CANADA READS…

Canada Reads. . . and so does Lennoxville

Wednesday March 12th, 7pm

Hybrid event:

Join us in person at Hope Community Church (102 Queen st.)

OR

ON our YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM

Local presenters. Lively conversation and debate.

Featuring:

MASTER OF CEREMONIES: STEPHANIE BROWN

Ronald Coughlin

Defending: Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper

Ron is a retired United Church minister who loves to tell biblical stories by heart, swim, garden and collect Canadian Stamps. He moved to Lennoxville three years ago with his partner, Rev. Scott Patton and built a new house on 3 1/2 acres in Huntingville. He is currently the treasurer of the Lennoxville Library.

William Crooks

Defending: Jennie’s Boy: A Newfoundland Childhood by Wayne Johnston

William Crooks is a local journalist, columnist, author, and musician from Lennoxville. He attended Galt, Champlain, and Bishop’s and has worked in and around the area along with a brief stint in the Canadian Airforce based out of Nova Scotia.

Étienne Domingue

Defending: A Two-Spirit Journey: the Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer

Etienne Domingue is a queer, hirsute human with a fondness for tea, tall tales, and tomes. By day, he helps administer a heritage non-profit (the Eastern Townships Resource Centre); by night, he corrals dragons and other mythical creatures to stage imaginary battles with a small band of local adventurers. Etienne holds undergraduate degrees in Religion and Psychology, and a Master’s in Contemporary Religion.

Angela Leuck

Defending: Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew

Angela Leuck is owner of Shoreline Press publishing books by and for the English-language community of the Eastern Townships. This year she will be launching 5 new books as part of Shoreline’s 5th anniversary celebrations. She is the author of 5 poetry collections and editor of numerous anthologies.

Katie Warlund

Defending: Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey

Katie lives in Bolton Center, enjoying a life in the woods, surrounded by mountains and lakes. This is where her grandparents retired and where she spent weekends and holidays as a child. When Katie isn’t trail running and bushwhacking, she knits and reads a lot. She is a popular teacher at Champlain, specializing in Indigenous and African futurism, speculative fiction, and the history of teenagers.