Tricks
are
for

kids

New novel written for
author's niece and
nephew

nlike the target audience of
her new novel, Eden Rob-
inson’s muse is an early riser.

With her self-described singular
focus, the Haisla and Heiltsuk writ-
er has written the first two novels
of her Trickster trilogy in one-hour
blocks, at the same time every day.
It’s the only way, she said, her inner
muse likes to write.

After a difficult winter marked by
illness and tragedy, Robinson has
returned to the spotlight with the
highly anticipated Trickster Drift,
which she released on Thursday at
Tricksters & Transformers at the
University of British Columbia's
Museum of Anthropology.

A trickster is a timeless character
found in many different cultures
that embodies intelligence but uses
it to rebel against traditional rules
and behaviout.

‘The trilogy focuses on the misad-
ventures of Jared, a young trickster
in modern day B.C. navigating ado-
y lescence and his newfound magical

abilities in a way that Robinson be-
Dad told them a lieves grade 11 and 12 students will

° find particularly relatable.
trickster story and “I ‘was writing for my niece and
. nephew,” Robinson said. “Dad told
they didn't have the them a trickster story and they

didn't have the context to see how

ticksters & Transformers.

context...! set out to funny it was, so I set out to write

a short story about a trickster set

. in modern times that would make
write a short story more sense to them.”

By connecting today’s youth to
traditional Indigenous sto-
ties, Robinson hopes to
bridge generational
gaps in B.C. and
beyond.

about a trickster set in

modern times that

would make more
sense to them.”

— EDEN
ROBINSON,
AUTHOR

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Fans stand in line at Eden Robinson's book signing. The novel is the second Eden Robinson speaks to an audience at the launch of her new book Trickster Drift at Tricksters &
book of her Trickster trilogy. Transformers.