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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Waubgeshig Rice
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DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a riveting conversation with bestsell
 ing author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turni
 ng Leaves..\nhttps://ocls.libnet.info/event/12457688
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>You&rsquo\;re invited to a riveting conver
 sation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest bo
 ok&nbsp\;Moon of the Turning Leaves\, the hotly anticipated sequel to the 
 bestselling novel&nbsp\;Moon of the Crusted Snow.</p>\n<p>It&rsquo\;s been
  over a decade since a mysterious cataclysm caused a permanent blackout th
 at toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anarchy. Evan Whitesky
  led his community in remote northern Ontario off the rez and into the bus
 h\, where they&rsquo\;ve been living off the land\, rekindling their Anish
 inaabe traditions in total isolation from the outside world.</p>\n<p>As ne
 w generations are born\, and others come of age in the world after everyth
 ing\, Evan&rsquo\;s people are in some ways stronger than ever. But resour
 ces in and around their new settlement are beginning to dry up\, and the e
 lders warn that they cannot afford to stay indefinitely.</p>\n<p>Evan and 
 his fifteen-year-old daughter\, Nangohns\, are elected to lead a small sco
 uting party on a months-long trip to their traditional home on the north s
 hore of Lake Huron&mdash\;to seek new beginnings and discover what kind of
  life&mdash\;and what dangers&mdash\;still exist in the lands to the south
 .</p>\n<p>Moon of the Turning Leaves&nbsp\;is Rice&rsquo\;s exhilarating r
 eturn to the world first explored in the phenomenal breakout bestseller&nb
 sp\;Moon of the Crusted Snow: a brooding story of survival\, resilience\, 
 Indigenous identity\, and rebirth. Register now for a thrilling conversati
 on!</p>\n<p>About the Author:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Waubgeshig Rice is an author an
 d journalist originally from Wasauksing First Nation. His books include th
 e Independent Publishers Book Award-winning short story collection&nbsp\;M
 idnight Sweatlodge&nbsp\;and the national bestselling novel&nbsp\;Moon of 
 the Crusted Snow. Reporting for CBC News for the bulk of his journalism ca
 reer\, in 2014 he received the Anishinabek Nation&rsquo\;s Debwewin Citati
 on for excellence in First Nation Storytelling\, and from 2018 to 2020\, h
 e hosted&nbsp\;Up North\, CBC Radio&rsquo\;s afternoon show for northern O
 ntario.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<br />&nbsp\;<br /><br />&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The views 
 expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program do
 es not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Referenc
 e to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or 
 recommendation by Orange County Library System.</p>\nhttps://ocls.libnet.i
 nfo/event/12457688
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