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DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR has done many things, most of which he is proud of. An Ojibway from the Curve Lake First Nations in Ontario, he has worn many hats in his career, from performing stand-up comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., to being Artistic Director of Canada's premiere Native theatre company, Native Earth Performing Arts. He has been an award-winning playwright (with over 100 productions of his work), a journalist/columnist (appearing regularly in several Canadian newspapers, magazines, and news networks), short story writer, novelist, television scriptwriter, and has worked on over 20 documentaries exploring the Native experience including the popularSearching for Winnetou. His documentary series on APTN,Going Native, is in its third year. The author of 34 books, he looks forward to finding out where his imagination will take him next.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST 2013-2014 - First Nations Communities Read A near-perfect debut, a masterful mythic-comedy balancing contemporary issues and realities with magic and history. . . . Motorcycles & Sweetgrass is a trickster story, but it's also a fundamentally human account of individuals and of a people struggling to find a place for themselves in the world. . . . A broad, bawdy, raucous, deeply felt and utterly involving narrative, a genuine pleasure to read. . . . Motorcycles & Sweetgrass positively crackles with life, love and magic. What more can you ask of a book? -- Robert J. Wiersema, Edmonton Journal A winning comedy. -- The Globe and Mail Motorcycles & Sweetgrass may be concerned with aboriginal community politics, identity, mythology and intergenerational legacies, but it reads like a romp. . . . Yet the book's real strength is its underlying account of a community struggling to weave an increasingly abstract traditional past with some kind of meaningful future. -- Toronto Star Drew Hayden Taylor's got no qualms about poking fun at his Native roots, and that's what makes Motorcycles & Sweetgrass such a pleasure. It's playful yet soulful, with a narrative that keeps those pages turning. . . . A fun, rollicking book, and Taylor's voice is fresh and unique. -- NOW (Toronto) Taylor brings a modern twist to ancient native folklore. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass is a charming story about the importance of balance and belief--and a little bit of magic--in everyone's life. -- Quill & Quire If the great Ojibway trickster Nanabush wrote fiction, I imagine he'd write just like Drew Hayden Taylor. You will find much sadness just below the laughs, and sly humour masked by sorrow. A wisdom exists in these pages that only comes from someone who writes from his heart. -- Joseph Boyden Fast-paced, uproariously funny and genuinely thrilling. Drew Hayden Taylor is one of Canada's finest and funniest writers. -- Ian Ferguson, author of Village of the Small Houses Funny, heartfelt, hopeful and illuminating. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass made me laugh and made me think, sometimes in the same sentence. Drew Hayden Taylor is a master storyteller. -- Terry Fallis, author of The Best Laid Plans Drew Hayden Taylor has woven an epic tale of magic, mystery and charm for the world to discover in Motorcycles & Sweetgrass. This is a novel to savor. A complete delight! -- Richard Van Camp, author of The Moon of Letting Go and The Lesser Blessed
