Kate Austin - Links

The place that inspired me when I was working on this book was the restoration of the property by the City of Vancouver at Mole Hill just up the street from where I live. I went out of my way to walk through this beautiful garden lane. Here's a short paper on the restoration of these houses, with photographs.

"If I Make it Through December" in Summer Dreams

This book wouldn't have been written if it weren't for my great friend Francesco Alongi and his restaurant - Don Francesco Ristorante.

The other inspiration was Granville Island.

The Sunshine Coast News

British Columbia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast

Dragonflies and Dinosaurs

These links will take you some of the places Randy and the boys visit on their roadtrip:

Royal Tyrrell Museum in the Badlands of Alberta, one of the best dinosaur museums around

Cranberry Portage in Northern Manitoba

West Edmonton Mall - one of the world’s largest malls

Nelson, BC - the town where Mickey gets lost and finds Dexter

Music

Yo-Yo Ma - Kate loves watching Yo-Yo Ma and listening to him. He’s the reason she decided to learn to play the cello.

Leonard Cohen - You hear Leonard Cohen all over the world. From him, Kate learned a passion for poetry, which she still has.

Misc.

Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP - This is the terrific law firm where Kate works (when she isn't writing and sometimes when she is) and who have supported her, commiserated with her, and celebrated with her through the years).

Harrison Galleries - Kate's favorite Vancouver art gallery and the location of her book launch in December 2005. If you want to look at some great art, check it out.