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My audio essay about writing Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road has been posted at On Creative Writing. Take a look, or rather a listen.

Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road will be launched at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Saskatoon on January 21 at 7:00 p.m. My conversation partner will be award-winning poet and creative-writing processor Sheri Benning. The event will be live in the store and streamed on YouTube. Details are available here.

Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road has been reviewed by Spencer Morrison in the Literary Review of Canada. So many excellent books published in this country get little attention; Walking the Bypass has received two reviews, this one and the earlier discussion in Harper’s Magazine. I am beyond grateful.…

I’ll be interviewed about Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road on the show Toast and Coffee on Regina’s CJTR, 91.3 FM, on December 8 at 12:30 CST. The interview will be posted on the show’s website if you’re interested but unable to listen live.

I’m interviewed by Sabrina Cataldo in Degrees Magazine, alongside two fantastic writers (and University of Regina alumni), Iryn Tushabe and Melanie Schnell. Take a look!

I just learned this afternoon that Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road has been reviewed in The Carillon, the University of Regina’s student newspaper, by Chantal Hilts. What a nice surprise! Check out Chantal’s thoughts here.

I’ve been interviewed for the website On Creative Writing. I discuss what inspires my writing and what has influenced me, among other things. What connects stealing books to “dirty nature writing”? Read the interview to find out!

Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road is available in the United States, through New York University Press, the publisher’s American distributor, and at online retailers and other bookstores: NYUP Web Store: https://nyupress.org/9781779400765/walking-the-bypass/ Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/walking-the-bypass-ken-wilson/dcd3378f6a03f076?ean=9781779400765&next=t& B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/walking-the-bypass-ken-wilson/1147364171?ean=9781779400789

It’s been six years since the Regina bypass was completed. A Regina author has completed a review of the $2B project – and walked the entire thing.

My post on 49th Shelf has been published. It reflects on my connection to walking, and considers 11 Canadian books on that subject. Check it out here.