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Rebecca and Tara discuss the upcoming Eden Mills Writers' Festival in Eden Mills, Ontario, which takes place on Sunday, September 10, 2023 and runs from noon to 5:30 pm.  Tickets are on sale now!


https://edenmillswritersfestival.ca/festival-sunday/schedule/


Author sessions they plan to attend:


Rebecca: 


Michael Melgaard, Not That Kind of Place
Zalika Reid-Benta, River Mumma
Brett Popplewell, Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain, and the Search for a Hidden Past
Don Gillmor, To the River: Losing My Brother
Gabriel Allahdua, Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada 

Tara:


Jessica Johns, Bad Cree
Ali Hassan, Is There Bacon in Heaven?
Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado About Nothing
Amy Jones, Pebble & Dove
Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero
Janika Oza, A History of Burning 
Amanda Peters, The Berry Pickers
Katherena Vermette, The Circle

Tara also highlighted @trishtalksbooks September TBR challenge on Bookstagram.  It's not too late to join in!


Rebecca and Tara shared the news that they are planning to launch a patreon account in January 2024 to grow their bookish community!


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