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New Release: The Deer Yard and Other Stories, edited by Joe Mahoney

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Cover for The Deer Yard and Other Stories by Tom Mahoney

Congratulations to SF Canada member Joe Mahoney! He has published an important volume of biographical short fiction, “The Deer Yard and Other Stories”, based on the life and writings of his father, Tom Mahoney.
The blurb for this lively collection reads:
Tom Mahoney grew up on a small family farm in Johnville, New Brunswick. Despite a lack of modern conveniences such as running water and electricity, he wouldn’t have had it any other way. Tom’s was a world of natural beauty; of soft and lonely quiet. Life was never dull. His active imagination was nourished by ghosts and demons, intrepid priests, drunken neighbours, redneck bullies, frightened deer, angry bears, wannabe circus dogs, and plenty of shenanigans. From these seeds great stories grew. Drawing on his own experiences and those of his family — his father was also a gifted storyteller — Tom’s humorous and touching tales, spanning decades, brim with colour and authenticity.
The books is now available in e-book and paperback formats on Amazon!
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Food of My People Book Launch Parties, December 12th and December 20th, 2021

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Food of My People Launch Flyer

Congratulations to SF Canada members Ursula Pflug and Candas Jane Dorsey!

 

Their new anthology, “Food of My People”, will launch with two live in-person events in December!

The first party is sponsored by Exile Editions and will be held on December 12th, in Toronto’s Supermarket Restaurant. Six authors from the anthology will join editor Ursula Pflug and publisher Michael Callaghan for a launch party that will include readings and a special launch day discount for the anthology.

Come and enjoy readings from Geoffrey W. Cole, Sally McBride, Gord Grisenthwaite, Chris Kuriata, Lynn Hutchinson Lee, and Sang Kim.

Date: December 12th

Time: 3:30 – 5:30 EST

Location: The Supermarket Restaurant,

268 Augusta Street

Toronto, ON M5T 2L9

Special launch sale price: Books $25 (regular $34.95) – cash only.

 

Proof of full vaccination required for all attendees. See the Exile Editions website for more details: https://www.exileeditions.com/launching-a-savoury-collection-that-serves-up-all-new-speculative-storytelling/

 

The second party will be held at The Theatre On King in Peterborough, Ontario, on December 20th, from 7:00-9:00 pm EST.

 

Date: December 20th

Time: 7:00 – 9:900 EST

Location: The Theatre On King (TTOK),

171 King Street

Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8

All attendees must show proof of vaccination and ID at the door. Mask to be worn at all times, no exemptions.

 

Register for the second event here: eventbrite.ca/e/food-of-my-p

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URGENT: New Zealand National Library

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TO ALL MEMBERS:

 

A possible issue has come to our attention, and we wanted to pass it on quickly so that our members can spread the word to their agents and friends as soon as possible.

 

 Michael Swanwick’s blog has pointed out that the government of New Zealand is planning to upload the entirety of their Overseas Published Collection to the Internet Archive. While this collection contains many volumes which are in the public domain and are excellent candidates for digital preservation, it also includes  hundreds of books which are still under copyright, including several by recently deceased and still-living Canadian authors. Among them are many names that we can all recognize: Margaret Atwood, Guy Gavriel Kay, William Gibson, etc..

 
SF Canada Member Cory Doctorow has assured us that this donation will not be harmful to the authors whose books are included in the Archive. Modern books still under copyright are loaned with DRM attached, which makes them available to a single borrower at a time. The primary users of these scanned digital copies will likely be researchers and academics.

 

To learn more about how Controlled Digital Lending works through the Open Library, see this link:

https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/borrow

 

Authors and their representatives do have the right to opt out of this donation to the Archive. The Executive Board have already written quick notes to the agents and estate agents of Margaret Atwood, Guy Gavriel Kay and A.E. Van Vogt. If any of our members in Ontario have contact with The Bella Pomer Agency, who represent the great historical novelist Pauline Gedge, one of her books is about to be uploaded to the Archive as well.

This issue goes far beyond the Canadian border. Many American and U.K. writers are affected as well, including C.J. Cherryh and the estate of Brian Aldiss.

 

Many agents and authors may already be aware of this situation, and have already taken steps to opt out. But given that the government of New Zealand has not widely publicized its intentions, we believe it’s better to be safe than sorry, and to allow authors and their representatives to make their own choices in this matter.

 

Please take a look at the list yourself, and spread the link to download the database information widely.

 

Authors and their representatives have very little time to opt out–the deadline is December 1, 2021.

 

 

Thanks very much for your time.

 

The SF Canada Executive Board
President: Arinn Dembo (British Columbia)
Vice President: Matthew Bin (Ontario)
Secretary Treasurer: Jane Glatt (Ontario)
Director-at-Large: Robert Runté (British Columbia)
Web Administrator: Adam Israel (Ontario)