Kit Pearson gets the Woodcock

“One of BC’s outstanding kidlit/YA authors, Kit Pearson (at right) is the recipient of the 32nd George Woodcock Award, only the second writer for children to get it.FULL STORY

 

Karen Hofmann

January 02nd, 2024

The final novel in the Lund sibling series by Karen Hofmann, Where We Live (NeWest $22.95) follows four middle-aged siblings in urban Vancouver, reconnecting after being separated in childhood. Navigating life, work, relationships and parenting in the late 2010s, their bond is influenced by divergent adult experiences and shared early childhood in a rural West Coast community. As their lives intersect, drift apart and reunite yet again, each sibling grapples with environmental pressures and family history, striving to realize aspirations in their quest for a genuine sense of home. Hofmann taught English and creative writing at Thompson Rivers University. She now lives in Victoria. 9781774390887

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