The book tour video

Thank you for sharing this, Kate! I wasn't able to make it while you were on tour for the book, so I'm really grateful there was a recording from one of them, at least. The presentation and talk were great, and Ducks left a lasting impression on me for sure.

Thanks for posting this, I just finished Ducks and I found it so emotional. I recently changed from a middle-class inner city school to teaching at a working class outer suburb school. Every second kid that I speak to about their future talks about how their aim is to get a job in the mines, to make it rich and have a good life.

Thank you for sharing this, Kate! I had a ticket to one of the stops on your tour, but ended up having to give it up (working late, natch). I am very glad I got to see it, in the end.

I grew up in Fort McMurray in an oil sands family (two grandparents and my father) and my mom, dad, grandparents, and some aunts and uncles all moved the from Newfoundland for the work. And a bunch of my friends all had the same experience. (Also, I completely know that Montana's and remember dinners there and a surprise birthday because there really weren't a lot of options in that city.) I was fortunate enough to not have to feel trapped there or forced into the industry—I moved, got a degree in the arts, had a life and career entirely separate from the industry—but am so grateful for Ducks and the window into the world that many of my loved ones knew and that I felt reverberated in all of my childhood growing up in that city. My friends and I all feel the same about Ducks (it's an incredible work that should be part of the Canadian canon) and are grateful for what you've done with it (and for all you've been doing since it came out on these topics and this industry). Really appreciated you sharing this video!

Magnificent work! 👏

Hi Kate, I know this is a shot in the dark, but I wanted to ask: I think I remember that years ago, on one of your sites (I'm guessing the Beatonna tumblr), you posted some books you had enjoyed that year, and one of them you said you enjoyed was some kind of historical romance (maybe Regency?) about a wounded veteran and a woman. I was trying to remember the name of this book, and I have scrolled through 60+ pages of your Beatonna tumblr (back to like 2013!) and couldn't find this post I only maybe remember. Google isn't helpful, as it appears "wounded soldier" is a popular romance genre (though most of them appear to skew more toward bodice rippers than the book you mentioned). Do you remember this book I'm talking about? Or am I imagining this/getting this mixed up with someone else's blog?