Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Ron Hynes Documentary Reviewed

The Man of a Thousand Songs, a documentary about the legendary Newfoundland singer-songwriter Ron Hynes, is reviewed here in Variety.

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Ron Hynes is one of three narrator's of Michael Crummey's poetry collection Hard Light: 32 Little Stories, available as an audiobook from Rattling Books. He also narrates the Rattling Books audio edition of Cassie Brown's Death on the Ice (forthcoming in 2011).

Friday, September 24, 2010

Kathleen Winter Makes Giller Long-list

Kathleen Winter's novel Annabel has been selected for the Giller Prize long-list. To see the complete list of nominees, click here.

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A selection of Kathleen Winter's short stories is available on audio as part Rattling Books' EarLit Shorts 1 anthology of short fiction.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Michael Winter Edits His Manuscript



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Michael Winter's novel The Big Why is available as an unabridged audiobook from Rattling Books, in MP3 CD or digitally downloadable formats.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Michael Crummey Appears at Cabot Trail Writers Festival

Newfoundland poet and novelist Michael Crummey will be one of three participants in this year's Cabot Trail Writers Festival. Participating writers will deliver readings, workshops and presentations. Click here to read an article on the events.

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Michael Crummey's collection of poetry Hard Light: 32 Little Stories is available as an audiobook from Rattling Books.

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Anita Best Performs at the Ottawa 2010 Storytellers' Festival

Traditional Newfoundland singer and storyteller Anita Best will be performing at the Ottawa 2010 Storytellers' Festival in a featured concert, Stories and Songs of Newfoundland. The concert will take place on Sunday, November 21st at 7 p.m. For a complete schedule of events, follow this link.

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Anita Best is the narrator of Mary Dalton's acclaimed poetry collection Merrybegot, available as an unabridged audio CD or digital download from Rattling Books.