Last night, Alexandre Trudeau was in town to promote his new book Barbarian Lost. The event took place at Library and Archives Canada during the Ottawa International Writers Festival. The author first read an excerpt and then was interviewed by Adrian Harewood. Alexandre Trudeau has always been fascinated by China and attracted to its people, history and culture. It all started when his father, late prime minister Pierre Trudeau, came back from a…
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Austin Dragon
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Future Shock: Paradise or Purgatory?
The following is a guest post by Austin Dragon, author of Rising Leviathan. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Is our future a happy, shiny “Star Trek” one or a grimy, hellish “Blade Runner” one? There was a time when Greece ruled the known world. Egypt was the center of Christianity. The Roman Empire was the greatest empire…
Douglas J. Wood
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Presidential Intentions by Douglas J. Wood
It is 2016, and Samantha Harrison is running for president of the United States against Hillary Clinton. In flashbacks, we follow this ambitious woman’s journey from her high school graduation to the days that follow the presidential election. As she struggles to stick to her convictions, she can’t help but notice that her professional drive has a deep impact on her family. Will she succeed in her quest to become the…
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The Tragedy of Fidel Castro by João Cerqueira
The following is a guest post by João Cerqueira, author of The Tragedy of Fidel Castro. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. It was through Portuguese writers – Camões, Fernando Pessoa, José Saramago, Lobo Antunes – that I learned to write. Hence my belief that form – that is, command of language – is as or more…