Read what the Sarnia Observer (PDF) has to say about native son Bruce Kemp and Letters From a Fugitive's Son.
Upcoming Events
- Jan. 30, Okanagan College, Penticton, 7:00 pm:Laurie and Bruce share tips and suggestions for touring the Okanagan. Lively presentation and slideshow.
- Feb. 3: Sunrise Rotary Club, Kelowna:Laurie shares her experiences in becoming a publisher and producing books like Grandma Wears Hiking Boots and Gifts of the Okanagan.
Courses
- Publish Your eBook, Kelowna, Feb. 11Laurie Carter provides detailed instruction on how to convert to eBook formats and publish on Amazon and Kobo. Okanagan College CRN 80657
- Publish Your eBook, Penticton, Feb. 25Laurie Carter provides detailed instruction on how to convert to eBook formats and publish on Amazon and Kobo. Okanagan College CRN 80657
12/16/2011
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12/05/2011
Pulitzer Finalist "Highly Recommends" Letters From a Fugitive's Son
Betty DeRamus, award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist, wrote this comment on the Amazon.com listing for Bruce Kemp's Letters From a Fugitive's Son.
"In Letters from a Fugitive’s Son, novelist Bruce Kemp uses the letters and memories of a free black 19th century man to tell a story that hasn’t been told enough: what it was like for black fighting men during America’s Civil War.
"Kemp’s major creation is Frederick Douglass Macdonald, the Canadian-born son of a man who escaped slavery in the U.S.
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12/04/2011
Letters From a Fugitive's Son > Now on Kobo
Letters From a Fugitive's Son, the debut novel by Bruce Kemp is now available for ePub readers through Chapters and Kobo. Letters is also available through Amazon.
Set in the last half of the 19th century, this historical epic is told through the journals of Frederick Douglass MacDonald and his correspondence with General William Tecumseh Sherman and Mary Todd Lincoln. Frederick, the son of a fugitive slave who escaped to Canada via the Underground Railroad, abandons his safe home and interesting job as a reporter to join the Union Army and fight ...
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11/30/2011
Okanagan Life Story
Nice profile of Bruce in the Nov/Dec issue of Okanagan Life magazine. Good anecdote on how he got the cover shot for Gifts of the Okanagan and a little background on Letters From a Fugitive's Son. See the story in Okanagan Life.
Books Featured in Okanagan Life
The Nov/Dec issue of Okanagan Life magazine spotlights three books by Laurie and/or Bruce: Gifts of the Okanagan, the photo essay coffee table book by Laurie & Bruce; Letters From a Fugitive's Son, Bruce's historical novel; and Grandma Wears Hiking Boots: A personal guide to the Okanagan Valley by Laurie.
11/22/2011
Letters From a Fugitive's Son > Now Available
It's live! Bruce's debut novel, Letters From a Fugitive's Son is now available on Amazon. Set in the last half of the 19th century, this historical epic is told through the journals of Frederick Douglass MacDonald and his correspondence with General William Tecumseh Sherman and Mary Todd Lincoln. Frederick, the son of a fugitive slave who escaped to Canada via the Underground Railroad, abandons his safe home and interesting job as a reporter to join the Union Army and fight in the American Civil War. His unique qualifications lead him to the headquarters of General Sherman and deep behind enemy lines. Years after the war, he produces more than just letters when Sherman asks him to write to Mary Lincoln and relate his experiences as a coloured soldier. Through the ramblings of his deranged wife, Frederick discovers secrets of the war that he could never have imagined. Available in eBook format from Amazon.
