Book Launch: July 25

Join us on Saturday, July 25th, at 4PM, to celebrate the launch of André Narbonne's new book, Those Are Pearls. The novel is the result of years of research into André's family history, and was 25 years in the making. For more info, click here to read a review. 

Marty will also be reading from his newest poetry collection, The Shape of Disappearing Letters. In this deeply moving book, Marty transforms the experience of losing his eyesight into a source of astonishing clarity. 

Both authors will be happy to sign copies, and books will be for sale. 

About the Authors

André Narbonne is a scholar, writer, and the publisher of Conspiracy Press, based in Windsor, Ontario. His short fiction has been anthologized in Best Canadian Stories, won the FreeFall Literary Contest, the David Adams Richards Prize, and the Atlantic Writing Contest. A first collection, Twelve Miles to Midnight, was shortlisted for the 2017 Danuta Gleed Literary Award. His first novel, Lucien & Olivia, was longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Marty Gervais is an award-winning journalist, poet, playwright, historian, photographer and editor. In 2018, he was nominated as the City of Windsor's Poet Laureate Emeritus. He is founder of Black Moss Press, one of Canada's oldest literary publishing firms, and is managing editor of The Windsor Review.