Manitoba Reads - Automatic World, by Struan Sinclair
Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:24pm
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The main character of Automatic World is a patient in rehabilitation from an accident that leaves him stuck in present tense. Unable to recall who he is, where he is from, or who he knows, and determined to access his history, the patient harvests and assembles the narratives of his friends, family, and other witnesses. Between these threads is the story of a train crash and of three minutes lost - three minutes that will prove a turning point in the lives of all the characters caught in this complicated clockwork.
Originally from Toronto, Straun Sinclair is now the director of the Department of English Media Lab and Writing Program/Focus at the University of Manitoba. Automatic World is his first novel.
Categories: buzz, WinnipegManitoba Reads - Joe from Winnipeg: All My Best, by Ian Ross
Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:16pm
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Joe from Winnipeg, a phenomenally successful radio persona created by playwright Ian Ross, offers acerbic and perceptive social commentary on every imaginable topic, from moose on the road, immunization, and peekaboo, to little dogs wearing nail polish, spring rolls, and odometer checks. Joe is a funny, plain-speaking, compassionate and curious Everyman. His humour makes you feel welcome, but his sharp observations will give you pause.
Ian Ross created a stir when his first play, fareWel, won the 1997 Governor General's Award for Drama. He has had several other plays produced across Canada, including a couple of plays for children. Ross was born in McCreary, Manitoba, and now calls Winnipeg home.
Categories: buzz, WinnipegManitoba Reads - The Linnet Bird, by Linda Holeman
Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:12pm
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India, 1839: Linny Gow, a respectable young wife and mother, settles down to write her life story. To outside appearances Linny is the perfect colonial wife: beautiful, gracious, subservient. But appearances can be very deceptive...The Linnet Bird is the spellbinding story of the journey of Linny Gow - child prostitute turned social climber turned colonial wife turned adventuress. Frequently disturbing, often moving and always enthralling, it is that rare thing: a once-in-a-lifetime read.
Linda Holeman has published two collections of short stories, five sweeping historic novels, and fiction for young adults. Her work has won several awards and appears in over a dozen languages. A long-time resident of Winnipeg, she now divides her time between Toronto and Santa Monica, California.
Categories: buzz, WinnipegManitoba Reads - Ysabel, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:09pm
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Winner of the 2008 World Fantasy Award, Ysabel follows 15-year-old Ned Marriner to Provence, where his father is shooting images for a glossy coffe-table book. As Ned strolls along roads walked by Celtic tribes and Roman legions, he discovers a very old story playing itself out in this modern world of iPods and cell phones. On one holy, haunted night of the ancient year, when the borders between the living and the dead are down and fires are lit upon the hills, Ned, his family, and friends are shockingly drawn into this tale, as dangerous, mythic figures from conflicts of long ago erupt into the present, claiming and changing lives.
Raised in Winnipeg and now living in Toronto, Guy Gavriel Kay is an internationally bestselling author whose work has been translated into 25 languages. As well as the World Fantasy Award, he has won the International Goliardos Prize for literature of the fantastic, and two Aurora Awards.
Categories: buzz, WinnipegManitoba Reads - Autumn, One Spring, by Patti Grayson
Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:06pm
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Shortlisted for both the Mary Scorer and Margaret Laurence Awards, Autumn, One Spring explores the tangled relationship history of Autumn Greene, a world-weary single working mom. Showing up uninvited to her sister's wedding with a daughter conceived with her sister's ex-fiancé, Autumn comes face to face with her high school crush, and brings about a near-nuclear explosion of emotion and confusion among the family and wedding party. In the fallout of this strangest of romances, forgiveness emerges as the biggest challenge.
Patti Grayson has worked as a school librarian, advertising copywriter, puppeteer, and actor, and has published short fiction and a novel. She lives in St. Andrew's MB.
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