People the 8 Like, Love or Want to Clone:

July 2008

° Calgary writer Betty Jane Hegerat's 2008 short story collection "A Crack in the Wall" is out. Visit her website for more info.

° Victoria's own Daniel Griffin will be featured in the renown Canadian short fiction anthology Coming Attractions '08. Look for it on shelves near you (in the section labelled 'fabulous anthologies of short fiction').

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News from the 8

August 2008

The launch party for Laura Trunkey in celebration of her novel The Incredibly Ordinary Danny Chandelier is set for Sunday, September 14 at Victoria's Union Pacific Coffee Co. from 7-9 pm. The coffee shop is located at 537 Herald Street. Click here for directions. Please mark your calendars and tell your friends and your friends' friends.

 

July 2008

Laura Trunkey has been selected to read as part of a panel of Young Adult (YA) authors at Vancouver's Word on the Street festival this September. Check back for more details about date and time.

June 2008

Laura Trunkey's amazing young adult novel has left the building (of the publisher, that is). We have read (devoured, really) and expect others will too. As of July 29, 2008, Munro's bookstore carries the title at its Government Street location as well as Bolen Books at its Hillside Mall storefront.

° The Incredibly Ordinary Danny Chandelier

To get find a copy, visit Laura's page for order links. Please also click here to find an independent bookstore near you and support the industry. For those who like receiving presents by mail, please visit Amazon or Abebooks online.