From Good Idea to Good Read with Phil Jenkins

Phil Jenkins is a writer, performing songwriter, and speaker based in the Pontiac. His books include Fields of Vision, a cross-Canada portrait of family farms, and River Song, a history of the St. Lawrence that he partly researched by sailing its full length on a replica 19th-century schooner. Three of his books have reached bestseller status, and he’s written for National Geographic Traveller, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, and others. As a musician, he’s performed solo and as a founding member of the quartet Riverbend for over forty years.