I Shook Barbara Gowdy's Hand

Author Barbara Gowdy raises a hand while making comments about her most recent novel, Helpless, on the second evening of the Ottawa International Writers Festival on 16 April 2007.

(Ed. note: This is the best cutline I could come up with at 11:45pm; sorry.) I debated whether or not to post her hand along with the headshot crop. I feel it's probably not the most flattering photo but it's one of the most interesting of the lot I took, thus I thought you might enjoy my take. So there you are, Barbara's hand...