The Island Talks: Author Merilyn Simonds

Merilyn Simonds’ Woman, Watching tells the enthralling story of the Dionne Quintuplets nurse who became Canada’s most significant and least-known amateur ornithologist.

Merilyn Simonds is the author of 20 books, including the nonfiction classic The Convict Lover, Gutenberg’s Fingerprint, and most recently, the novel Refuge. The founding artistic director of Kingston WritersFest, Simonds is an influential champion of writers and writing. She lives with writer and translator Wayne Grady and divides her time between Kingston, Ontario, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

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.