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literary arts by Mary Trentadue Read a North Shore Author! paced and well w r i t t e n , a fun read that is perfect f o r s u m m e r t i m e . F o r the classic l i t e r a t u r e buffs, I recommend two N o r t h Shore writers: Blanche H o w a r d and Barbara L a m b e r t . B o t h of t h e s e w o m e n are w o n d e r f u l w r i t e r s and have r e c e i v e d much positive acclaim f o r their w r i t ing. H o w a r d has w r i t t e n a n u m b e r of n o v e l s . T h e o n e I have m o s t e n j o y e d is A Celibate Season, c o - w r i t t e n w i t h C a r o l Shields and p u b l i s h e d in 1991. It is a delightful novel and w r i t t e n in an e p i s t o l a r y f o r m a t . T h e main c h a r a c t e r s , w h o have b e e n m a r r i e d f o r years, are faced w i t h a t e n - m o n t h s e p a r a t i o n . T h i n g s d o n ' t exactly go as p l a n n e d and t h e i r s e a s o n of celibacy p r o v e s t o m o r e o f a challenge than they had a n t i c i p a t e d . A Celibate Season is a great read: t h o u g h t - p r o v o k i n g and familiar. W e can also l o o k f o r w a r d t o a n o t h e r b o o k by H o w a r d b e i n g p u b l i s h e d by this fall. B a r b a r a L a m b e r t is the a u t h o r of t w o b o o k s . The Allegro Series and A Message for Mr. Lazarus. I have read the f o r m e r , a n d , having d o n e so, plan t o read t h e s e c o n d b o o k this summer. The Allegro Series is a love s t o r y involving three artists. Intertwined in this lovers' tale is the h i s t o r y of clothmaking and the m y t h o l o g y of the G r e e k artisans.This is Lambert's debut novel, and a w o n d e r f u l o n e at that. A Message for M r . Lazarus, a c o l l e c t i o n of seven s h o r t stories and a novella that take the reader f r o m V a n c o u v e r t o D r e s d e n , Nicaragua, B e r l i n , and C o s t a Rica, has also received g l o w i n g and favorable reviews. N o n - f i c t i o n lovers may w a n t t o read Gilean Douglas;Writing Nature, Finding Home, w r i t t e n by A n d r e a Lebowitz and Gillian Milton. Douglas was a t a l e n t e d p h o t o g r a p h e r , c e l e b r a t e d p o e t , nature w r i t e r , and j o u r n a l i s t . T h i s t r i b u t e t o h i m is at o n c e a b i o g r a p h y and c o l l e c t i o n of s o m e of h e r best w r i t i n g s . T h i s b o o k was also n o m i n a t e d f o r t h e H u b e r t Evans non-fiction p r i z e this year at the B.C. B o o k P r i z e s . C o - a u t h o r L e b o w i t z , w h o lives in N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , is a l s o t h e a u t h o r of Living in Harmony; Nature Writings by Women in Canada. A n d what about the kids! W e children's a u t h o r s r e s i d i n g o n the N o r t h S h o r e . James H e n e g h a n has a u t h o r e d several children's b o o k s . Torn Away and Promises to Come are just t w o of his t i t l e s . T h e later, c h o s e n for the Canadian Children's B o o k C e n t r e A w a r d , is t h e i m m i g r a t i o n s t o r y of a y o u n g girl. N e w t o N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , Shelley H r d l i t s c h k a is t h e are W hen I first o p e n e d 32 B o o k s , I d i s c o v e r e d , m u c h t o my amazement, that t h e r e w e r e many great authors living o n the N o r t h Shore. In fact, y o u c o u l d likely find such an a u t h o r f o r every genre y o u might be interested in reading.This summer, why not try reading an a u t h o r w h o lives in y o u r n e i g h b o u r h o o d . Sitting o u t s i d e o n a h o t s u m m e r day might be a p e r f e c t way t o i n t r o duce y o u r s e l f t o p o e t r y . D a v i d Z i e r o t h ' s b o o k H o w / Joined Humanity at Last w o n t h e 1999 B.C. B o o k P r i z e f o r p o e t r y . T h i s is Z i e r o t h ' s fifth b o o k of p o e t r y in w h i c h he e x p l o r e s the mid-life r o a d t o r e n e w a l and tells t h e s t o r y of o n e man's j o u r n e y t o c o m p a s s i o n . O r p e r h a p s y o u may w a n t t o read a n e w l y p u b l i s h e d b o o k by Russell T h o r n t o n e n t i t l e d The Fifth Window. T h e landscape and c l i m a t e o f V a n c o u v e r a n d t h e B.C. c o a s t fill this c o l l e c t i o n w i t h s p i r i t u a l and physical immediacy. I always enjoy reading a g o o d t h r i l l e r w h i l e relaxing in my backyard and especially a s t o r y that takes place in my h o m e t o w n . Lyndsay Smith's Proximate Couses is quite entertaining. Smith tells a s t o r y of o r g a n i z e d c r i m e , drugs, a n d m u r d e r , all w h i c h take place in d o w n t o w n Vancouver, W h i s t l e r , o r the Fraser Valley. T h e s t o r y is fast v e r y lucky t o have s o m e w o n d e r f u l GILEAN DOUGLAS W R I T I N G N A T U R E F I N D I N G H O II E Lyndsay Smith