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On Saturday, October 3, we will have two great authors in our store to sign their new books.

Kicking us off at 11:00am, local author Murray Ault will be here signing copies of his new book View from the Deck.

Then, at 1:00pm, Ian McKinley will be in the store to sign copies of his new fantasy novel The Gallows Gem of Prallyn.

We hope to see you here!

Is the federal election and political spin getting you down? Looking for a funny political book which satirizes the tactics and tricks of politicians bent on winning at all costs? Then Tough on Crime: The Novel is the book for you.

Come by the store on Saturday, September 26 to meet Ottawa author David Holdsworth. He will be here signing copies from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

The story revolves around a fictional Prime Minister who believes the only way to political success in the next election is to show voters his party is the toughest on crime in Canadian history. His secret strategy is to build a string of huge prisons in the national parks and bring in tough new sentencing laws to fill them up. All is going according to plan until the sixty year old mayor of the town targeted for the first one (near Wakefield, Quebec), learns about it and decides to fight back. She and the town mobilize their forces to end the government’s charade, with unexpected results. To his surprise, suddenly it’s the Prime Minister’s turn to face the people.

The cover illustration was done by David Parkins, editorial cartoonist for the Globe and Mail.

 

Come by the store this weekend and check out the great signings we have going on!

On Saturday, September 19, local author Ian Prattis will be here signing copies of his books Redemption and Trailing Sky Six Feathers from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

 

 

 

 
Then, on Sunday, September 20, James Bartleman will be here from 1:00pm to 3:00pm signing copies of his newest novel Exceptional Circumstances.

Come by the store on Saturday, June 11 to meet debut author Clifford Jackman. He will be here from 1:00pm to 3:00pm signing copies of his new book The Winter Family.

From the jacket:

“After [the Winter Family’s] actions during the Civil War lead to a court martial, the group of hardened Union soldiers recasts themselves as outlaws, finding that the disorder of Reconstruction allows for a sort of savage freedom. From service as political thugs in a brutal Chicago election to their work as bounty hunters in the deserts of Arizona, there’s a hypnotic logic to [their leader’s] grim borderland morality that pulls the group into a whirlpool of unrestrained violence.

With its haunting, high-octane style, The Winter Family is a feverishly paced meditation that takes deadly aim at human nature and the dark contradictions of progress.”

Reviews:

“Clifford Jackman is a promising young author who grew up in Ottawa. His new book begins with a rogue band of psychopaths and social outcasts acting as foragers for Sherman’s army near the end of the civil war in the United States and describes the atrocities they begin to commit in the name of progress and the addiction to violence that ensues. It has episodes following their trek westwards at intervals over the next 30 years as civilization and the rule of law push them towards a final deadly end in Oklahoma. The book is fast-paced, authentic and gripping but be prepared for lots of violence.”

-Peter Dawson (quoted from Books on Beechwood Summer Reading Suggestions in the June issue of the New Edinburgh News)

We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

Join us on Saturday, June 20 for this year’s Beechwood Solstice Evening. In addition to food, drink, and fun activities for children and adults happening around St. Charles Church, some Beechwood businesses up and down the street will be open late to take part in the festivities.

We will be open from 7:00 to 9:00pm that night, with lots of fun promotions and discounts available.

At 7:30pm, local author Kaeli Van Regan will be here to read from her new children’s book, Peacity Stories for Relaxation.

We look forward to seeing you all here!

Airline Captain, Frank J. Donohue, will be flying in for a book signing on Saturday, May 23. He will be here from 2:30pm to 4:30pm to sign copies of his book School and Schooled: A Flight Plan for Life and an All-American Story of Hard Work and Success.

To learn more about Frank J. Donohue and his fascinating book, visit his website: http://frankjdonohue.com/