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| Westsiders
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"...”Tom Finn’s stories demonstrate consistently controlled use of language, and the author’s sense of dialogue is keen. It is tuned to the way people speak, and the way his characters speak and think. At times comic, it harmonizes well with Finn’s often wry, omniscient third-person narration. Finn writes well, and these stories are good ... some real gems."
- Darrell Squires, Library Resources Board, Newfoundland
The Western Star, 16/10/10.
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“Well-crafted ... character-driven. An impressive book of short stories about people going about their lives, experiencing change, facing hardships. Finn writes skillfully and his style is particularly suited to the short story."
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Tom Finn at work
The author of Malpeque Bay: A State Of Mind, and Princes was bred and buttered in the old town of Corner Brook West, Newfoundland, Canada. After working in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and California, he took up residence in Ottawa. A retired federal public servant, he has always taken a keen interest in the affairs of his island homeland, especially the transformation of the former British colony following the American 'invasion' of the 1940s, and the union with Canada in 1949. |
Sketches from the social fabric, with subtle references to the American presence in Newfoundland during WWII:
- drama
- relationships
- desire and delusion
Old Corner Brook and beyond in the '40s and '50s. Like a ship in the mist, there emerges from these ardent, tragicomic lives, a recognition of ourselves.
Paperback pocketbook
ISBN 978-0-9685784-6-9
4" x 7" 191 p.
2010
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| Princes
New edition. 97-1-927032-00-8
First published 1991, Harry Cuff.
0-821191-63-4 |
“... Finn has done for pre-Confederation Newfoundland what James Joyce in his stories did for his native Dublin."
- Daniel Jones, Books In Canada. |
Tom Finn |
Short stories. |
Forthcoming 2012 |
Into The Waves
Poems and Other Writings
on Consciousness
"Is life just about struggle and work? Isn’t there only one Earth that connects us all regardless of our nationality, religion or culture? These poems came about through a search for meaning. When I look at the waves on the ocean, I view them as being separate. But it seems to me that the waves are |
(continued) part of the whole ocean and there is no separation. Being part of the ocean provides me with a source of strength, confidence and happiness. My age, gender and background provide unique viewpoints for my writings. I offer them simply as a guide."
- bdb 2011 |
Beverly Diana Blanchard is an Ojibway First Nation from Northern Ontario. She holds a degree in Economics from Laurentian University. A former Public Servant, she has consulted to First Nation and Inuit organizations in a variety of areas including homelessness, suicide and violence prevention, childcare, HIV/AIDS, women's issues, business planning and economics. She is a writer and personal development coach based in Sault Ste. Marie and Ottawa, Canada. |
"A window onto our search for meaning..."
Paper back
5.5" x 8.5", 126 p
+ ebook formats |
April 1, 2012 |
Construire la Cité universitaire moderne : Université Laval
1945 - 1970
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Martin Dubois, professeur d'architecture, professeurs d'histoire Marc Grignon et Marc Vallieres, Peter Geldart, design.
et James Lambert, archivist. l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada. |
Beaux Livre
French and English editions, reproductions of architectural plans, historical drawings and photos, illustrated, with foldouts. "coffee-table" book
Hardcover and softcover
ISBN 978-0-9685784-4-5
8" x 9" 300 p.
2014 |
Forthcoming 2014 |
Christiane Claude :
40 Years of Mime
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Please see mime.ca for more on this theatrical artist. |
Illustrated
bilingual French and English
Softcover spiral
ISBN 978-0-9685784-5-2
8" x 8" 80 p.
2010 |
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Tene Uterum
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One woman's healing story of a sea kayak journey, a mountain glacier hike, her operation and recovery.
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Illustrated
Paperback
pocketbook
ISBN 978-0-9685784-3-8
5.5" X 4.25" 218 p
2007 |
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Autumn Wild
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A personal geography through a West Quebec season
Paperback
pocketbook
ISBN 0-9685784-2-X
5.5" X 4.25" 182 p
2006
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The Letters of Lois Sybil Harrington and Edward Winslow-Spragge
 
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Edward Winslow-Spragge (L) and Lois Sybil Harrington (2nd R) with Sparling cousins in England, 1933,
Anne V. Byers, editor.
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Love, family and travel in Canada
1908-1950
illustrated, with foldouts
Hardcover
ISBN 0-9685784-1-1
7" x 9" approx. 300p
2000 |
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Portrait of the Inanimate
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Peter Geldart |
The colours and patterns of rocks, geology, astronomy and our cosmic origins, illustrated,
including prints from Kodachrome. Hand made.
Hardcover spiral
ISBN 0-9685784-0-3
8" x 8" approx. 30p
2001
See the website astraea.ncf.ca
for the science museum exhibit
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