Attend a live reading and conversation wit h author Jeffrey Luscombe\, who discusses his new book\, To Refrain Fr om Embracing\, with author Jessica Rose.
\nThe 45-minute conver sation is followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer period. Check out th e HPL catalogue to borrow the boo k before the event.
\nFrom the backdrop of an impoverished steel -working community in working-class Hamilton in the 1970s\, \;To R efrain From Embracing \;follows the trials facing a small family after an attempted suicide leaves veteran Ted checked into a psychiatric h ospital. His wife struggles with family finances and growing concern for t he well-being of their young son while also rediscovering her Indigenous i dentity through encounters with a handsome steelworker. The son's struggle s with his nascent sexuality\, lack of acceptance from his peers\, and fea rs about his father's mental health lead him to a friendship with a troubl ed teen. \;
\nJeffrey was shortlisted for the Prism Internationa l Fiction Prize twice. The Hamilton Arts Council short-listed his debut no vel\, Shirts and Skins\, for the Kerry Schooley Award\, and \ ;To Refrain From Embracing \;was named a Best Book of 2023 by the Independent Book Review.
\nJeffrey is interviewed by Jessica Ro se\, a writer and editor whose work has appeared in publications across Ca nada. Jessica is the Marketing Manager at \;gritLIT\, a staff writer a t the Hamilton Review of Books and was recently the Writer-in-Residence at \;CoWork \;at the Cotton Factory. Her book\, \;Let's \;Get Creative: Art for a Healthy Planet\, was released this year.&nb sp\;
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