Saturday morning, we headed down to the Annapolis Royal library to meet two local authors: Peter Wyman and David Wiseman.
For several weeks, I had been trying to purchase a copy of Crossing Thames by Wyman at the Endless Shores bookshop in Bridgetown (see blog post “Community Economies“).
From the book’s title, I and Sandra Barry wondered if there was any link to Helen Humphreys’ The Frozen Thames, about the river through history and all the times it froze over.
The venue was 11am – 2 pm. There was a small but well-informed audience, friends and neighbours.
It was structured into a couple of readings from Crossing Thames and Old Wrongs, plus a question and answer session on the writing process. Both authors had spent time in England and Nova Scotia. Both authors started writing for publication in their retirement years.
David Wiseman had an interest in genealogy which is reflected in his work. Peter Wyman has travelled in England, and Iceland and lived in Nova Scotia. This is reflected in the short stories.
As someone who has entered the world of ‘blogging’, their comments on the writing process were both revealing and interesting. I look forward to Crossing Thames. The level of historical detail intersects well with my personal knowledge of London’s geography.
It is intriguing to appreciate the ‘authors among us‘. This connects well with our ongoing planning for the Ernest Buckler Literary Event Society (EBLES) planned for July …
… with contributions from (images left to right) Whit Fraser, Elizabeth Hay, Ken Maher and Alan Syliboy. (Whit Fraser image from Boulder Books)
One of the delights is attention to detail. Crossing Thames is published in the same small book format. The covers are colour-coded. Crossing Thames is dark blue.
In Wyman’s words:
‘Crossing Thames takes the reader on a jaunt over the tidal waters of this Medieval river, where one becomes unfixed, suspended on a bridge between the seductive shadows of Southwark and the Puritan lights of London.’ P.87.
David Wiseman launched Old Wrongs, the third in the Lydia Silverstream mystery series.
Acknowledgements
Heather shares my literary interests. David Wiseman and Peter Wyman proved entertaining hosts at the book launch and Question/Answer session. Edward added the graphics to the blog.
References
Peter B. Wyman, 2022, Crossing Thames, Cardigan, Little and Crow Publishing.
David J. Wiseman, 2022, Old Wrongs, Askance Publishing.
Ernest Blair Experiment 
I will be interested
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