I was very pleased that the Vancouver Sun’s BC book reviewer, Tom Sandborn, a tireless supporter of Canadian literature, published a very positive review of my 2024 titles in the newspaper’s Dec. 21 issue. The review felt like a very nice way to end the year.

Here’s what he said:

“B.C.-based poet, novelist and essayist Tom Wayman is an underappreciated national treasure. If there were any doubt about the important contribution Wayman has made to our national literature, his 2024 doubleheader, a collection of poetry and a memoir of life in the Slocan Valley, settles the issue. This guy is the real deal, and more Canadians should be reading his books. …”

Read the full review here.