Category Archives: GGK’s Words

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

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Alec Lynch

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

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Alec Lynch

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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Watch GGK in conversation with Paul Blezard at the Lockdown Litfest

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Alec Lynch

Watch GGK in conversation with Paul Blezard at the Lockdown Litfest:

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Guest Editor for LoveReading

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Alec Lynch

As the 2021 spring guest editor for LoveReading, GGK shares recommendations for five books. His poem “Mostly Quiet” is also showcased. Follow the link below to read it. https://www.lovereading.co.uk/lovereading-loves/guest-editor-spring-2021-guy-gavriel-kay-29.html

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Readings

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Alec Lynch

During the Covid pandemic of 2020, while the world practiced social distancing and quarantine measures, a project took shape amongst a number of writers to offer short videos of themselves doing readings from their work. Filmed by his son Sam, … Continue reading →

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