A J B (John) Johnston is an award-winning Canadian author who is the current Writer-in-Residence at Fairhope's Center for the Writing Arts. In his March 22 presentation at Page and Palette he will share his thoughts on some of the historical connections between Atlantic Canada and Alabama and Louisiana, and talk about his transition from historian to novelist. He is the author of 14 books of history and three novels, and was named a chevalier of a France's Ordre des Palmes Académiques.