Waubgeshig Rice\, Anishinaabe author of th e phenomenal breakout bestseller Moon of the Crusted Snow\, retur ns with the hotly anticipated sequel \;Moon of the Turning Leaves< /em>. Rice\, a lifelong storyteller&mdash\;from journalist and broadcaster to fiction novelist&mdash\;shares his love of words and insights on livin g a writerly life.
\nA Different Drummer Books will be onsite sellin g the book for signing after the talk.
\nPresented in partnership wi th Penguin Random House and A Different Drummer Books
\nMoon of the Turning Leaves is a brooding story of su rvival\, resilience\, Indigenous identity\, and rebirth.
\nIt's been over a decade since a mysterious \;cataclysm \;caused a permanent blackout that toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anarchy. E van Whitesky \;led his community in remote northern \;Ontario off the rez and into the bush\, where they've been living off the land\, rekin dling their \;Anishinaabe traditions in total isolation from the outsi de world. As new generations are born\, and others come of age\, \;Eva n&rsquo\;s people are in some ways stronger than ever. But resources in an d around their new settlement are beginning to dry up\, and the elders war n that \;they cannot afford to stay indefinitely.
\nEvan and his fifteen-year-old daughter\, Nangohns\, are elected to lead a small scouti ng party on a months-long trip to their traditional \;home \;on th e north shore of Lake Huron&mdash\;to seek new beginnings\, and discover w hat kind of life&mdash\;and what dangers&mdash\;still exist in the lands t o the south.
\nWaubgeshig Rice grew up in
Wasauksing First Nation on the shores of Georgian Bay\, in the southeast
of Robinson-Huron Treaty territory. He&rsquo\;s a writer\, listener\, spea
ker\, language learner\, and a martial artist\, holding a brown belt in Br
azilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is the author of the short story collection Midn
ight Sweatlodge (2011)\, and the novels Legacy (2014) and
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