Author Archives: Alec Lynch

Sooner gather the birds

Originally appearing in The Advocates’ Journal, reproduced here with their kind permission Click the image below to view it in full size.    

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University Book Store Presents Guy Gavriel Kay in conversation with Nancy Pearl

University Book Store Presents Guy Gavriel Kay in conversation with Nancy Pearl, conducted at the time of publication of All the Seas of the World.

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What Do We Lose—and Gain—As Book Tours Move Online?

In 2022, coinciding with the publication of All the Seas of the World during the time of a pandemic, Guy Gavriel Kay reflects on the once and future tour. Follow the link below to the Literary Hub website to read … Continue reading

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Reviews of All the Seas of the World

Review by Robert J. Wiersema of The Toronto Star. At first glance, “All the Seas of the World,” the new novel from Toronto writer Guy Gavriel Kay seems like exactly what one would expect. A compelling historical fantasy, the novel … Continue reading

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The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature

On Tuesday May 11th, 2022 GGK delivered the eighth annual Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford, broadcasting live from Toronto in Canada. For more information and responses to the lecture, see the tolkienlecture.org website.  

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