What to do? What to Do? Many of us are working from home, or are confined to home because of Covid19 quarantine or shutdowns. Some of us are seeking entertainment now that our social calendars have gone poof. So, as Five Rivers’ way of helping to fill that time, keep you engaged and entertained, we’re offering a free ebook a week through Kobo. Why Kobo? Because of all the digital platforms they have the least…
Detailed and glowing review at The Club House of Derryl Murphy’s cli-fi collection, Wasps at the Speed of Sound. Lost Jenny – All stories by Derryl Murphy Premise: A somewhat uncouth young chappie is enjoying watching the end of the world from an apartment tower roof, occasionally taking time off to trash some of the apartments just for fun. Seems aliens are dismantling the moon and smashing bits of continents (starting with California oddly enough) as…
There is what looks like a useful and interesting new portal which connects Canadian authors with book clubs across Canada: The Authors Book Club. Founded by writers David Albertyn and Ann Y.J. Choi, The Authors Book Club aims, in its own words, “to create an online community for authors and readers and to promote engagement between them”. The Club also hopes “to be a resource for book clubs in Canada and to connect them with authors”. Worthy goals…
I used to think of myself as a dream-maker, someone who would champion unknown Canadian authors and give them voice. In some ways I still hold that belief, live by it. But I’ve also come to understand an inherent laziness in so many fellow writers, indeed creators. “Laziness?” you cry. Yes. Laziness. What do I mean by that? How could I dare be so cruel? (insert shrug here) It’s not with a cavalier attitude or…
Nate Hendley recently was interviewed by Twisted Podcast regarding his biography of notorious gangster, Al Capone. Interview below.