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Seriously Thrilled

With B.R. Myers, Sidura Ludwig, Geneviève Bigué

For Ages 12 and up
Sunday, November 3
4:00PM – 6:00PM
MacPhee Centre (50 Queen Street, Dartmouth)

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Description

We’re happy to be back in Dartmouth again this year to offer readings by B.R. Myers (The Third Wife of Faraday House) and Sidura Ludwig (Swan) as well as a presentation by graphic novelist Geneviève Bigué (When the Lake Burns). Guaranteed thrills and chills in these stories aimed at young adult readers—but fun for anyone ages 12 and up! Plus: SNACKS!

Speakers

  • Always in the mood for a good scare, B. R. MYERS spent most of her teen years behind the covers of Lois Duncan, Ray Bradbury, and Stephen King. She is the author of the international bestseller, A Dreadful Splendor, winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award, as well as numerous YA books. A member of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, she lives in Halifax with her family—and there is still a stack of books on her bedside table.

  • Sidura Ludwig is an internationally acclaimed Canadian author who has been a finalist for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, and a runner-up in the Little Bird Short Story Contest. She recently won the 2021 Vine Award for best Jewish fiction for her debut short story collection, You Are Not What We Expected (House of Anansi Press, 2020). She also authored Holding My Breath (Key Porter Books, Canada; Shaye Areheart Books, U.S.; Tindal Street Fiction, U.K., 2007). Her debut picture book, Rising, illustrated by Sophia Vincent Guy, was published in 2024 by Candlewick, and her debut middle grade novel SWAN: The Girl Who Grew is published by Nimbus Publishing. Sidura studied Creative Writing at York University in Toronto, and obtained a Master of Journalism from Carleton University. She is a 2021 graduate of the M.F.A. program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. More information is available at: https://siduraludwig.com

  • Geneviève Bigué is an illustrator and comic artist based in Montreal. With a formation in Traditional Animation (Cégep du Vieux Montréal) and Graphic Design (UQÀM), she now works in many fields, such as books, advertisement and the cultural scene. In 2022, she published her first graphic novel as an author, Parfois les lacs brûlent (When the Lake Burns). Her book has won many awards, including the 2023 Prix des libraires du Québec. It was also nominated for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards in Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books (French).