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Alissa York is the author of the novels FAUNA, EFFIGY and MERCY, and the short fiction collection, ANY GIVEN POWER. For more information, go to: http://alissayork.com

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May 16, 2012

Northwords Film Trailer

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You've heard the radio doc on "The Next Chapter," now check out the film trailer by filmCAN (the team that brought you the National Parks Project) and Shelagh Rogers:

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May 16, 2012

"Pass the Book" Picks FAUNA

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Fauna is the 2012 Durham Region "Pass the Book" Community Reads title!

http://www.oshlib.ca/modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=354

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May 16, 2012

National Magazine Award Nomination

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"Class Mammalia" nominated for a National Magazine Award in the travel writing category!

http://www.eighteenbridges.com/ProsePointRoot/story/class-mammalia

http://www.magazine-awards.com/

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January 19, 2012

Kathleen Edwards Reviews Fauna

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Singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards gives Fauna a glowing review on CBC Radio's "The Next Chapter" with Shelagh Rogers:

http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/episode/2012/01/16/ami-mckay/

KathleenEdwardsAboutFAUNA-CBCsTheNextChapter.mp3

If you don't already know and love Kathleen's music, catch her recent performance on Letterman:

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November 28, 2011

"Northwords" Radio Doc with Shelagh Rogers

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It's here! "Northwords" on The Next Chapter, radio doc extraordinaire about the life-changing trip Alissa and four other lucky writers took to Torngat Mountains National Park with Shelagh Rogers and the Northwards film crew.

http://www.cbc.ca/thenextchapter/episode/2011/11/27/november-28-2011---northw...

Torngatsboat
(Photo Credit: Charlie Cheffins)

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November 25, 2011

Le Monde Interview and Review

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French press!

http://www.lemonde.fr/livres/article/2011/11/24/alissa-york-la-plume-animale_...

Click here to download:
FaunaLeMonde.PDF (354 KB)

 

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October 26, 2011

French Fauna

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Now available in France:

http://www.joellelosfeld.fr/ouvrage-A78793-fauna.html

Frenchfauna

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October 26, 2011

Dutch Fauna

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Coming soon to the Netherlands (May 2013).

http://www.awbruna.nl/signatuur/article26203.ece/Fauna

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September 6, 2011

Toronto Book Award Shortlist

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Fauna makes the cut!

http://www.toronto.ca/book_awards/#finalists

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August 15, 2011

Torngat Mountains National Park, Labrador

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On a recent trip to Torngat Mountains National Park with Shelagh Rogers and her radio tech husband, Charlie Cheffins, fellow writers Sarah Leavitt, Rabindranath Maharaj, Joseph Boyden and Noah Richler, and the Northwords film crew, Alissa spoke with John Gaudi of CBC Radio's Labrador Morning about the experience:

http://www.cbc.ca/labradormorning/episodes/2011/08/12/more-on-torngats-writin...

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