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Bookland Event

Great reception at Vernon's Bookland yesterday. We'd like to thank all the people who stopped by for a chat about the Okanagan and/or photography and took home copies of Gifts of the Okanagan. Bookland is an excellent bookstore with an absolutely remarkable selection of magazines - really surprising for a city the size of Vernon. http://www.booklandvernon.com/

Pulitzer Finalist "Highly Recommends" Letters From a Fugitive's Son

Betty DeRamus, award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist, wrote this comment on the Amazon.com listing for Bruce Kemp's Letters From a Fugitive's Son.

"In Letters from a Fugitive’s Son, novelist Bruce Kemp uses the letters and memories of a free black 19th century man to tell a story that hasn’t been told enough: what it was like for black fighting men during America’s Civil War. 

"Kemp’s major creation is Frederick Douglass Macdonald, the Canadian-born son of a man who escaped slavery in the U.S.  

Letters From a Fugitive's Son > Now on Kobo

Letters From a Fugitive's Son, the debut novel by Bruce Kemp is now available for ePub readers through Chapters and Kobo. Letters is also available through Amazon. 

Set in the last half of the 19th century, this historical epic is told through the journals of Frederick Douglass MacDonald and his correspondence with General William Tecumseh Sherman and Mary Todd Lincoln. Frederick, the son of a fugitive slave who escaped to Canada via the Underground Railroad, abandons his safe home and interesting job as a reporter to join the Union Army and fight ...

Okanagan Life Story

Nice profile of Bruce in the Nov/Dec issue of Okanagan Life magazine. Good anecdote on how he got the cover shot for Gifts of the Okanagan and a little background on Letters From a Fugitive's Son. See the story in Okanagan Life. 

Books Featured in Okanagan Life

The Nov/Dec issue of Okanagan Life magazine spotlights three books by Laurie and/or Bruce: Gifts of the Okanagan, the photo essay coffee table book by Laurie & Bruce; Letters From a Fugitive's Son, Bruce's historical novel; and Grandma Wears Hiking Boots: A personal guide to the Okanagan Valley by Laurie.

Letters From a Fugitive's Son > Now Available

It's live! Bruce's debut novel, Letters From a Fugitive's Son is now available on Amazon. Set in the last half of the 19th century, this historical epic is told through the journals of Frederick Douglass MacDonald and his correspondence with General William Tecumseh Sherman and Mary Todd Lincoln. Frederick, the son of a fugitive slave who escaped to Canada via the Underground Railroad, abandons his safe home and interesting job as a reporter to join the Union Army and fight in the American Civil War. His unique qualifications lead him to the headquarters of General Sherman and deep behind enemy lines. Years after the war, he produces more than just letters when Sherman asks him to write to Mary Lincoln and relate his experiences as a coloured soldier. Through the ramblings of his deranged wife, Frederick discovers secrets of the war that he could never have imagined. Available in eBook format from Amazon. 

 

COPS - Great Photography

WOW! I saw some amazing photos last night at the COPS (Central Okanagan Photographic Society) evaluation night. As a guest judge there were times when I couldn't think of a single bit of advice to improve a photo. This is a great organization that I can heartily recommend to amateur photographers (and aspiring or aprenticing pros) who want to work on improving their craft. ~Laurie

South Okanagan Launch: Gifts of the Okanagan

Join us this Thursday, November 10 at Hooked on Books in Penticton for the South Okanagan launch of Gifts of the Okanagan. Slideshow and signing. We'd love to see you and chat about your favourite gifts of the Okanagan. 

Gifts of the Okanagan Photo Contest

Check out LittleWhitePublishing to see if you can name Where in the Okanagan the daily photo from Gifts of the Okanagan was shot. Enter to win a signed copy of the book plus a framed 11x14 print of Bruce's stunning cover image. Contest runs to Nov. 30.

West Kelowna Launch: Gifts of the Okanagan

Thanks to Jim, the Octogenarian Mountain Goat of Grandma Wears Hiking Boots fame, and the staff at Westwood Retirement Resort in West Kelowna for setting up last week's slideshow and book signing event for our latest release Gifts of the Okanagan. It went off brilliantly.