The Dilettantes (23 page)

Thank you to the professionals: Kelsey Attard, Meghan Macdonald, JoAnn McCaig, Natalie Olsen, Barbara Scott, and J.C. Sutcliffe.

To the early readers: Delia Byrnes, Laura Drake, Warren Haas, Mark Little, Cameron Maitland, Paul Matwychuk, Stephanie Orford, Matt Smith, and Rob Taylor. (I did bribe you with spots on this page, after all—the least I can do is follow through.)

To the insiders: Derrick Harder and Larry Van Kampen.

To the professors: Susan Brook (for Amis), Michael Everton (for Melville), and Paulo Horta (for the rest of the world).

And to my family: Bridget, Finn, and especially Kate.

Michael Hingston is the books columnist for the
Edmonton Journal
. His writing has also appeared in the
National Post, Alberta Views
magazine, and
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
. Born and raised in North Vancouver, Hingston now lives in Edmonton with his partner and two kids.
The Dilettantes
is his first novel.