Writers

Kevin Patterson

Kevin Patterson grew up in Manitoba and put himself through medical school by joining the Canadian army. Now a specialist in internal medicine, he practices in the Arctic and on the coast of British Columbia. His first book, The Water in Between, was a New York Times Notable Book. Country of Cold, his debut short fiction collection, won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize in 2003, as well as the inaugural City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. His latest novel, News from the Red Desert (Random House Canada), is an unsettling and suspenseful depiction of the Afghanistan war. He lives on Salt Spring Island, BC.

Events

The Mainstage – Things Fall Apart Past Event

Afternoon Book Chat – Liam Durcan & Kevin Patterson Past Event

Books

News From the Red Desert