Another Terry Fallis visit

I attended another Terry Fallis author talk.  It reinforced what a great speaker and how naturally humorous he is.  Having read his novel "No Relation" earlier this year, it was nice to get the rehashed version during his talk.  Listening to him read a scene from the novel also reinforced that authors are the best people to read their own works because they have a unique personal insight and so can bring more life to it than anyone else possibly could.  I mentioned in my review about wanting to listen to the podcast versions he has made of all his books but I have not previously done that.

During his talk, he also gave an overview of Ernest Hemingway's life.  I am not overly familiar with Hemingway aside from reading "The Old Man and the Sea" in high school.  If the ending hadn't been so defeatingly depressing, I would have liked the book a whole lot more.  So it was surprising to learn that his later years were overshadowed by depression and illness that affected his ability to write.  This has revived my own interest in writing, even if it is just for myself.  Terry Fallis said he didn't write his first novel until he was 45 so it's not too late for me if I decide to try it.

Terry also gave us an overview of the novel he is still in the process of writing now.  This is the second time that the brief synopsis of his upcoming novel has had me eagerly awaiting its publication.  It happened that way with "No Relation" and now again with "Poles Apart", the working title.

There was a book signing at the end of the talk and my friend bought a copy to get signed.  I told him that because of the James Moriarty storyline, I visited the Toronto Reference Library just to see the Sherlock Holmes collection they have.  I had not heard of it until I read about it in "No Relation".

It was a bookishly inspiring night for me and I am so glad I went.  Terry says that his new book should be out sometime in the fall of 2015.  Just in time for the Word on the Street festival??  If so, perhaps we will see him there.

Read on,

Paula