Grant Lawrence is
an award-winning author, and renowned CBC broadcaster. He is the author of
three best-selling books for adults: Adventures in Solitude (2010), The
Lonely End of the Rink (2013), and Dirty
Windshields (2017). Bailey the Bat and the
Tangled Moose, his first children's picture book, was released in
2021. Grant Lawrence is the first author in the history of the BC Book Prizes
to win the Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice twice. Grant is also the host of the
CBC Music Top 20, the lead singer of The Smugglers, and a Canadian Screen
Award winner. He is also a goalie for the Vancouver Flying Vees beer
league hockey team. Grant Lawrence is married to musician Jill Barber and
they live in Vancouver with their two children, Josh and Grace. Return
to Solitude is Grant's long-awaited sequel to Adventures
in Solitude.