Interview - Jerrod Edson and The Boulevard

Canada Reads American Style

English - November 10, 2023 03:20 - 22 minutes - 20 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Tara is excited to welcome Jerrod Edson to discuss his latest book, The Boulevard.

Jerrod was born in St. John, New Brunswick and raised in the Kennebecasis Valley of southern New Brunswick. He graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, with a BA in English lit and history, studied journalism at Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, and received his teaching degree in 2007 from York University, Toronto, ON.

Jerrod received the David Adams Richards Prize for Fiction for his book The Moon is Real (2016) and his novel The Goon (2010) was shortlisted for the ReLit Award. His sixth novel The Boulevard was published by Galleon Publishing in May 2023.

Paintings mentioned in The Boulevard are listed in order on Jerrod's blog: https://jerrodedson.blogspot.com/2022/03/some-paintings-mentioned-in-boulevard.html

Jerrod is currently reading: Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella and The Town That Forgot How to Breathe by Kenneth J. Harvey.

Instagram: @jerrodedson99