Quote of the day
Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.
Paulette Jiles

Born: April 4, 1943
Died: July 8, 2025 (aged 82)
Bio: Paulette Jiles-Johnson was an American-born Canadian poet and novelist. Born in Salem, Missouri, she was educated at the University of Illinois in Spanish literature. Jiles moved to Canada in 1969. She was married to Jim Johnson and had three stepchildren and six grandchildren.
Known for:
- Enemy Women (2002)
- Lighthouse Island: A Novel (2013)
- Stormy Weather (2007)
- North spirit (1995)






