On September 30, Scott Overton (Member at Large) published his 6th novel, Indigent Earth, a science fiction adventure with a strong theme of colonialism, fitting in well with the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Indigent Earth takes place 500 years after the rich and powerful have abandoned the damaged Earth. Learn more at www.scottoverton.ca.
Patrick Connors (Toronto Branch) poem, “Darkness”, is the featured poem in the current issue of Canadian Stories magazine. His newest chapbook, Worth the Wait, will be released this spring by Cactus Press, and launched at Accent Reading Series in Montreal on April 16. Details on the Toronto launch will be released soon.
Monique Layton’s (Metro Vancouver) book, Everyday Evil: Why Our World Is the Way It Is (Tidewater Press, 2019), was a finalist for the 2021 Montaigne Medal (Eric Hoffer Award) given to “the most thought-provoking books”. Everyday Evil: Why Our World Is the Way It Is was also named Reviewer’s Choice for May 2021 by the Bookwatch.