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SUMMARY:Book Launch: And Then Again Begin by H. Nigel Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Join H. Nigel Thomas for the launch of his new novel\, And Then Again Begin\, the fourth and final book of his No Safeguards Quartet. \nQ&A with Chanel Sutherland\, author of  Layaway Child and laureate 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize \nReading and book signing \nInfo: jandickthom@yahoo.ca \nRefreshments served
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-and-then-again-begin-by-h-nigel-thomas/
LOCATION:UNIA Liberty Hall\, 2741 Notre Dame Street West\, 2741 Notre Dame Street West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3J 1N9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Smaller Animals Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of discussion on Smaller Animals\, the debut novel by Canadian author Carter Vance\, in conversation with Doug Vidal-Hernandez. \nAdam Brinkert was raised a world apart from the lights of Ottawa and the din of politics\, in a small city in Northern Ontario. Pursuing justice and a way to make things better for the people he grew up with\, he became an assistant to a Member of Parliament\, living his youth in the offices and hallways of power. But\, as he grows towards his 30s\, he begins to doubt what it was all for; were his experiences all merely for self-aggrandizement and not the greater good? Twists of fate and slights of political hand will test Adam’s belief in himself\, and what he believes is right\, while he navigates the landscape of a country\, and a world\, that is changing rapidly. All the while\, he struggles to define his relationships with the people around him\, including his erstwhile friend-cum-political rival Truss and his ex-girlfriend and co-worker Kathleen. Adam’s journey will take him across the county and back to his home\, searching for a spark to guide him where he truly belongs. Smaller Animals is a story of living\, loving and growing up on Parliament Hill that introduces a powerful new voice in Canadian literature. \nCarter Vance is a writer and poet originally from Cobourg\, Ontario\, currently a resident in Gatineau\, Quebec. His work has appeared in such publications as The Smart Set\, Contemporary Verse 2 and A Midwestern Review\, amongst others. Smaller Animals is his first novel\, following two poetry collections. Carter has worked as a researcher and policy analyst with government and non-profit organizations in Canada\, the United Kingdom\, Dominica and Indonesia. He was a staffer for several members of Parliament\, including the Opposition House Leader in 2014 and also worked in the Senate of Canada. \nDoug Vidal-Hernández was a political staffer at the National Office of the Liberal Party of Canada and worked through the 2015 national campaign as part of a rapid response team providing local candidates with policy support. He then became part of the caucus services team at the Liberal Research Bureau\, supporting parliamentarians and their political staff. Now\, as a recovered staffer he works at Code for Canada\, a national non profit focused on creating strong digital public services\, accessible and inclusive design and responsible AI use.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/smaller-animals-book-launch/
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Wanted: Your House by Monique Polak
DESCRIPTION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore and McNally Robinson present a book launch for Wanted: Your House by Monique Polak \nJoin us as author Monique Polak signs and discusses her new book Wanted: Your House \nAdmission is free. \nRefreshments will be served. \nAbout the Book\nA resourceful twelve-year-old comes up with an unusual real estate plan in this moving middle-grade novel about what it means to have\, and make\, a family. \nCyril’s mom has been dragging him to open houses for as long as he can remember. It’s been her dream that one day the two of them will have a house of their own. So\, when she decides she’ll never find one they can afford\, Cyril is relieved\, but also sad for her. Which leads him to an idea: What if they moved in with an older person living alone who needs companionship and housekeeping? And what if that person then leaves the house to his mom in their will? It’s a big “what if.” But one elderly gentleman named Mr. Hartt actually seems open to it. Could this grouchy\, stubborn old man be their dream come true? Or will he turn out to be their worst nightmare? \nAward-winning author Monique Polak has written a highly readable novel that sensitively explores the idea of found family and alternative family structures. Readers will appreciate how the novel’s lovable protagonist\, Cyril\, has caring relationships with his mom\, his best friend and his friend’s family (refugees from the war in Ukraine)\, while also feeling normal middle-grade insecurities and frustrations as he tries to navigate the changes in his and his friend’s family’s lives. The book offers excellent lessons on adaptability and tolerance. The story’s focus on older people (Cyril is originally inspired by a school assignment to interview older adults) offers an opportunity for conversations about aging\, and could inspire readers to cultivate their own intergenerational relationships and learn more about the older people in their lives. \nAbout the Author\nMonique Polak is a journalist and writing instructor. She is a three-time winner of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature\, recently renamed the QWF Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. In 2016\, Monique was the CBC/Quebec Writers’ Federation inaugural writer-in-residence. She lives in Montreal\, Quebec.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-wanted-your-house-by-monique-polak/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
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