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A Night of Spookiness at the CNE
Paranormal expert and Dundurn author Richard Palmisano spent the last two weeks thrilling CNE visitors with his popular ghost tours and huge Ghost Pavilion at the Toronto fairgrounds.
Check out some of the pictures below, which capture the fun and mayhem of Richard’s ghostly exhibition!
Q&A with Wesley Turner, author of The Astonishing General
Wesley Turner’s interest in Canadian history has been long-standing and well-established not only by his thirty-one-year career as a history professor but also by his many publications, including books, biographies, articles, and reviews having to do with some of Canada’s greatest figures and memorable events. His latest work is no exception, considering that The Astonishing [...]
Q&A with Jill Downie, author of Daggers and Men’s Smiles
Who can resist a good murder mystery? Especially when it involves an aristocratic Italian family with a secretive past, two determined detectives, and the picturesque land- and seascapes of Guernsey – a place that award-winning writer Jill Downie knows all too well. In Daggers and Men’s Smiles, she takes us there with Detectives Ed Moretti [...]
Q&A with Douglas Larson, author of Storyteller Guitar
Doug Larson – an award winning scientist, author, lecturer, instrument maker, and musician – has created a masterpiece with his recent work, Storyteller Guitar, in which he tells a truly unique story of a one-of-a-kind guitar named Storyteller. What makes this guitar and this story so special? We could tell you, but we’d rather let [...]
Q&A with Marina Cohen, author of Mind Gap
Being an elementary school teacher must be helpful when writing teen fiction, so it comes as no surprise that Marina Cohen has cemented her role as a successful teen fiction writer. Her latest work, Mind Gap, is a testament not only to her imagination but also to her knowledge on young boys and the dangers [...]
Q&A with Bill Sherk, author of Old Car Detective
Writer and old car enthusiast Bill Sherk provides hilarious and heart-warming moments in his recently published collection of short stories called Old Car Detective. As its name implies, the book is all about old cars – i.e. those built between 1925 and 1965 – and Sherk chronicles the fond memories that owners all across Canada [...]
Q&A with Dan Bjarnason, author of Triumph at Kapyong
Last month Dundurn published Dan Bjarnason’s Triumph at Kapyong, his debut book on the small but crucial battle between Chinese war veterans and Canadian volunteers that took place near Kapyong, Korea, in April of 1951. Bjarnason describes how, against all odds, hundreds of Canadian amateurs managed to prevent thousands of seasoned Chinese soldiers from taking [...]
