Thursday, January 26, 2006

Great interview and review!

Sylvia Olsen was interviewed by Jo-Ann Roberts on the CBC All Points West radio show last week about her latest book, Just Ask Us. To listen to this interesting two-part interview, click here: Part 1 and here Part 2.

Also, CM Review posted an excellent 4/4 star review of Just Ask Us. Here's a great line from it:

Sylvia Olsen's gift as a story-teller, blended with her ability to take the stories of others and situate them within the context of lived reality make Just Ask Us an extraordinarily powerful work. Although the focus is on the unique situation of First Nations teenage mothers, so much applies to adolescent parents of any ethnic background in Canada. Subject matter and some language make it suitable for Grades 9 through 12, and one might buy several copies so it can be used by students and teachers of senior high classes in Family Studies, Native Studies, and Sociology.

To read the full review: click here.