Bill Arnott talks about how seeing a place on foot offers new perspectives

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Bill Arnott. Bill's book, A Perfect Day for a Walk: The History, Cultures, and Communities of Vancouver, on Foot, a finalist for the 2025 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. In this conversation, Bill talks about what first drew him to travel writing, and how mixed media helped him add new layers to how he saw Vancouver. For more about A Perfect Day for a Walk: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/a-perfect-day-for-a-walk/ To view the 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists: bcyukonbookprizes.com/2025/04/10/bc-…sts-announced/ ABOUT Bill Arnott: Bill Arnott (he/him) is the bestselling author of A Perfect Day for a Walk (Arsenal Pulp Press), A Season in the Okanagan (Rocky Mountain Books), and the Gone Viking travelogues (Rocky Mountain Books). A fellow of London’s Royal Geographical Society, he’s a frequent presenter and guest on podcasts, TV, and radio. When not roaming the globe, Bill can be found on Canada’s West Coast. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Interim Executive Director for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are suppor