Category Archives: GGK’s Words
The Big Idea
Posted in May 2025, coinciding with the publication of Written on the Dark, GGK muses–in whimsical fashion–on the question of who you talk about your novel in a way that encapsulates everything you want it to, without giving away too … Continue reading
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.
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.
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
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.