, won the
Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour as well as a Canadian Jewish Literary Award. It was also a finalist for both the Governor General s Award for fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He lives in Hamilton, Ont.
The Lover, the Lake is a novel by Virginia Pésémapeo Bordeleau (pictured), translated by Susan Ouriou.(Freehand Books)
The Lover, the Lake was a sensation when it was originally published in French. Now available in English,
The Lover, the Lake is a celebration of Indigenous sexuality and sensuality. It is the story of a forbidden but fulfilling love affair between Wabougouni and Gabrie, set against the backdrop of Lake Abitibi.
New book from Ed O Loughlin, journalist and author with Kildare links
Senan Hogan reports that This Eden, a novel by Ed O’Loughlin, will be published in early June
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A journalist and author who was raised in Kildare is preparing for the publication of his new novel in June.
Ed O’Loughlin’s This Eden is being described as a smart modern-day adventure reminiscent of both the cyber noir novels of William Gibson and the golden age of espionage fiction.
Mr O’Loughlin grew up in Kildare town where he moved from his native Toronto, Canada, aged six.