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Book Launch: Sufferance by Thomas King

June 2, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

A sly and satirical look at the fractures in modern existence, Sufferance is a bold and provocative novel about the social and political consequences of the inequality created by privilege and power—and what we might do about it.

Join award-winning author Thomas King for a special #IndieBookFest launch.

How to Attend: 

Step 1: Purchase Sufferance from Massy Books to receive access to this exclusive, virtual event. Purchase here: https://bit.ly/3uiUHxV
Step 2: 
After purchasing your copy, go to www.indiebookfest.ca to register for the event using your order number.

About the Author:

Thomas King is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, scriptwriter and photographer. His critically acclaimed, bestselling books include Medicine River; Green Grass, Running Water; One Good Story, That One; Truth and Bright Water; A Short History of Indians in Canada; The Back of the Turtle (winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction); Sufferance; The Inconvenient Indian (winner of the RBC Taylor Prize); the DreadfulWater mystery series, including most recently Obsidian; and the poetry collection 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin (shortlisted for the Nelson Ball Prize). A Companion of the Order of Canada and the recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award, Thomas King lives in Guelph, Ontario.

Details

Date:
June 2, 2021
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm