Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, November 23, 2012,
In :
New Books
So I was tagged in a meme just for authors, and it gives me a good chance to talk about my new novel, which is seeking a good home. Here goes:
What is your working title of your book?
'Burban Boys
Where did the idea come from for the book?
Before Drive-by Saviours came out Lesley Choyce read it, liked it, but suggested writing something with more local content. I thought about that and figured maybe it was time for the great contemporary Halifax novel. But everything I know about Halifax takes m...
It's fabulous company to be in, with legends like Sue Goyette, Wayne Johnston, Ami McKay, Marq de Villiers, Harry Thurston, David Adams Richards, well...the whole list. Check it out:
Top Ten Atlantic Canadian Books of 2011!
1. Facing the Hunter – David Adams Richards
2. A World Elsewhere – Wayne Jo... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, December 2, 2011,
In :
Eco-Innovators
Hi folks,
I'm launching Eco-Innovators on PEI on Monday, December 5 at 7 p.m. Come join us at the Main Building faculty lounge at UPEI, 550 University Avenue. Bookmark Charlottetown will be on hand selling the book.
PEI eco-innovators will also be on hand to say a few words before I read, including:
David Ling, organic farmer; Marion Copleston of the Environmental Health Co-op; Harry Smith, innovator of a wind-powered car; David Taylor, the man responsible for UPEI campus' incredible sustainabi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Thursday, November 3, 2011,
In :
New Books
Hi folks,
Some events and new material:
1) On Saturday
(Nov. 5) at noon I'll be signing copies of Eco-Innovators at the Coles
bookstore in County Fair Mall, New Minas. So Nova Scotia people, please
let your Valley friends know - these things get very lonely.
2) On Sat Nov 12 at noon I'll be signing Eco-Innovators at Chapters
in Mic Mac Mall, so proud Dartmouth people please pop by and say hello.
3)
On Sunday Nov 20 I'll be doing two signing sessions, the first at noon
at Chapters in Bayer... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, September 23, 2011,
In :
New Books
Hi friends,
I'm launching my second book into the world the evening of Oct. 11 at
Dalhousie University in Halifax. There will be a roundtable discussion on Creating a Sustainable
Future featuring some of the leading environmental thinkers in Halifax, with
questions from the audience. And I hope you will be among them - consider this post your
official invitation!
All the details are below, but if you have any
questions fire them my way. And please spread the word to collea... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Wednesday, September 7, 2011,
In :
New Books
Fun stuff this week:
1) Just found out that Drive-by Saviours will be re-launched
as an e-book in Spring 2012!
2) Quill & Quire Magazine, a national literary arts
journal, made a nice advanced mention of my new book, Eco-Innovators. I'm with
some pretty great company on this one. Read it here.
3) I did a backyard reading in north-end Halifax last week,
part of the ongoing Lilah Kemp reading series, and they made a podcast of all
the readings (includes Corey Mom...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Thursday, June 30, 2011,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
The Daily Review, Tue., Dec. 21
An unlikely friendship that offers a lifeline
REVIEWED BY CAROL MOREIRA
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
Published
Last updated
Novels with big themes can make dull reads. In Drive-By Saviours,
first-time novelist Chris Benjamin examines the chains of culture and
politics and the barriers between established and new Canadians. There’s
an unusual plot and a character whose vitality an...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, February 18, 2011,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
It's contest time!
With input from my publisher I've come up with
a series of discussions for book clubs reading Drive-by Saviours. But,
as I proved in high school when I formed the Chris Benjamin Club, one
member is often enough to qualify for club status. What I'm getting at
is you can answer these questions all by your lonesome.
And if you do,
in writing, you could win a copy of Earlit Shorts 4!
I'm pasting the questions below.
The first 10 people to email me [chrisbenjaminwriting@g... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Thursday, January 27, 2011,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
Hi folks,
My reading at the Biscuit Eater Cafe in Mahone Bay (16 Orchard St) Nova Scotia has been rescheduled for Friday, Feb 11 at 7 pm. Please spread the word to any South Shorians.
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Saturday, December 4, 2010,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
This is a highlight reel from my recent book tour. I had fun making it and revisiting all the joy of celebrating a new book in the world! Hope you enjoy it too:
Chris Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Monday, November 29, 2010,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
Hi folks, I was recently interviewed by Arts East Magazine about Drive-by Saviours, my new book. The interview is now available online. Just click this here link to see it, complete with cool visual stuff.
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Wednesday, October 20, 2010,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
Hi folks,
This year Canada Reads is letting the public decide on
the top 40 must-read novels of the past decade. As a new novelist, my
fervent hope is that my book get noticed, read, talked about, and
through Canada Reads CBC has created the perfect avenue for that to
happen.
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Monday, October 18, 2010,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
We left Lachutes
in what we thought was plenty of time. But we hit Friday afternoon
rush-hour traffic at the outskirts of Montreal. "City squirrels go to
the cottage and their kids come back from school," Jeff said, his
fingers tapping frantic rhythm on the wheel.
We crawled another
hour-and-a-half to our turnoff, then bolted through downtown as the rain
hammered everything. We drove by the Canadian Pacific sign and scanned
the streetscape
with stretched eyes until Jeff pulled the truc... Continue reading ...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Thursday, October 14, 2010,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
Lachutes
I'm writing from Lachutes, Quebec, about 40 km northwest of Montreal. A good friend of mine is Superintendent of a golf course here and he's putting me up. Tonight, (Thurs Oct 14), I read at 8:00pm in Montreal, at Argo Bookshop, 1915 Ste Catherine W. There will be three writers reading tonight, starting at 7:30 pm. Also up will be Susan Gillis, author of Volta, and Claudia Coutu Radmore, author of A Minute or Two/Without Remembering. Hopefully more authors means more people, more ener...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Wednesday, October 6, 2010,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
I met blogger and author Ivan Prokopchuk the
other night, in person. He's long been one of the most colourful
personalities I've met as a blogger, and a character who consistently
captures my imagination.
But there he was in the Lula Lounge, in full colour, three dimensions, in the flesh, across the table from me with his book, The Fire in Bradford, in hand. "I'll show you mine if you you show me yours," he grinned.
[That's me in the pink shirt, reading to an enthusiastic crowd at the Lula L...
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Wednesday, September 1, 2010,
In :
New Books
I was given $100 by the Downtown Halifax Business Commission
to spend on anything I wanted, as long as I documented the experience
publicly. I, naturally, chose books. Here's a video (shot by my wife,
edited by me, with music by my brother) of the experience:
Posted by Chris Benjamin on Friday, August 13, 2010,
In :
Drive-by Saviours
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... Continue reading ...
