Have you read Roost yet?
Ali Bryan’s novel Roost is
this year’s pick for One Book Nova Scotia which is the book all Nova Scotians
are being encouraged to read this year.
Ali will be here in the Valley at the NSCC Kingstec Library
in Kentville on Monday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. She’ll be reading from Roost and sharing
stories about the writing process as well as answering questions. We have several copies of her book available
at Annapolis Valley Regional Libraries as well as a downloadable eBook version
and a Book Club in a Bag kit. Copies of
her book will also be for sale at the reading thanks to our friends from Box of
Delights in Wolfville.
Set in Nova Scotia, Roost is the story of a single mom
dealing with the sudden loss of her mother, the quirky and troubling behavior
of her aging father, and her long-term sibling rivalry with her “perfect”
brother. Told with great humour and
compassion, Ali Bryan creates compelling and relatable characters that may
remind us of ourselves or someone we know.
Ali was originally from Halifax, then Sackville, NB, and
like many other Maritimers, currently lives in Alberta. Thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for
the Arts, she kicks off an author reading tour of Nova Scotia starting at Halifax’s
Word on the Street on Sunday, September 21.
Her tour includes readings not only here in the Valley, but in Yarmouth,
Antigonish, Baddeck and Amherst.
--Frances Newman, CEO
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