'The Catch-Up' Reading Series, featuring Thomas Chamberlain and Pierre C. Arseneault

The final 'Catch-Up' before a summer hiatus brings readings from two recent New Brunswick Book-Award nominees, Thomas Chamberlain (Happenstance) and Pierre C. Arseneault (Something Happened in Carlton).
Join us for readings from both authors on Sunday, June 28th, 3 pm. Free and open for all to attend. Books available for purchase and signing.
THOMAS CHAMBERLAIN is a retired elementary school and high school teacher whose career spanned 33 years. Throughout Thomas’ career, he had a reputation for creativity and innovation in his teaching. His final three years prior to retirement were spent teaching Inuit children in a small community on the shores of Hudson’s Bay. He now lives in the Kennebecasis Valley. Happenstance is his first novel, and prior to publication, won second prize in the David Adams Richards prize for fiction manuscript.
“The author tackles a most difficult and sensitive subject with skill and compassion. The writing is clear and direct and the dialogue is realistic. The story is told with intelligence and insight while bringing into focus elements of friendship and courage that can carry a young person through some very dark times.” - Lesley Choyce
The youngest of eleven children, PIERRE C. ARSENEAULT grew up in the small town of Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada. As a cartoonist, Pierre was published in over a dozen weekly newspapers. As an author, he has written solo and in collaboration, 26 short stories and 5 novels so far, in many genres like horror, supernatural, paranormal, drama, comedy and more. Something Happened in Carlton was the result of loving a past work enough to want to revisit it, as most of the cast was first introduced in a novella called Nothing Ever Happens in Carlton.
“Reading this book was like being dropped into the heart of a community that at first may seem small and peaceful but is broiling with long-held tension. Arseneault has created a compelling ensemble of small-town drama by effectively observing and reporting a tale from the point of view of numerous characters. As tensions and conflicts mount, a picture of a very realistic environment with characters that feel like your own neighbours unfolds in a connected tapestry of narratives that has long been a staple of Canadian literature.” - Mark Leslie Lefebvre