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SUMMARY:Author Readings 
URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/author-readings-jun22/
LOCATION:Red Brick Cafe :: 2423 Beacon Avenue Sidney, 
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:<p>The Sidney Literary Festival and Tanner&rsquo;s Books will be hosting the fourth in their spring series of reading events with authors <strong>John Crouch</strong> and <strong>Briony Penn. They&nbsp;</strong>will discuss and read from their latest books.</p>=0D=0A=
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span lang="en-CA"><strong>John Crouch</strong></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA"> is a well-known athlete and writer who has published three successful guidebooks: </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA"><em>Bike Victoria, Walk Victoria, Hike Victoria</em></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA">, and a travel memoir, </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA"><em>Six Highways to Home</em></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA">. &nbsp;John Crouch&rsquo;s latest guidebook,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span lang="en-CA"><em><strong>Cycling the Islands</strong></em></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span lang="en-CA">,</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA"> is the perfect resource and the ultimate guidebook for travellers looking to explore the beauty and splendour of British Columbia&rsquo;s Gulf Islands and the American San Juan Islands by bicycle. </span></span></p>=0D=0A=
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span lang="en-CA">For ten years Crouch was the editor of the professional medical journal, the BC Massage Practitioner and was founding editor of Island Runner magazine. He has also worked</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span lang="en-CA">with CBC Radio promoting walking and hiking in the Victoria area.</span></span></p>=0D=0A=
<p><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA">Salt Spring Island author&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA"><strong>Briony Penn</strong></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA"> is a naturalist, writer, educator, and broadcaster well known in BC for her indomitable spirit and tireless devotion to protecting&nbsp;endangered species and sensitive ecosystems in her native British Columbia. &nbsp;Her latest book,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span lang="en-CA"><strong>The Real Thing: The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan</strong></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="en-CA">, is a 2016 BC Book Prize Winner.</span></span></p>=0D=0A=
<p><span style="color: #3f3f3f;"><span lang="en-CA">Penn has published hundreds of articles in newspapers and magazines, government publications and peer-reviewed journals. She&rsquo;s written environmental guides and handbooks for teachers in British Columbia on topics ranging from forest ecosystems and biodiversity to the natural and cultural history of the Salish Sea. She is also an illustrator / artist who has exhibited and published widely on natural history themes.&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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