One Book One Kootenay author to present 'The Third Crop' in Castlegar

Author Rita Moir signs a copy of the 2012 One Book, One Kootenay selection 'The Third Crop'. Photo by Linda Crosfield

Rita Moir will read from her book The Third Crop at the Castlegar & District Public Library on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.  The Third Crop is this year’s One Book One Kootenay (OBOK) selection.

Moir’s beautiful book of image and essayabout the history of the Slocan Valley reflects sentiments both local and universal. In The Third Crop, Moir embarks on a personal journey through memorabilia found in private albums, dusty shoeboxes, and community archives, skillfully and passionately recounting the stories of an era. More than 180 historic photographs are beautifully juxtaposed with contemporary images of the valley. For anyone living rurally, or simply loving history, the stories resonate.

The Third Cropis Moir’s fourth book. Survival Gear (Polestar, 1994), Buffalo Jump: A Woman’s Travels (Coteau, 1999), The Windshift Line: A Father and Daughter’s Story (Greystone, 2005), have all been shortlisted for or have won awards, including B.C.’s Hubert Evans award.

This free event is open to the public.  Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Library.

One Book, One Kootenay is a region-wide book club that celebrates the work of the talented writers living in the Kootenay Boundary.Tom Wayman’s collection of short stories, Boundary Country, and the memoir Yes Sister, No Sister by Jennifer Craigwere also shortlisted this year. All three authors were celebrated at the OBOK launch in Nelson this spring, and appeared at solo readings across the Kootenays through the summer.