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SUMMARY:Wordfest Presents Shane Hawk & Jessica Johns
DESCRIPTION:Need to cool down this August? We’ve got horror at its most imaginatively blood-chilling. Wordfest presents an evening with Indigenous fright-liters Shane Hawk and Jessica Johns (Bad Cree) to celebrate the launch of Back for Blood\, the follow-up to 2023-‘s “un-settling” bestseller Never Whistle At Night (which spent 60 weeks on the ABA Indies bestseller list). The lively conversation\, hosted by Wordfest’s Creative Ringleader Shelley Youngblut\, includes an audience Q & A and book signing. Nocturne Books\, Calgary’s indie horror bookseller\, will be on site\, stocked with both authors’ delightfully creepy backlists. Want to beat the signing line? Pre-order your copy of Back for Blood (which comes out on Aug. 18) here for pick-up at the show. \nShane HawkShane Hawk is a horror writer\, editor\, and creator of the Native Horror Index. He serves as a contributing editor at Counterpoint Press\, where he exclusively acquires and edits works by Indigenous North American writers. Hawk is the coeditor of the bestselling anthology series Never Whistle at Night and cowriter of the horror stage play The Land Has Spoken. He lives in San Diego\, California\, with his wife and daughter\, and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. \nJessica JohnsJessica Johns is a queer nehiyaw aunty and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation. Her debut novel\, Bad Cree\, was a Canada Reads finalist\, and won the WGA Fiction Prize\, Alex Award\, and MacEwan Book of the Year Prize. \nBack for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part IIEdited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr \nThe bestselling Indigenous dark fiction anthology returns with a new selection of even more daring and sinister stories. From monsters to mutilation\, Never Whistle at Night is back for revenge. \nAs any savvy horror fan knows: the monster never truly dies. The team that brought you the bestselling dark fiction anthology Never Whistle at Night has risen\, hungry\, from the grave to summon more dark delicacies for your delectation. In these twenty-one brand-new\, groundbreaking\, gruesome stories—authored by both established and newly unearthed Indigenous talent and illustrated by renowned Cheyenne and Arapaho painter Brent Learned—the contributors are fully embracing horror: both supernatural horrors and the everyday horror of living under colonialist rule. \nFeaturing stories of unspeakable yet satisfying terror\, from twisted psychological tales to gore-filled monster hunts\, this new selection of sinister stories will sate your darkest appetites and leave you slavering for more. Never Whistle at Night\, Part II: Back for Blood is a further celebration of Indigenous survival and the enduring tradition of transforming adversity into art. \nNever Whistle At NightEdited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr \nMany Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance\, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po\, the spirits of ancient warriors\, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza\, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and even follow you home. \nThese wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts\, curses\, hauntings\, monstrous creatures\, complex family legacies\, desperate deeds\, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones\, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples’ survival and imagination\, and a glorious reveling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/d46p648gjbl-wordfest-presents-shane-hawk-and-jessica-johns/
LOCATION:Memorial Park Library\, 2nd Floor\, 1221 2 St SW\, Calgary
CATEGORIES:Education,Festivals & events
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SUMMARY:Wordfest Presents Jen Agg
DESCRIPTION:Anthony Bourdain once noted\, “Whatever Jen Agg says is worth listening to.” Which is why you’ll want to be there when Wordfest presents this late summer experience with Agg celebrating her new memoir\, Table Boss: How to Build a Restaurant When Your Life Falls Apart (A Love Story). \nIf you haven’t been lucky enough to dine at one of Agg’s Michelin-cailbre restaurants\, you might have seen her delivering tough love and business-saving solutions as the new co-host of Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible: Last Call. \nWordfest’s conversation will be hosted by Calgary celebrity chefs Connie DeSousa & John Jackson (Charcut) and includes an audience Q & A and book signing. Owl’s Nest Books will be serving up Table Boss\, along with Agg’s previous bestseller\, I Hear She’s a Real Bitch.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/9skl7qnr5zv-wordfest-presents-jen-agg/
LOCATION:Memorial Park Library\, 1221 2 St SW\, Calgary
CATEGORIES:Education,Food & drink,Industry
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SUMMARY:Wordfest Presents Liane Moriarty
DESCRIPTION:Big Little Truths is the delicious binge read we’ve been waiting for\, full of Moriarty’s trademark duplicity and intrigue. The follow-up to 2014’s Big Little Lies\, it follows fabulous fremenies—Madeline\, Celeste\, Jane\, Renata\, and Bonnie—a decade into the future as they navigate the volatile teen years. Big kids. Big problems.  \nYour ticket includes an on-stage conversation\, hosted by Jenny Steele\, a pre-signed copy of hot-off-the-presses Big Little Truths\, and a post-show book signing. \nWordfest showcases the world’s most intriguing authors (in every genre!) from January through December. For more information about this show and others coming up soon to Calgary\, visit wordfest.com.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/5bfchnruy-wordfest-presents-liane-moriarty/
LOCATION:Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall\, Central Library\, 800 3 Street Se\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 0E7
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Wordfest Presents Téa Mutonji + Imaginairium Preview
DESCRIPTION:Téa Mutonji’s conversation with Joshua Whitehead was one of the standouts of our 25@25 online anniversary shows in 2020. So we’re thrilled to (finally!) be presenting her in person to celebrate My Person\, her debut novel\, in conversation with Paula Turcotte. \nThis special show will be preceded at 6PM with an exclusive preview of Wordfest’s 2026 Imaginairium (Oct. 13-18)\, presented by Wordfest’s Creative Ringleader Shelley Youngblut. This is your exclusive opportunity to optimize your festival experience: get the inside scoop on the 30+ shows and stellar international lineup\, ask questions\, and be the first to buy festival books and the official festival tote. It’s also your last chance to secure a Festival Pass for the early bird rate of $195. (Buy now before June 30 for an additional $30 savings!)  \n\nOwl’s Nest Books will be on site with both of Téa’s books (you might remember her debut short-story collection Shut Up You’re Pretty from the 2024 Canada Reads competition)\, as well as a curated selection of Imaginairium books.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/1rz3shtay-wordfest-presents-tea-mutonji-imaginairium-preview/
LOCATION:Calgary Public Library – Memorial Park\, 1221 2 St Sw\, Calgary\, T2R 1N8
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