Stories About Storytellers
“Here is my prize read for people who are interested in books, writers, Canada, life, and all that kind of thing.”
–Alice Munro, from the introduction
“I’ll kill him!” said Mavis Gallant. Pierre Trudeau almost did, leading him (“Run!”) into a whizzing stream of traffic that almost crushed both of them. Alistair MacLeod accused him of a “home invasion” to grab the manuscript of No Great Mischief. And Paul Martin denounced him to a laughing Ottawa crowd, saying, “If Shakespeare had had Doug Gibson as an editor, there would be no Shakespeare!”
On the other hand, Alice Munro credits him with keeping her writing short stories when the world demanded novels. Robertson Davies, with a nod to Dickens, gratefully called him “My Partner Frequent.” W.O. Mitchell summoned up a loving joke about him, on his deathbed.
Stories About Storytellers shares these tales and many more, as readers follow Doug Gibson through 40 years of editing and publishing some of Canada’s sharpest minds and greatest storytellers.
Gibson is a terrific storyteller himself, and through his recollections we get an inside view of Canadian politics and publishing that rarely gets told. From Jack Hodgins’ Vancouver Island to Harold Horwood’s Labrador, from Alice Munro’s Ontario to James Houston’s Arctic, Doug Gibson takes us on an unforgettable literary tour of Canada, going behind the scenes and between the covers, and opening up his own story vault for all to read and enjoy.
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For a preview of the stage show adapted from Gibson's memoir and the upcoming documentary Douglas Gibson: Cartographer of Canadian Storytelling, watch this trailer:
For more information on the documentary, Gibson's stage show, and upcoming appearances, head to douglasgibsonbooks.com.
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Mr. Gibson, it was a pleasure to meet you at BookFest Windsor in November. I am now reading your book for the second time, enjoying every minute of it. You had me right from the second page where you mentioned that Stephen Leacock died in March 1944, when you were only three months old. I was born July 18, 1944. In the next paragraph, you mention Scots and English, then on page three the word French jumps out at me. I am a mix of Scottish, English and French heritage. The “coincidences” or synchronicities jump out at me, page after page. I have relatives living from East to West and North to South in Canada and have cousins who live in Lucan. My Uncle Rick Simons was Squadron Leader with the RCAF in Clinton. I spent a lot of time in Bayfield as a teenager where he and Aunt Janet lived in a mansion called Shangri-La. Aunt Janet was a friend of Alice Munroe. On a clear night, my talk show “Ye Olde English Astrologer”, on AM 580 CKWW, then AM 800 CKLW reached clear up to Bayfield and London from Windsor, as well as down to Ohio and up to Northern Michigan. Aunt Janet never missed listening to it.
My three children were diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis in 1970, life expectancy - 13 years of age. They lived to the ages of 25, 30 and 37, as you may have noted on the back cover of my dream book. They spent many summers at the CF Camp at Lake Couchiching.
Your book, “Stories About Storytellers”, is amazing. It is like an editing and publishing course all in one. I have been resisting my editor’s advice on changing the name of a book I have written about my three CF angels from “Teddy Bears and I.V. Therapy” to something else. She is the head of the creative writing department at the University of Windsor and is finishing up a second draft of my book. She also insists that I rewrite and expand a chapter on the discovery of the CF gene, since it was literally found through my daughter Denise. After reading your book, I am now ready to give in to her expertise and do as she wishes.
Once again, thank you for YOUR expertise and the help and information provided in your book. Oh yes… one more synchronicity comes to mind. I have never watched George Stroumboulopoulos before. I randomly turned his show on the other night and there you were, giving us all some “Scottish” advice!
Best Wishes, Leslie Nadon
Once again, thank you for YOUR expertise and the help and information provided in your book. Oh yes… one more synchronicity comes to mind. I have never watched George Stroumboulopoulos before. I randomly turned his show on the other night and there you were, giving us all some “Scottish” advice!
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I enjoyed the book immensely, especially the pieces on Robertson Davis, Alistair MacLeod and Alice Munro. Imagine, Gibson edited all three! great video, Do you mind if i share it on last minute türkei?. thanks for sharing this.
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Embrace stories from all walks of life. As you go about your daily chores eavesdrop on stories not to listen to conversations, but purely for the advantage of taking a message from the story you are hearing and see how it pertains to your life.
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The series retold various European folk tales, particularly ones considered obscure in Western culture, created with a combination of actors and puppets. The framing device had an old storyteller (John Hurt) sitting by a fire telling each tale to both the viewers and to his talking dog (a realistic looking puppet performed and voiced by Brian Henson) who acted as the voice of the viewers.
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