“Like the eight wandering arms of Jules Verne—the octopus who lives under the float—Kathryn Willcock’s stories in Up The Coast delve in every direction. Told with humour, honesty, and charm, the author depicts Orford Bay’s memorable cast of characters as well as experiences both bizarre and everyday.”
~ Meaghan Marie Hackinen, author of South Away

“A cheerful and sassy recreation of vibrant up-coast scenes from the author’s childhood in her parents' logging camp at Orford Bay, within the grandeur of Bute Inlet.”
~ Judith Williams, author of Clam Gardens

"Luckily no child was eaten by a bear but plenty of other risky things and pure mischief happen — it’s coastal logging in 1960s after all — on the pages of this delightful memoir." 
~ Dana Gee, Vancouver Sun (full review) 

“Charming and funny from beginning to end, the memoir will encourage any reader to wonder what the 1970s would turn out like in Kathryn Willcock’s artful telling."
~ Brett Josef Grubisic, Vancouver Sun (full review) 

" The ability to write humour well is a rare skill, and if you were humming and hawing over whether you want to read this memoir or another coastal memoir, this book would be the clear choice."
~ Dave Flawes, The British Columbia Review (full review)