THE FLANEUR WAY Interview
Join us Wednesday, OCT 28th, 8pm ET or 6 (MT) for a Flaneur way “ live interview
with BRUCE KIRKBY
The Flaneur way will kick off it’s creative interviews with an fellow observer, explorer and creator. Jennifer Cloutier will be the host for a IGTV “live” conversation with BRUCE KIRKBY. Bruce has recently put out his new book called BLUE KINGDOM, An epic family journey to the heart of Himalaya. We will dive deep in discussing this latest book as well as the creative process, the inspirations, the struggles, joys and so much more.
Connection details IGTV “ live “ - Interview will start at 6pm ( MT ) 8 Pm (ET ). It will be an hour long interview Hosted by Jennifer Cloutier on the @theflaneurway, connecting to Bruce Kirkby @brucekirkby. Immediately following the interview there will be an half hour for Q & A session from the viewers. Follow these accounts to see upcoming details to this interview and more.
BRUCE KIRKBY is a wilderness writer and adventure photographer recognized for connecting wild places with contemporary issues. With journeys spanning more than eighty countries and thirty years, Kirkby’s accomplishments include the
first modern crossing of Arabia’s Empty Quarter by camel, a descent of Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Gorge by raft, a sea kayak traverse of Borneo’s northern coast and a coast-to-coast Icelandic trek. A former columnist for The Globe and Mail, author of three bestselling books and winner of multiple National Magazine Awards, Kirkby's work has appeared in the New York Times, Outside magazine and Canadian Geographic. He makes his home in Kimberley, BC.
Blue Sky Kingdom has already landed on the BC bestseller list, and it will be headlining the opening night of the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival on October 31st.
A breathtaking journey. Unique and luminous. Library Journal
Uplifting, poignant and gently provocative, much like a prayer flag blowing in the wind. Publishers Weekly
A heartwarming and soul-refreshing story. Kirkus
Bruce Kirkby’s chronicle of living in a remote Buddhist monastery with his family is by turns hilarious and enchanting. What a beautiful ode to impermanence, to the families we choose and the families we find, and to the complicated wonders of a different, and fast-disappearing, way of life.
Kate Harris, author of Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road
Family adventure doesn’t begin to describe what transpires in these pages. Kirkby and his remarkable family have built a bridge between the Rockies and the Himalaya, and in so doing spanned the gap between autism and Buddhism. In addition to being a manifestation of deepest love and devotion, this book is a time-bending journey through a landscape and culture that filled me with envy and sorrow by turns, while showing me things I have never seen described in a lifetime of reading. We are lucky to have someone as brave, generous and open as Bruce Kirkby abroad in the world.
John Vaillant, author of The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
I was blown away by the audaciousness of this epic family voyage, desperately wishing I was there with them. Kirkby’s writing offers a vivid exploration of culture, geography and relationships, but also, more urgently, of how we choose to live—and whether that’s possible to change.
Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance