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March 30, 2015
Manitoba Book Awards 2015!
More to come, but I’ve just found out that I’ve been nominated in the following categories for the 2015 Manitoba Book Awards. Beatrice Mosionier Aboriginal Writer of the Year Award The Margeret Laurence Award for Fiction (Evolution of Alice) Manuela Dias Book Illustration Award (The Peacemaker) John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer I’m […]
March 5, 2015
Coming Soon. Betty: The Story of Helen Betty Osborne
Early in the morning on a bitterly cold day, a teenage boy who had been following rabbit tracks found Helen Betty Osborne’s body. She’d been stabbed 57 times, and beaten so badly that her face was unrecognizable. It was November 13, 1971. Soon after the gruesome discovery, the crime scene buzzed with RCMP officers. The […]
January 6, 2015
Out With the Old…
So that’s it for 2014. The year was an amazing year, a difficult year, a beautiful year. First and foremost, my wife and I welcomed our fifth child into the world, James Willie Robertson (I’m not allowed to call him J-Dubs, even though he has already been called Jimmy James, Willie, Doctor J, and so […]
November 24, 2014
REVIEW: The Evolution of Alice rooted in reserve life, but message universal
Is it a spoiler to give away a pivotal plot point even if it happens really early on — say on page 23 — and you really want to talk about it? Yes, I guess it is. So I won’t reveal the “unthinkable loss” mentioned on the back of David A. Robertson’s beautiful new book, […]
November 22, 2014
Dark look at rez life a must-read for Manitobans
So many Manitobans have, like a character in an early chapter, only sped by reserves on the highway. Inviting us into a rich community of characters, which stretches deeper than the headlines most of us associate with reserve life, Robertson is doing a service to everyone who calls Manitoba home. And crafting an engaging story […]
September 30, 2014
The Evolution of Alice & Thin Air 2014
I don’t get nervous speaking in public. It’s always been an odd thing about me. I like it. What makes me nervous about speaking events, like my book launch for “The Evolution of Alice“, is attendance. I’ve been lucky that my events have all been well-attended, but, for me, this time was different. It was […]
September 9, 2014
The Evolution of Alice Book Launch!!!
It’s almost here! On Sunday, September 14th at 2pm in the atrium at McNally Robinson Booksellers! After so much work, excitement, and anticipation, the book for my first novel, The Evolution of Alice, is finally days away! I love book launches. I’ve had the honour of having a bunch of them for my graphic novels […]
August 21, 2014
End The Violence, Now.
The issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada is important to me, and has become more important over the years as I raise three daughters with my wife, Jill Robertson. From writing The Life of Helen Betty Osborne and having the opportunity to visit classrooms and speak at conferences and festivals across this […]
July 29, 2014
Writer to Share Story of Loss at Thin Air
I’m very excited to be doing a main stage reading at this year’s Thin Air (Winnipeg International Writers Festival). I’ll be reading from my new novel, The Evolution of Alice. You can find a link to the interview right here. Check it out!
July 14, 2014
The Evolution of Alice
I’ve always wanted to be a writer. I think, generally, if you are a writer you’ve always wanted to be a writer, whether you’ve recognized it as early as grade three or not. I’ve always had an inclination to process and express myself through writing. Even in high school, as cheesy as it may sound, […]
