Christine Cowley

Collector of Stories, Explorer of Perspectives

Bruce Meyer

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Bruce Meyer is perhaps one of the most prolific Canadian authors of modern times. Known for his poetry, short stories, and works of non-fiction, he has also taught creative writing at many Ontario universities and works as a full-time editor in his spare time.

Listen in on Storylines as he discusses his most recent non-fiction book, Portraits of Canadian Writers (The Porcupine’s Quill), a collection of biographies that offers readers a window into the lives of some of Canada’s most recognizable literary personas. The photographs presented in this book, rescued from some of Meyer’s long-forgotten personal files, alongside Meyer’s anecdotes, reveal insights into personalities behind some of our generation’s mightiest pens, including Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton and “a visual archive of CanLit that illustrates and celebrates an unparalleled generation of Canadian authorship.”

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First Series: WHAT THE DAY DOES NOT KNOW, prequel to ALL THE DAY ALLOWS.

Twenty-year-old Marjory McAllister is running out of time. If she doesn’t act soon, her overbearing aunt will push her into a loveless marriage and small-town life. So, when a handsome stranger calls out for missionaries to northern Africa, the summons seems like an answer to prayer. But Marjory’s storybook notions about missionary service are about to meet with a fierce awakening.

Inspired by true accounts of Canadian missionaries in Nigeria and Ethiopia in the 1930s, ALL THE DAY ALLOWS explores a little-known nugget of Canadian history. In its prequel, WHAT THE DAY DOES NOT KNOW, Marjory must face harsh truths about her own motives.