Workshop 12: The Lives of Writers: Carol Shields, A Legacy

With Anne Giardini and Nicholas Giardini. In the course of her extraordinary career, which included the novels The Stone Diaries, Larry’s Party, The Republic of Love and Unless, as well as poetry, short stories, biography and plays, Carol Shields was unfailingly encouraging of other writers. Author Anne Giardini, Shield’s daughter, presents Startle and Illuminate, a writing book on craft written in Carol’s own words. This essential work, drawn by her daughter and grandson Nicholas Giardini from decades of correspondence with other writers, essays, notes, comments, criticism and lectures, is a last gift from one of our best writers.
Moderator: C.S. Reardon