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The latest titles from Turnstone Press
- Mike Grandmaison's Prair…
- Dating: a novel
- Drift
- Hang Down Your Head
- Alert to Glory
- Dadolescence
- What the Bear Said
- Portraits of Winnipeg
Mike Grandmaison's Prairie and Beyond
In lush full colour, award-winning photographer Mike Grandmaison’s expert lens captures the vastness of sky and land that define the prairie landscape.
Read moreDating: a novel
Jenkins never dreamed he’d live long enough to be dating again. Hilarious, touching, and a little saucy, Dating proves that life is full of surprises no matter how old you are.
Read moreDrift
South Africa is long way from Canada. In 1899, two prairie boys throw themselves into the conflict of the Second Boer War looking for something their small-town lives cannot provide. With breathtaking grace, Leo Brent Robillard delivers an unstoppable story.
Read moreHang Down Your Head
Join Randy Craig for a roller coaster read with more twists than the Mindbender. Hang on to your hat for Hang Down Your Head. It’s Janice MacDonald at the top of her game. —Suzanne North, author of the Phoebe Fairfax
Read moreAlert to Glory
"Sound the trumpets! Sally Ito’s Alert to Glory is a clarion call … A transformative book both salt and sweet." — Susan McCaslin
Read moreDadolescence
"This witty meditation on manly manliness is a head-butt at academic pretension and the Sword of Damocles that is the PhD thesis. A new novel so good, you’ll actually finish it." - Al Rae, Artistic Director, CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
Read moreWhat the Bear Said
What the Bear Said is a marvellous collection of fables. The stories are immediate, the characters, both human and supernatural, crackle with life . . . —W. P. Kinsella
Read morePortraits of Winnipeg
Winnipeg artist and designer, Robert J. Sweeney, captures Winnipeg’s urban landscape in this remarkable collection of sketches, Portraits of Winnipeg: The River City in Pen and Ink.
Read moreW.D. Valgardson reading at the Icelandic Canadian Club in Toronto
Be sure to join us in Toronto to hear W.D. (Bill) Valgardson present his new book, What the Bear Said, followed by a Meet and Greet with the Oddfellows Tour visiting from Iceland, led by Almar Grímsson.
All are welcome!
Members $8 / Non-members $10
Icelandic Canadian Club, Toronto
Spring Garden Baptist Church
112 Spring Garden Ave, Toronto, ON
Thursday, September 1, 3-5pm
An Evening of New Icelandic Folk Tales with W.D. Valgardson
Turnstone Press presents W.D. Valgardson reading from his new collection of short stories, What the Bear Said: Skald Tales from New Iceland. Join us after work or before supper and Folklorama for stories and good coffee at:
The Winnipeg Free Press News Cafe (237 McDermot Ave)
Tuesday, August 2 at 6:00 p.m.
Questions from the audience are welcome.
W.D. Valgardson launches What the Bear Said at Islendingadagurinn
W.D. Valgardson will launch his new collection of short fiction What the Bear Said: Skald Tales from New Iceland, on
Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Aspire Theatre
72 2nd Avenue
Gimli, Manitoba
Get on the Same Page with Baldur's Song
Turnstone Press is proud to announce that Baldur's Song: A Saga has been shortlisted for On the Same Page: Manitoba Reads.
Cast your vote for Baldur's Song here
A bestselling title of 2010 and shortlisted for the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book award, The Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and the Margaret McWilliams Awards, Baldur's Song has proven to be a favourite of fans and critics alike. Turnstone Press invites everyone to cast a ballot for this exciting One Book project.
What the Bear Said
Legends for a "New" Iceland
A land of volcanoes, geothermal pools, and barren wilderness, Iceland is full of mists and mystery. For a thousand years, its inhabitants passed down oral histories that included fantastical fables as a way to understand their strange land. For settlers escaping starvation in the wake of volcanic eruptions and economic hardship, Manitoba's Interlake area held further mystery.
Baldur's Song: A Saga
In this modern Icelandic saga, Baldur is buffeted by chance and opportunity in a competitive, unforgiving new world, seeking his one true love.