Margaret Reynolds presented the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award to publisher Howard White and author Tom Henry for Westcoasters: Boats that Built B.C. (Harbour). WHITE: "It's always a real special pleasure to be nominated for this prize because the Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice Award gets voted on by the people on the front lines, the booksellers... I have a tremendous respect for the job they do and never get tired of thanking them for it. Without them, none of us could be here. As well, Bill Duthie bought the first case of books I ever sold. He's very much responsible for me being hooked in this business... It's always wonderful to be here. I wouldn't miss this night for the world. It's great to see all these friends and all these people who are working so hard to create a written culture for this province.";

[BCBW SUMMER 1999]