{"title":"Fiction","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"along-the-46th","title":"Along The 46th","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date: November 14, 2015\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.5 X 8.5 in | 142 pgs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback:  9780994918307\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ee-pub: 9780994918314\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAn interstellar event occurs in your backyard. Time served in a Sudbury jail cell turns unexpected. A mudcat is caught. A prostitute pokes out underneath a hotel bed. A ghostly figure visits a painter. A bag of rotten carrots ruins a friendship. These are just some of the eclectic tales in this newest addition to the mythos of Northern Ontario. Along the 46th features 13 authors, 13 unique perspectives on the space beneath the 46th\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003eparallel. Prepare to confront and re-imagine the places we call home, the homes we promised ourselves we’d never revisit, and the promises we thought we could keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"articleTitle\" class=\"article-title\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thesudburystar.com\/2015\/11\/15\/amazing-number-of-voices-in-along-the-46th-debut-offering-from-new-sudbury-publisher\/wcm\/9491af00-96e2-6417-b2e1-49c9ed45958e\" title=\"Amazing number of voices' in Along the 46th, debut offering from new Sudbury publisher\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e'Amazing number of voices' in Along the 46th, debut offering from new Sudbury publisher: Sudbury Star, Novembetr 15, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"article-title\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDarlene Naponse, Rob Dominelli, Matthew Heiti, Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli, Casey Stranges, Liisa Kovala, Thomas Leduc, Karen McCauley, Laura E. 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Johnny Slaught and his Algonquin buddy Chumboy Commando didn't set out to lead one of the most notorious bands of rebels in recent history. But after the world descended into climate change chaos, the government did some serious triage, forcing wide-scale evacuations and abandoning rural areas to the non-stop snow. Soon enough, Slaught is forced by circumstance to stand up the the muscle of TALOS Security Corporation, setting in motion a rebellion of average folks fighting to rebuild their lives in the abandoned snowscape of the northland. Can a mixture of scrap snow-machines, gasoline and the military wisdom of subcommander Marcos be enough to let them rebuild their lives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Wintermen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A taut thriller set in a post-apocalyptic Northern Ontario darkened by permanent winter. Enjoy the chills!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e— Hal Niedzviecki, Author of “Tress on Mars: Our Obsession With the Future” and co-founder of Broken Pencil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Brit Griffin’s The Wintermen is crazy fun. Terrific hard boiled flow to the prose and solid northern elements added to a classic genre. 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Griffin spent many years as a researcher for the Timiskaming First Nation, an Algonquin community in northern Quebec. She lives in Cobalt, northern Ontario, where she is the mother of three grown daughters. 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Four generations of stories. Years of secrets. \u003cem\u003eRule of Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e interlaces the extraordinary lives of four genera-tions of one family in the Northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie. The cyclical nature of themes and tragedy entwines the women and their histories. At age twenty-six, the narrator-protagonist Sheila recalls her past and that of her family in hopes of unearthing the cause of her painful epilepsy. Piecing together the depth of her troubled family history, Sheila discovers far more than she can cope with. Spanning from the 1920s to present day, the narrative depicts the unconventional life of Sheila’s great grandmother who owned a three-storey boarding house and ran an illegal speakeasy in the basement. Rule of Seconds is a story about four generations of hard women, defying the conventions of their era, time and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eRule of Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Shawna Partridge’s \u003cem\u003eRule of Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and fast-paced work that beautifully renders the tensions and tenderness or a storytelling family. Personal narratives, diary entries, letters, and historical facts are skillfully intertwined in this compelling examination of generational understanding and misunderstanding. Secrets provide the catalyst for the narrator’s probing desire to uncover truths, reconcile differences, and ultimately determine who, in light of her family, she is.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Madeline Sonik, author\u003cem\u003e, Afflictions \u0026amp; Departures: Essays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Shawna Diane Partridge delivers a solid first book – part love story, part mystery, part self-help.\u003cem\u003eRule of Seconds\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies what can happen when the tradition of matriarchal leaders living in patriarchal times get a voice to speak out. Where ‘secrets’ aren’t so much secrets as they are purposefully-kept-quiet life choices. Where pride and face-saving reigned over compassion and hope. Where the women let their space and time define them on the outside leaving heaving holes within that could never been filled.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Vanessa Shields, author, \u003cem\u003eI Am That Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLook At Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Great-grandmother who ran illegal speakeasy inspires book\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sudbury.com\/lifestyle\/great-grandmother-who-ran-illegal-speakeasy-inspires-book-293671\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eGreat-grandmother who ran illegal speakeasy inspires book: Sudbury.com, May 10, 2016\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sudbury publisher released new book\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesudburystar.com\/2016\/05\/02\/sudbury-publisher-released-new-book\/wcm\/c9907769-6e8d-e522-1dd4-9f8074b181aa\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSudbury publisher released new book: Sudbury Star, May 02, 2016\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBorn and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Shawna Diane Partridge grew up swimming in Lake Superior. She later earned a Liberal Studies Diploma from Sault College and through Algoma University, obtained a Bachelor of Arts Honours in English from Laurentian University. Following that success, she earned a Master of Arts in English Language and Literature from Queen’s University and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Windsor. 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With evocative descriptions of the local terrain and traditions, the novel deeply examines the interplay between ancient and settler cultures through one woman’s journey to come to terms with her past and find her true home. This story moves like waves on the long Lake Huron shoreline, building in intensity until its final satisfying end.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Lauren Carter, author of \u003cem\u003eSwarm\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThis Has Nothing to Do With You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sudbury.com\/lifestyle\/book-by-manitoulin-island-native-jennifer-farquhar-wins-northern-lit-award-1722378\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSudbury.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.therecord.com\/entertainment\/2019\/09\/30\/perseverance-pays-off-for-kitchener-author-jennifer-farquhar.html\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe Record, September 2019\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kitchenertoday.com\/local-news\/kitchener-based-author-wins-award-1712710\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKitchener Today, September 2019\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.manitoulin.com\/jennifer-farquhars-watermark-wins-the-2019-northern-lit-award\/\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eManitoulin Expositor, October 2, 2019\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally from Manitoulin Island, Jennifer Farquhar lives in Kitchener, Ontario where she is an elementary school teacher and mother of three young children. Her short stories have won awards in the Manitoulin Expositor and the Toronto Star. 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Albanese's writing is powerful magic.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Natalie Morrill, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This story is as much a reflection on family as it is on the process of grieving.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Jodene Wylie, Cloud Lake Literary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1614713230887_307\" class=\"entry-title p-name\" data-content-field=\"title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudlakeliterary.ca\/blogposts\/book-review-if-tenderness-be-gold-by-eleanor-albanes\" title=\"Book Review: If Tenderness Be Gold by Eleanor Albanese\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Review: If Tenderness Be Gold by Eleanor Albanese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"page-title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bayviewmagazine.com\/article\/2020\/11\/if-tenderness-be-gold\" title=\"If tenderness be gold\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eIf Tenderness Be Gold: Bayview, November 2020\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-wordstock-sudbury-podc-78231672\/episode\/episode-6-eleanor-albanese-78243580\/\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eWordstock Sudbury Podcast: January 2021\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Eleanor Albanese is an award-winning writer, artist, playwright and filmmaker living in Thunder Bay, Ont. Her work has been published by Innana Publications, Playwrights Canada Press, Burning Books Press, Arctic Journal, as well as numerous journals and magazines. Many of her plays have been produced and\/or toured extensively throughout Canada. \u003cem\u003eThe Novena Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e was produced and aired nationally by CBC radio and her recent play \u003cem\u003eNight Wings\u003c\/em\u003e was produced by Superior Theatre Festival.\u003cem\u003e If Tenderness Be Gold\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eleanor Albanese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":37868223266966,"sku":"978-1-988989-17-4","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"e-book","offer_id":37868224217238,"sku":"978-1-988989-20-4","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/files\/IfTendernessBeGold_Cover_2026_reprint.jpg?v=1778008199"},{"product_id":"a-matter-of-will-book","title":"A Matter of Will","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date:  September 28, 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.5 X 8.25 in | 316 pgs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback: 9780994918383\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ee-pub: 9781988989297\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWill Crosswell’s decision to pursue acting shattered his father’s dream of him being a useful adult. When we first meet the young Will he is a wolf in wolf’s clothing. But in the ensuing years, from relationships to the theatre, his life has become one shipwreck after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDumped by his fiancée and desperate to pay the rent, he finds himself taking a job on the bottom rung of the Great Chain of Being – a telemarketer. The satire becomes serious when Will hits rock bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a life-altering AA encounter with an unconventional minister, Will enrolls in divinity school and has to survive his most challenging escapade yet - a forty day fast in a Newfoundland outport in the middle of the frozen winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs he struggles to keep from freezing and starving to death, he is confronted by a series of strange events, not the least of which is an encounter with Billy Blight, a bigger-than-life Newfoundlander headed for perdition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, surprising, outrageous, and moving, \u003cem\u003eA Matter of Will\u003c\/em\u003e is the tale of a middle-age maybe minister and his journey to find a mighty purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eA Matter of Will\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"I much admired Carley's comic mastery. The phantasmagoric scenes of Will Crosswell's forty Dark Nights of the Soul in Witless Bay, Newfoundland are grotesque comedy such as has been rarely seen in Canadian writing and how refreshing it is! Who but Rod Carley would have invented a spiritual picaresque!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e— John Metcalf, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Museum at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this fable-like tale, author Rod Carley proves that he has a deft touch with story and character. A Matter Of Will takes the reader on a journey that is pure Canadian and thoroughly enjoyable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Norm Foster, Canadian playwright, Melville Boys\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rod Carley’s terrific ear for dialogue brings the worlds of theatre and telemarketing to life in a breazy picaresque about the spiritual redemption of a dissolute rake.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Allan Stratton, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A Matter of Will\u003c\/em\u003e is literate — Dr. Seuss and Shakespeare get equal weight — but never ponderous. Funny, but never trivial. Poignant but never maudlin. It’s a lovely, picaresque story to combat a cynical age. I hope we hear more from Rod Carley.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Donna Sinclair, author of The Long View \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful read. Carley writes like he's recounting a story to a friend in a Tavern - and what a great story it is!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Patrick McKenna, Canadian actor and comedian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fringenorth.com\/a-matter-of-will-by-rod-carley\/\" title=\"A Matter of Will By Rod Carley -A reading from his new novel\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Matter of Will \u003c\/em\u003eBy Rod Carley-A reading from his new novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ourcrater.com\/latitude-46-publishing-matter-will\/\" title=\"LATITUDE 46 PUBLISHING: A MATTER OF WILL\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eRod Carley Interview: Our Crater, October 04, 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRod is the award-winning author of three previous works of literary fiction: \u003cem\u003eGRIN REAPING\u003c\/em\u003e (long listed for the 2023 Leacock Medal for Humour, 2022 Bronze Winner for Humour from Foreword Review INDIES, a Finalist for the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Humor\/Comedy, and long listed for the ReLit Group Awards for Best Short Fiction of 2023); \u003cem\u003eKINMOUNT\u003c\/em\u003e (long listed for the 2021 Leacock Medal for Humour and Winner of the 2021 Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction from the Independent Publishers Book Awards); \u003cem\u003eA Matter of Will \u003c\/em\u003e(Finalist for the 2018 Northern Lit Award for Fiction). His short stories and creative non-fiction have appeared in a variety of Canadian literary magazines including Broadview (winner of the 2022 Award of Excellence for Best Seasonal Article from the Associated Church Press), Cloud Lake Literary, Blank Spaces, Exile, HighGrader, and the anthology 150 Years Up North and More. He was a finalist for the 2021 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Prize. Rod was the 2009 winner of TVO’s Big Ideas\/Best Lecturer Competition for his lecture entitled “Adapting Shakespeare within a Modern Canadian Context. He is a proud alumnus of the Humber School for Writers and is represented by Carolyn Forde, Senior Literary Agent with The Transatlantic Agency. 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Kinmount is the last place down-and-out director Dave Middleton wants to revisit yet there he is directing an amateur production of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for an eccentric producer in farm country. And there his quixotic troubles begin. From cults to karaoke, anything that can go wrong does. In one hilarious chapter after another, Dave becomes the reluctant emissary of truth in a comic battle between artistic integrity and censorship. Add in a pesky ghost and a precocious parrot and the stage is set for a summer Kinmount won’t soon forget. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eKinmount\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rod Carley’s \u003cem\u003eKinmount\u003c\/em\u003e is a hit that kept me laughing and turning the pages from curtain to curtain. It’s funny, thoughtful, compelling, and filled with humane insights about people and their passions. Not since Robertson Davies’ \u003cem\u003eTempest-Tost\u003c\/em\u003e has a community Shakespeare production been so much fun.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eKinmount\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a blast to read. It’s fast-paced, engaging, and laugh out loud of funny. If you’re not a theatre person, be prepared to enter the crazy world of small town drama in all it’s hilarious glory. And if you ARE a theatre person, beware: you’ll be wincing (and cheering on) a lot of familiar faces. 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His short stories and creative non-fiction have appeared in a variety of Canadian literary magazines including Broadview (winner of the 2022 Award of Excellence for Best Seasonal Article from the Associated Church Press), Cloud Lake Literary, Blank Spaces, Exile, HighGrader, and the anthology 150 Years Up North and More. He was a finalist for the 2021 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Prize. Rod was the 2009 winner of TVO’s Big Ideas\/Best Lecturer Competition for his lecture entitled “Adapting Shakespeare within a Modern Canadian Context. He is a proud alumnus of the Humber School for Writers and is represented by Carolyn Forde, Senior Literary Agent with The Transatlantic Agency. (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rodcarley.ca\" title=\"www.rodcarley.ca\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ewww.rodcarley.ca\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rod Carley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":37868759613590,"sku":"978-1-988989-25-9","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"e-book","offer_id":37868763447446,"sku":"978-1-988989-30-3","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/files\/KinmountCoverBack_FINAL_2024_page-0001.jpg?v=1777993525"},{"product_id":"the-undertaking-of-billy-buffone","title":"The Undertaking of Billy Buffone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date: April 17, 2021 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5.5 X 8.5 in | 292 pgs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback: 9781988989334\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ee-pub: 9781988989341\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e2022 Winner AICW Bressani Literary Prize for Fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #121211; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA vivid portrait of lives intertwined in the search for redemption amidst the uncovering of dormant truths a small town tried to bury.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\"\u003eIn the spirit of \u003cem\u003eThe Boys of St.Vincent,\u003c\/em\u003e award winning author David Giuliano creates a story of trauma, humour and redemption. 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There is redemption.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Jocelyn Bell, Editor\/Publisher, Broadview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In a narrative that unfolds like old time rock-n-roll Giuliano delivers a pitch-perfect, whip-smart glimpse into the lives of highly memorable characters in a small Northwestern Ontario town.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Dayle Furlong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, Lake Effect \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/miramichireader.ca\/2021\/03\/undertaking-of-billy-buffone\/\" title=\"THE UNDERTAKING OF BILLY BUFFONE BY DAVID GIULIANO\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe undertaking of Billy Buffone by David Gioliano: The Miramichi Reader March 14, 2021\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"THE UNDERTAKING OF BILLY BUFFONE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewalleye.ca\/the-undertaking-of-billy-buffone\/\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eA New novel by Northwestern writer David Giuliano navigate difficult territory: The Wall Eye April 17, 2021\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudlakeliterary.ca\/blogposts\/book-review-the-undertaking-of-billy-buffone-by-david-guiliano\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eCloud Lake Literary - Book Review, April 15, 2021\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/share\/pb-vah2q-125a409?fbclid=IwAR2mMufmgVu0xX9DwmYY_Vn6eJ48h_vmazRaUwj4lCAioDDcvTdArfM-xns\" title=\"Interview - David Giuliano and The Undertaking of Billy Buffone\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInterview - David Giuliano and The Undertaking of Billy Buffone: Canada Reads American Style\u003cspan color=\"#2b00ff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e June 26, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/northernontario.ctvnews.ca\/mobile\/video?clipId=2513851\u0026amp;fbclid=IwAR1mM5Eha-P9MZUp2Bg95QbzcOpKo8tkjiX6wGyubg4wCi60r3qiWyj6B48\" title=\"Northern author's debut novel wins fiction prize\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#2b00ff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eNorthern author's debut Novel Wins fiction prize: CTV News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.faithtoday.ca\/Magazines\/2023-Mar-Apr\/The-Undertaking-of-Billy-Buffone\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAn Extended Review of The Undertaking of Billy Buffone, Faith Today Magazine, February 27, 2023\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Giuliano is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction. 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Kayt Burgess's eclectic cast of characters will have you reveling in their vivid details, and basking in the glow of a story well-told.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Amy Spurway, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Burgess’s prose is as purposeful and unadorned as passenger trains transporting us to post war Newcombe. 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An enjoyable read about a plucky little town.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— The Miramichi Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-41-morning-north\/clip\/15822727-elliot-lake-author-kayt-burgess-book-coming?X-Country=US\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCBC Sudbury Morning North - February 4, 2021\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"CONNECTION AT NEWCOMBE BY Kayt Burgess\" href=\"https:\/\/miramichireader.ca\/2021\/03\/connection-at-newcombe-by-kayt-burgess\/\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eConnection at Newcombe By Kayt Burgess: The Miramichi Reader March 24, 2021\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKayt Burgess's debut novel \u003ci\u003eHeidegger Stairwell\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) won the International 3 Day Novel Contest and a finalist for the 2013 ReLit Award for Fiction. 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You’ll find elevators to heaven and talking pets sharing the page with the stark realities of aging, death and dementia. It’s an emotionally complex journey, both uplifting and heartbreaking, and it’s a literary trip I’m glad to have taken.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Dr. Randal Graham, author of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBeforelife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Grin Reaping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is a comic blast of a book. It's so wryly observed with sharply hilarious specifics -- one page in and I found myself booted back to my tiny Canadian hometown with all its rural absurdities. Rod's got a gift for giving dignity to people who'd probably snort-laugh if you ever called them 'dignified'. In these pages, you'll find a definitive power ranking of Timbits decided by teachers enduring a winter work strike. You'll read of friends and family caring for their pets -- be they hermaphrodite border collies or the ghosts of long-dead cats. And you'll learn about a man who constructed a shrine to Muskoka via Hollywood celebrity Kurt Russell. But you'll also realize what a huge heart Rod Carley has, as he lovingly (in a very Rod Carley way) eulogizes family members he's lost by transforming their lives into enduring small town myths.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Sean Reycraft, screenwriter for \u003ci\u003eThe Witching Hour, Coroner, Slings \u0026amp; Arrows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDegrassi\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open-book.ca\/News\/Camels-with-Botox-Lizard-Overlords-Salinger-as-Inspiration-Rod-Carley-on-His-Hilarious-Fresh-Story-Collection-Grin-Reaping?fbclid=IwAR2oFl7zj1dVWyVtU5YUVWpyVD5ASu4qc0iACNnqmn-QLtVtK7DcDmFwMqU\" title=\"Camels with Botox, Lizard Overlords, \u0026amp; Salinger as Inspiration: Rod Carley on His Hilarious \u0026amp; Fresh Story Collection, Grin Reaping\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCamels with Botox, Lizard Overlords, \u0026amp; Salinger as Inspiration: Rod Carley on His Hilarious \u0026amp; Fresh Story Collection, Grin Reaping, July 21, 2022\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/northernontario.ctvnews.ca\/mobile\/video?clipId=2479306\u0026amp;fbclid=IwAR2gpb2LiWdDuqY95_IsSX7PYS_3YCFg2fE88TDJaYVwRz38kZQq0VAD8J0\" title=\"North Bay author out with latest book\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eNorth Bay author out with latest book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRod is the award-winning author of three previous works of literary fiction: \u003cem\u003eGRIN REAPING\u003c\/em\u003e (long listed for the 2023 Leacock Medal for Humour, 2022 Bronze Winner for Humour from Foreword Review INDIES, a Finalist for the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Humor\/Comedy, and long listed for the ReLit Group Awards for Best Short Fiction of 2023); \u003cem\u003eKINMOUNT\u003c\/em\u003e (long listed for the 2021 Leacock Medal for Humour and Winner of the 2021 Silver Medal for Best Regional Fiction from the Independent Publishers Book Awards); \u003cem\u003eA Matter of Will \u003c\/em\u003e(Finalist for the 2018 Northern Lit Award for Fiction). His short stories and creative non-fiction have appeared in a variety of Canadian literary magazines including Broadview (winner of the 2022 Award of Excellence for Best Seasonal Article from the Associated Church Press), Cloud Lake Literary, Blank Spaces, Exile, HighGrader, and the anthology 150 Years Up North and More. He was a finalist for the 2021 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Prize. Rod was the 2009 winner of TVO’s Big Ideas\/Best Lecturer Competition for his lecture entitled “Adapting Shakespeare within a Modern Canadian Context. He is a proud alumnus of the Humber School for Writers and is represented by Carolyn Forde, Senior Literary Agent with The Transatlantic Agency. (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rodcarley.ca\" title=\"www.rodcarley.ca\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003ewww.rodcarley.ca\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rod Carley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43094433759446,"sku":"978-1-988989-46-4","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"e-book","offer_id":43094433792214,"sku":"978-1-988989-55-6","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1046\/6192\/files\/Lat46_cGrinReaping_241007v2_page-0001.jpg?v=1777992001"},{"product_id":"sisus-winter-war","title":"Sisu's Winter War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiction | History\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctober 2, 2022\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 X 8.5 in | 350 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#de750d\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #ce7115;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003epgs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback: 9781988989471 \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ee-pub: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e9781988989488\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ce7115;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen memories threaten to disappear, past promises must be confronted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMeri Saari made a promise to her dying mother that she would keep the family together, but she was too young to know how a war can pull people apart. With the Soviet invasion of Finland, Meri pledges loyalty to the Lotta Svärds and becomes the sole caretaker for her siblings. When her father goes missing in action, she finds herself searching for him on the front lines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eForty years later, living in northern Ontario, Meri’s past and present collide when she is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Responsible for her granddaughter, and navigating a strained relationship with her daughter Linnea, Meri is haunted by the people of her past and by the promises she failed to keep. As she struggles against her inevitable decline, she knows her losses are amassing: her home, her health, and her memories. Meri embarks on one last journey in search of the man she had to give up, before it’s too late. Before everything disappears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSisu's Winter War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Sisu’s Winter War\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and sensitive story of love and connection in times of war and separation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Marion Agnew author Reverberations: A Daughter's Meditations on Alzheimer's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With the universal themes of love, family, and sacrifice, and the sustained courage and resilience \u003ci\u003e(sisu) \u003c\/i\u003ethat Meri displays in the wake of secrets, betrayal, danger, and loss, \u003ci\u003eSisu’s Winter War\u003c\/i\u003e is a very compelling and satisfying read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli, award-winning author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLa Brigantessa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePigeon Soup \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Love and memory dance together through the novel, and readers will quickly find themselves falling in love with Meri’s tenacity and spirited nature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003eKim Fahner, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEmptying the Ocean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Liisa Kovala writes with tenderness and humanity, evoking the past as a complicated, treasured thing.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003eJacqueline Baker, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Horseman’s Graves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Liisa Kovala's debut novel had a lot to teach me. . . 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The book covers some dark material, showing the ugliness of a hard life, but offers a glimpse of a Canadian history not glamorized by quaint, CBC period programs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— The Quarantine Review, Issue 14\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Louttit’s taut narrative, and plot twists, masterfully build outrage and tension for the reader—like a .303 in the hands of a nefarious foe, or a pine bug crawling up one’s neck. 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Joe Pete’s grief propels her to risk searching for her father in the same winter conditions that took him. Along with her obedient and protective cousin Simon, they embark on a journey where they will find more than they anticipated buried beneath the snow. 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Find a hammock immediately.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e— Claire Ross Dunn, author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAt Last Count\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"article-title\" id=\"articleTitle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thesudburystar.com\/news\/local-news\/teen-renews-passion-for-art-bond-with-mom-in-ya-debut\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eTeen renews passion for art, bond with mom in YA debut\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"article-title\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/emily-de-angelis\/the-stones-of-burren-bay\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eKirkus Reviews | The Stones of Burren Bay Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\" data-cy=\"detailHeadline\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/books\/15-canadian-books-for-teens-and-young-adults-to-check-out-in-spring-2024-1.7150570\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e15 Canadian books for teens and young adults to check out in spring 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"detailHeadline\" lang=\"en\" data-cy=\"detailHeadline\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEmily De Angelis comes from a long line of visual artists, musicians, and storytellers.  She was born in Sudbury, Ontario where she lived and taught special needs students for 30 years. 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It’s a madcap world more modern than tomorrow where gender is what a person makes of it (no matter the story beneath their petticoats or tights). Will Shakespeare is having a very bad year. Suffering from a mid-life crisis, a plague outbreak, and the death of the ancient Queen, Will’s mettle is put to the test when the new King puts his witch-burning hobby aside to announce a national play competition that will determine which theatre company will secure his favour and remain in business. As he struggles to write a Scottish supernatural thriller, Will faces one ruff and puffy obstacle after another including a young rival punk poet and his activist-wife fighting for equality and a woman’s right to tread the boards. Will and his band of misfits must ensure not only their own survival, but that of England as well. The stage is set for an outrageous and compelling tale of ghosts, ghostwriting, writer’s block, and the chopping block. Ruffly based on a true story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eRuFF\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Rod Carley has written a captivating and bewitching novel set in England, more than 400 years ago, yet it runs rife with contemporary relevance and resonance. Sophisticated, funny, insightful, timeless yet timely, my list of plaudits grew as the pages turned. Beautifully written, with characters that lingered in my head and heart long after the curtain fell, this is a story to be savoured. Bravo!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003eTerry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I have been referring to Rod Carley as a \"future Leacock Award winner\" for some time, and his latest side-splitting (Shakespearean!) book confirms my opinion that he is one of our country's finest and funniest writers. His newest hilarious assault on the intercostals (warning: your ribs will hurt from laughing) is, to quote the Great Bard of Avon himself, or possibly, you know, Edward de Vere; \"A hit, a very palpable hit,\" and - in addition to being funny, really, really funny  - is a well-written and well told tale that will hold you from (ahem) the first act all the way to the curtain. 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His short stories and creative non-fiction have appeared in a variety of Canadian literary magazines including Broadview (winner of the 2022 Award of Excellence for Best Seasonal Article from the Associated Church Press), Cloud Lake Literary, Blank Spaces, Exile, HighGrader, and the anthology 150 Years Up North and More. He was a finalist for the 2021 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Prize. Rod was the 2009 winner of TVO’s Big Ideas\/Best Lecturer Competition for his lecture entitled “Adapting Shakespeare within a Modern Canadian Context. He is a proud alumnus of the Humber School for Writers and is represented by Carolyn Forde, Senior Literary Agent with The Transatlantic Agency. 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After years of travel, she moved to Cambridge and earned her PhD in Creative Writing. She was a Hawthornden Fellow in 2017, and her short story collection, Notes Towards Recovery (Latitude 46, 2019). 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