Hi folks,
A couple of important dates to announce. The Halifax
launch of my novel, Drive-by Saviours, will be
September 22 at The
Company House on Gottingen St. We'll likely kick things off around 7 pm,
but I'll confirm that later. There will be music and probably some spoken word. Here's hoping we get half of Nova Scotia in there!
Second, the Toronto launch is tentatively booked for
October 4 at the Lula Lounge on Dundas West, so
if you're in Toronto please mark that on your calendar. I'm still working on the
music (if anyone has any ins with hot Toronto bands please let me know)
but I'll keep you posted. I'd settle for having a third of Toronto at
this event ;-)
Also, thanks to a grant from the Province of Nova Scotia I'll be
doing a book tour starting right after the Toronto launch. I'll be
hitting Peterborough, Port Hope, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal,
Fredericton, and Charlottetown. If you know any good bookstores or
other reading venues (libraries etc.) between Toronto and Halifax,
please let me know about them. And if you live in any of those towns
and are willing to put up a wayward writer for a night or two, you're my
new best friend!
Lastly, I have a new video up on the book. I'll be doing a series of
these "behind the scenes" snippets. This one is on the many themes of
the novel (ecology, international development, helping professions,
indigenous cultures, Western culture, individualism, collectivism,
community, Canadiana, Indonesia, and immigration). You can watch it at
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisBenjaminWriting#p/a/u/0/PAVPSisz0b0, or on the Drive-by Saviours page of this website.
Thanks so much, and I hope to see you all at a launch or reading soon.
Chris
