You&rsquo\;re invited to a riveting conver sation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest bo ok \;Moon of the Turning Leaves\, the hotly anticipated seque l to the bestselling novel \;Moon of the Crusted Snow.
\n< p>It&rsquo\;s been over a decade since a mysterious cataclysm caused a per manent blackout that toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anar chy. Evan Whitesky led his community in remote northern Ontario off the re z and into the bush\, where they&rsquo\;ve been living off the land\, reki ndling their Anishinaabe traditions in total isolation from the outside wo rld.\nAs new generations are born\, and others come of age in the w orld after everything\, Evan&rsquo\;s people are in some ways stronger tha n ever. But resources in and around their new settlement are beginning to dry up\, and the elders warn that they cannot afford to stay indefinitely.
\nEvan and his fifteen-year-old daughter\, Nangohns\, are elected t o lead a small scouting party on a months-long trip to their traditional h ome on the north shore of Lake Huron&mdash\;to seek new beginnings and dis cover what kind of life&mdash\;and what dangers&mdash\;still exist in the lands to the south.
\nMoon of the Turning Leaves \;is R ice&rsquo\;s exhilarating return to the world first explored in the phenom enal breakout bestseller \;Moon of the Crusted Snow: a broodi ng story of survival\, resilience\, Indigenous identity\, and rebirth. Reg ister now for a thrilling conversation!
\nAbout the Author:& nbsp\; \;Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist original ly from Wasauksing First Nation. His books include the Independent Publish ers Book Award-winning short story collection \;Midnight Sweatlodg e \;and the national bestselling novel \;Moon of the Crus ted Snow. Reporting for CBC News for the bulk of his journalism caree r\, in 2014 he received the Anishinabek Nation&rsquo\;s Debwewin Citation for excellence in First Nation Storytelling\, and from 2018 to 2020\, he h osted \;Up North\, CBC Radio&rsquo\;s afternoon show for nort hern Ontario. \;
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