary fans need to mark in their calendars.Īt 2 p.m., Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) is hosting renowned Haisla and Heiltsuk author, Eden Robinson, for an online Zoom conversation and reading from her latest book, Return of the Trickster, the third and final installment in the bestselling Trickster trilogy.

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