Tag Archives: Grimsby Author Series

Author Event: Katherine Govier

Posted on April 12, 2016 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Katherine Govier, author of the newly released The Three Sisters Bar and Hotel was the second speaker at the Grimsby Author Series yesterday.  I have only just begun this novel spanning 3 generations and 100 years of Rocky Mountain history … Continue reading →

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Author Event: Ian Brown

Posted on April 12, 2016 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Journalist Ian Brown’s newest book has focused on his experience turning 60 years old.  He wrote about this transition at a time when it is reported that for the next 15 years, every day 10 000 people in North America will turn … Continue reading →

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Author Event: Yann Martel

Posted on April 2, 2016 by AYearOfBooksBlog

It was not an April Fool’s Joke when a sell-out crowd of readers gathered at the Grimsby Library to hear Yann Martel speak about his newest novel, the High Roads of Portugal.  This award winning author of Life of Pi, which … Continue reading →

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Terry Fallis – Grimsby Author Series

Posted on January 12, 2016 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Terry Fallis had the crowd laughing at last night’s Grimsby Author Series.  He shared anecdotes with the audience and provided a reading of his newest novel, Poles Apart.  This was my second time hearing Fallis speak as he had participated in … Continue reading →

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98. The Evening Chorus (Helen Humphreys)

Posted on December 27, 2015 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Historical fiction is my favourite genre and this Christmas gift was a captivating account of the beauty of nature contrasted with the death and devastation of the second World War.  This novel intertwines the stories of newlyweds separated by war.  James was … Continue reading →

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Grimsby Author Series – Elizabeth Hay (His Whole Life)

Posted on September 19, 2015 by AYearOfBooksBlog

The second author that presented at the Grimsby Author Series was Canadian author, Elizabeth Hay.  Hay had recently published His Whole Life, a story of family and regret, and her other books include Late Nights on Air and Alone in … Continue reading →

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