“It all started with two terrific stories by Carmel Mikol and Hector MacNeil,” says Breton Books editor Ron Caplan. “We had to share them—but two stories are not enough for a book.”
So Caplan and his co-worker Bonnie Thompson gathered the twenty new stories that became Local Hero.
“Cape Breton Island has to be the short story capital of Canada,” Caplan points out. “We’ve produced so many award-winning writers. And Local Hero is proof that taut, powerful and deeply involving stories continue to be written here.”
This new collection of short stories from Cape Breton delivers a rich and lasting experience. These twenty writers offer up a profound and entertaining path through the fears, struggles, pressures, laughs and adventures of life. Bonnie Thompson says that Local Hero is really about love. The love of life itself
Everyone is invited to join Cape Breton writers for the book launch party with readings from Local Hero at the McConnell Library on Tuesday November 24, 4 to 6 pm. There will be punch and cookies, and CBC Mainstreet’s Wendy Bergfeldt will broadcast the party live. This event is free.
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