In And A Dog Called Fig, Helen Humphreys contemplates the writing life — and how dogs train us to be their best friends.

Helen Humphreys is an acclaimed and award-winning author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, a Lambda Literary Award for Fiction and the Toronto Book Award. And she has been a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, the Trillium Book Prize and CBC Radio’s Canada Reads. Her most recent novel is Rabbit Foot Bill. The recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize for literary excellence, Helen Humphreys lives in Kingston, Ontario.

On the Patio, Hotel Wolfe Island
Free event with cash book sales and author signings to follow
Take the 10 AM free ferry from Kingston and free shuttle bus to the village

The Island Talks speaker series launched in the Summer of 2022 with six local author readings, had amazing turnouts on the Hotel patio, and great conversations followed. To keep the magic going, we’ve been hosting Talks featuring community conversations on social and environmental issues throughout the Winter and Spring, as well as the Summer literary talks.

The Island Talks gratefully acknowledges the support from The Writers’ Union of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Wolfe Island Commons, and the Hotel Wolfe Island.