SQUAMISH CHIEF Features Emily Carr’s BC: South Coast to the Interior
Author in Squamish to talk about artist Emily Carr and her time in the Sea to Sky
Includes story about Carr, a cop, a convict and a shot dog in Lillooet
Author Laurie Carter marvels at the tenacity shown by iconic artist Emily Carr, who visited Brackendale on her last journey north.
Carter’s latest book Emily Carr’s B.C.: South Coast to the Interior, is the final instalment of the writer’s trilogy on Carr. It features Carr’s life from her return to B.C. after studying in England in 1904 to her final expedition up the Sea to Sky and through Lillooet in 1933. Carr stopped for some time in Brackendale to visit her niece Lillian Rae. (more…)
100 MILE FREE PRESS Features Emily Carr’s BC: South Coast to the Interior
Full text: 100 Mile Free Press
‘I really loved it – the climate of the interior, the look of the land’
MILLAR HILL / Aug. 29, 2019 4:38 p.m. / ENTERTAINMENT / LOCAL NEWS
An Ontario-based writer is shining a light on the Cariboo region in her most recent book.
The award-winning writer, Laurie Carter, has spent the last several years
working on her trilogy: Emily Carr’s BC. A trilogy that retraces the steps of Emily Carr, a British Columbian artist and writer.
BC BOOKLOOK Features Emily Carr’s BC: South Coast to the Interior
After tracing Emily Carr’s historic travels throughout the province, Laurie
Carter is set to launch the final book in her trilogy, Emily Carr’s BC: South
Coast to the Interior (Little White 20 19).
The launch will be held on Sept. 14 at Emily Carr House, Victoria, from 2-4 pm.
Carter spent four years driving around B.C. exploring the landscapes, historical
environment and First Nations traditions that Emily Carr wrote about and
depicted in her paintings.
BC Book Tour: Sept 14-Oct 19
Really looking forward to getting back to my old stomping grounds in BC on this upcoming tour. I’ll be speaking at libraries and museums in locations covered in Book Three ~ Emily Carr’s BC: South Coast to the Interior. Kicking off in Victoria at Emily Carr House, I’ll head inland for several stops in the Okanagan, Shuswap, and as far east as Golden; then backtracking to Sechelt, Squamish and Pemberton before wrapping up at a Whistler Writers Festival event being hosted by the Audain Art Museum. How fantastic is that!
Here’s the schedule so far. (more…)
Emily Carr House: Book 3 Launch: September 14
Can’t wait to return to Emily Carr House in Victoria for the official launch of the final book in the trilogy: Emily Carr’s BC: South Coast to the Interior. Lots of changes to Carr House since my last visit, so it’s going to be a treat to look around as well as chat with all the Emily fans.