June 6 reading

Time: 3pm MT

Location: Devonian Gardens - Core Mall, 324 8 Ave SW

Remember That Song?

by Grant Tilly

An older woman is packing up her apartment while reminiscing about key moments in her life, inspired by the items she's sorting through. As she packs she and her husband relive their romance. She faces a decision: whether to carry their memories with her or leave them behind.

Reading time: 3pm MT

Marv N Ev

by Jason Long

70 year old best friends and lifelong fishing pals wrestle with mortality, stubborn fish, and a mysterious Norwegian sage who holds the key to unlocking their true desire/fear.

Reading time: 4:30pm MT

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June 13 Reading

Time: 3pm MT

Location: Devonian Gardens - Core Mall, 324 8 Ave SW

Brown Eggs

by Judith Clark

When Danny and Annalie Callahan's youngest son Konrad and his new wife Lauren arrive for what will be Danny’s last Christmas, family traditions lead to an unexpected neighbour feud. Danny contemplates an important decision as Lauren and Annalie bond over misadventures and Konrad learns about storing up joy in sorrow.

Reading time: 3pm MT

Evergreens

by Madeline Hunter Smith

ER doctor Natalie Green and triage nurse Sean Halcomb are stuck with the night shift on Christmas Eve at Evergreens County Hospital in their sleepy Alberta town. As the end of the shift approaches and it seems like the pair might make it through the night without any major incident, Natalie and Sean are caught by surprise when an older man arrives at the emergency room through the heavy snow. The medical team work to treat him and, as Christmas morning draws near, so do each of their unspoken truths.

Reading time: 4:30pm MT

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June 20 Reading

Time: 3pm MT

Location: Devonian Gardens - Core Mall, 324 8 Ave SW

Rupert's Land

by James Hart

Life is piling on Rupert. It’s too much. He escapes to a remote atoll in the South Pacific leaving everything behind, including Penny. A kind of peace and quiet happens after that but it’s not exactly peaceful or quiet. Conversing with nature takes a different spin. And in the end, there’s a beginning.

Reading time: 3pm MT

The Last 1.5 Librarians North of Lethbridge

by Anna Leslie

While curmudgeonly former librarian Jean seeks food in a climate disaster-induced wasteland, the eccentric Frankie seeks information to save. When they meet at a Little Free Library, Frankie recruits Jean to help preserve knowledge. Friendship forms between the unlikely duo as they establish the first post-apocalyptic library.

Reading time: 4:30pm MT

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