Funny, heartbreaking, and beautiful, Rag Pickers is a book that looks at human connection, particularly loss, through the accidental moments that litter our lives. Join Blaine Newton as he launches this debut story collection. You can pick up your copy here:
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Featuring readings from special guests Calgary playwright Rose Scollard and novelist Barb Howard, this book launch is a celebration of Alberta fiction. Blaine Newton draws on his experience as an actor and playwright, balancing humour and stark observation in an off-kilter perspective, holding small moments up to the light to allow us into the larger shadows.
Readings to be followed by a question and answer session.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Blaine Newton is an award-winning playwright, comedy and short fiction writer, actor and recovering engineer. His plays have been produced across western Canada, and his short fiction has been on CBC and CKUA radio. He lives in Edmonton with his wife, Leslie Greentree. Rag Pickers is his first short story collection.
Rose Scollard is an award-winning Calgary playwright who loves to explore themes from unexpected perspectives. She is the co-founder of Maenad Productions, Western Canada’s first woman-centered theatre and author of Tango Noir. She also, together with husband David, created Calgary literary press Frontenac House.
Barb Howard is the author of five books of fiction and more than 50 short stories and essays in magazines, journals, and anthologies across Canada. Her most recent book, a summer novella called Happy Sands, was published by University of Calgary Press. www.barbhoward.ca
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