“Toronto has grown up so much that every corner of it evokes a phrase from a novel by Atwood or Katherine Govier or Russell Smith. Writerly layering makes Toronto more precious every year.”
— Heather Mallick in the Toronto Star 2011
Welcome!
Recently published
The Ghost Brush
The Ghost Brush with afterword is available in paperback in the US as The Printmaker’s Daughter.
“Govier astonishes throughout in her ability to write epic themes intimately… lavishly researched and brilliant… emotionally wrenching.”
– Starred review, Publishers Weekly
Great review of The Printmaker's Daughter at FreshFiction: "This amazing book is such an incredible gem; it should not be missed by anyone!" Read more.
At CBC’s Ideas, Katherine talks to Paul Kennedy about The Shoe Project.
Read the Shoe Stories.
