Bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice discuss es his newest book \;Moon of the Turning Leaves\, the sequel to the bestselling novel \;Moon of the Crusted Snow.
\nIt&rsquo\;s been over a decade since a mysterious cataclysm caused a perma nent blackout that toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anarch y. Evan Whitesky led his community in remote northern Ontario off the rez and into the bush\, where they&rsquo\;ve been living off the land\, rekind ling their Anishinaabe traditions in total isolation from the outside worl d.
\nAs new generations are born\, and others come of age in the wor ld after everything\, Evan&rsquo\;s people are in some ways stronger than ever. But resources in and around their new settlement are beginning to dr y up\, and the elders warn that they cannot afford to stay indefinitely.\n
Evan and his fifteen-year-old daughter\, Nangohns\, are elected to lead a small scouting party on a months-long trip to their traditional hom e on the north shore of Lake Huron&mdash\;to seek new beginnings and disco ver what kind of life&mdash\;and what dangers&mdash\;still exist in the la nds to the south.
\nMoon of the Turning Leaves \;is a b rooding story of survival\, resilience\, Indigenous identity\, and rebirth . \;
\nWaubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist originally fr om Wasauksing First Nation. His books include the Independent Publishers B ook Award-winning short story collection \;Midnight Sweatlodge \;and the national bestselling novel \;Moon of the Crusted S now. Reporting for CBC News for the bulk of his journalism career\, i n 2014 he received the Anishinabek Nation&rsquo\;s Debwewin Citation for e xcellence in First Nation Storytelling\, and from 2018 to 2020\, he hosted \;Up North\, CBC Radio&rsquo\;s afternoon show for northern Ontario.< /p>\nhttps://neworleans.libnet.info/event/12602478 URL;VALUE=URI:https://neworleans.libnet.info/event/12602478 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR