What are we reading? This is the House Luke Built by Violet Browne, Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr, The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, Hollow Bamboo by William Ping, and A Grandmother Begins the Story by @MepIndependent.

tomorrow!

Memoirist and poet Michelle Porter offers a groundbreaking debut novel that's an unforgettable, enchanting listen, while an anthology of Indigenous horror stories offers something for every listener, from quietly unsettling tales to gruesome body horror. hubs.la/Q02nPGpy0

Congratulations to Michelle Porter (Michelle ), a winner of the 2024 AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award, for the incredible narration of her novel A GRANDMOTHER BEGINS THE STORY, featuring 16 narrators! bit.ly/47LkKBD

Congratulations! A poetry student from my last class won the 2023 Priscila Uppal Memorial Award for Poetry with a poem written for class! I'm not surprised at all B. LeFrançois
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Meet Jolene Ashini: Soon to be the first Labrador Innu lawyer in N.L.

Among her many achievements she was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize.

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A Grandmother Begins the Story was named one of the Library Journal's Best Pop Fiction of 2023, calling it a 'heart-wrenching, beautifully written family saga'. Marsii Library Journal libraryjournal.com/story/Best-Pop… - Best Pop Fiction of 2023 # Library Journal

Come join us for Christmas in Tors Cove this Saturday, December 9th.

We'll have authors coming to sign books all day!
10:30 - 11:30 Andy Jones
11:30 - 12:30 Michael Crummey and Holly Hogan
12:30 - 1:30 Dave Paddon
1:30 - 2:30 Michelle
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Thank you @npr for this such a thoughtful review of A Grandmother Begins the Story -- a quote from Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North made it to the review too! npr.org/2023/11/29/121…

Please join katherena vermette, Scott Henderson, Donovan Yaciuk and myself for this celebration of writing, illustrating and colouring our graphic novels this Sunday! :) And we are also having a giveaway of our books as door prizes. ;)

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The newly elected NDP government in Manitoba introduced the Louis Riel Act, a bill that will see the Métis leader given the title of the Honourary First Premier of Manitoba
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FINALLY!

'Birth control will soon become free for all Manitobans with a prescription, the province announced Tuesday.'

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Congratulations to #McGillArts alum Kai Thomas on being awarded the #AtwoodGibson Writer's trust Fiction Prize for 'In the Upper Country'. Thomas's debut novel was also shortlisted for this year's Governor General's Award for Fiction.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year ✨ The Algonquin Holiday Sale & Gift Guide is here! Take 25% off with code CYBER23 + Free shipping over $25. Shop the sale ➡️ bit.ly/3QWu5Bl

'10 Must-Read Books by Indigenous Authors' - From propulsive fantasies to family sagas, mysteries, and more, Indigenous authors are creating the most noteworthy books of the year. Shop now: bit.ly/3paQpMB bit.ly/3ufED5v

'This will move you to tears,' raves The Montecito Journal. WE MUST NOT THINK OF OURSELVES (out 11/28!) is the exact book we all need right now. Read the review: bit.ly/3G8lCoc Order a copy now! bit.ly/45jaRdL