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SUMMARY:Literary Escape Artist: A Conversation with Eddy Boudel Tan
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DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear from award winner writer and activist Eddy Bou
 del Tan about his life and work. Get insight into what about his books mak
 es them take you by the hand and shake you with feeling..\nhttps://coquitl
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Writer and activist\, Eddy Boudel Tan hit 
 the Canadian literary scene hard and hasn't slowed down since. His novels\
 , The Tiger and the Cosmonaut (2025)\, After Elias (2020)\, and The Rebell
 ious Tide (2021)\, have been nominated for a range of awards and booklists
 .</p>\n<p>He writes with passion\, stating that "Stories can shake us. I w
 ant people to shake with rage and laughter and longing when they read my w
 ork". Join us to listen to him describe his life and work\, and get insigh
 t into what about his books makes them take you by the hand and shake you 
 with feeling.</p>\n<p>The author talk will be followed by a Q&amp\;A perio
 d.</p>\n<p>Registration recommended but not required\, just drop-in!</p>\n
 <p>For more information about this&nbsp\;<a href="https://coqlibrary.ca/fr
 lf/">Fraser River Literary Festival</a>&nbsp\;event\, email&nbsp\;<a href=
 "mailto:ask@coqlibrary.ca">ask@coqlibrary.ca.</a></p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>
 <img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/coquitlam/Eddy
 _Boudel_Tan.png" width="258" height="173" alt="" style="float: left\; marg
 in: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Eddy Boudel Tan</strong> writes fiction that is
 n't easily defined\, including his novels The Tiger and the Cosmonaut\, Af
 ter Elias\, and The Rebellious Tide. He was named a Rising Star by Writers
 ' Trust of Canada in 2021\, and he's been a finalist for the Giller Prize\
 , Evergreen Award\, Edmund White Award\, and Ferro-Grumley Award. He lives
  in Vancouver with his husband. Follow Eddy on Instagram (@eddyautomatic) 
 and at <a href="https://www.eddyboudeltan.com/">eddyboudeltan.com</a>.</p>
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