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Montreal Gazette
7 minutes ago
- Montreal Gazette
Louise Penny chooses Ottawa instead of Washington for her latest novel's launch
New York Times bestselling author and Knowlton resident Louise Penny made headlines when she announced in March that, in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada, she would not travel to the United States to promote The Black Wolf, the 20th book in her enormously successful Gamache series. It comes out Oct. 28. She realizes she is fortunate to be in a position to make that choice, she said: It will surely affect books sales and, by extension, the bottom line for her publisher, Minotaur. 'My publisher was so incredibly supportive and understands,' she said in an interview. The book's U.S. launch was set for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. But in February, after Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees and the remaining board members, most of them his appointees, made him the chair of the historic institution, Penny joined the growing list of those deciding not to appear there. Instead, she moved the launch to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, where the 2,065 tickets for the Oct. 28 event sold out within hours. She'll travel to several Canadian cities for the book's publicity tour and a couple of virtual events will be live-streamed from the U.S., but it's the first time in 20 years that one of Penny's tours won't include stops south of the border. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Louise Penny (@louisepennyauthor) Trump has said repeatedly that he would like to annex Canada, turn it into the 51st state and take its vast mineral resources. In an instance of fiction presaging reality, one of the threads in The Black Wolf is a movement to make Canada the 51st state. Penny was concerned that people would think she 'just ripped off the headlines' — this although The Black Wolf was conceived three years ago and completed a year ago, long before the issue made the headlines. The Grey Wolf, published last October, and The Black Wolf were designed together and intended as companion pieces, she said. Some of the pivotal scenes of The Black Wolf are set in the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a cultural building straddling Canada and the U.S. A black stripe running across the library floor and under the opera house seats marks the border between Quebec and Vermont. The book's publicity tour will end at the Haskell Nov. 1 and 2. In-person tickets are sold out but virtual event tickets can be purchased in Canada through Brome Lake Books and in the U.S. through Phoenix Books. 'It was fun to do that quick pivot from the Kennedy Center and the U.S. tour to National Arts Centre and then to end the tour at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House,' Penny said. Since the Haskell opened in 1904, the citizens of both countries have used it without going through passport control and customs. In March of this year, Kristi Noem, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, approached the tape in the library denoting the border and stepped back and forth across it. On the American side, she said, grinning: 'U.S.A. No. 1.' Crossing the line into Canada, she said: 'The 51st state.' 'She did it at least three times and was very clear in saying, 'U.S.A. No. 1,' and didn't even say 'Canada.' Just, 'the 51st state',' Haskell executive director Deborah Bishop, who is Canadian, told the Boston Globe. 'When I wrote The Black Wolf, I worried I'd gone too far, ' Penny said. 'I no longer have that fear.' What frightens her, she told The Gazette, 'is that this is exactly what tyrants do: Who do they target? They target the libraries, the arts centres, the universities: places open to anyone who might have a dissenting thought.' Penny said she believes that many people who voted for Trump 'thought he was one thing and now are beginning to realize that he is not what he pretended to be. The challenge is going to be for the Democrats to come up with a viable, thoughtful, articulate candidate.' While it is true that many are glum about the current Trump administration, she said, it's important not to lose sight of the fact that his term will end. And meanwhile, 'it is so important to be optimistic, to look at friendships and support and do a lot of laughing. It is so important to know what we have. 'It is so easy to see the darkness,' she said. 'The tragedy would be if we allowed it to overshadow everything else.'
The Advertiser
11 minutes ago
- The Advertiser
Tiafoe stops Vukic in Canadian Open, de Minaur awaits
American Frances Tiafoe has dumped Australia's Aleksandar Vukic from the Canadian Open in Toronto, setting up a clash with another Aussie, Alex de Minaur. Vukic took the tournament's seventh-seed to three sets before going down 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday. Tiafoe will now play de Minaur in the round of 16 with the ninth seed advancing after fellow Aussie Christopher O'Connell withdrew. After dropping the opening set, Vukic fought back in the second, breaking Tiafoe in the opening game. He also had an early break point in the deciding set but failed to capitalise. Tiafoe then broke in the eighth game before serving out the match. In other matches, second-seeded Taylor Fritz of the US beat Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to set up a fourth-round clash with 19th-seed Jiri Lehecka of Czechia. Lehecka beat 15th-seeded Arthur Fils of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the afternoon session, sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia beat Lorenzo Sonego of Italy 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Rublev will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over Czech Jakub Mensik. "In the second and third sets, I was able to play more aggressive, fewer mistakes," Rublev said. "Let's see what's happening next, I'm super excited and motivated." American Frances Tiafoe has dumped Australia's Aleksandar Vukic from the Canadian Open in Toronto, setting up a clash with another Aussie, Alex de Minaur. Vukic took the tournament's seventh-seed to three sets before going down 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday. Tiafoe will now play de Minaur in the round of 16 with the ninth seed advancing after fellow Aussie Christopher O'Connell withdrew. After dropping the opening set, Vukic fought back in the second, breaking Tiafoe in the opening game. He also had an early break point in the deciding set but failed to capitalise. Tiafoe then broke in the eighth game before serving out the match. In other matches, second-seeded Taylor Fritz of the US beat Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to set up a fourth-round clash with 19th-seed Jiri Lehecka of Czechia. Lehecka beat 15th-seeded Arthur Fils of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the afternoon session, sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia beat Lorenzo Sonego of Italy 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Rublev will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over Czech Jakub Mensik. "In the second and third sets, I was able to play more aggressive, fewer mistakes," Rublev said. "Let's see what's happening next, I'm super excited and motivated." American Frances Tiafoe has dumped Australia's Aleksandar Vukic from the Canadian Open in Toronto, setting up a clash with another Aussie, Alex de Minaur. Vukic took the tournament's seventh-seed to three sets before going down 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday. Tiafoe will now play de Minaur in the round of 16 with the ninth seed advancing after fellow Aussie Christopher O'Connell withdrew. After dropping the opening set, Vukic fought back in the second, breaking Tiafoe in the opening game. He also had an early break point in the deciding set but failed to capitalise. Tiafoe then broke in the eighth game before serving out the match. In other matches, second-seeded Taylor Fritz of the US beat Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to set up a fourth-round clash with 19th-seed Jiri Lehecka of Czechia. Lehecka beat 15th-seeded Arthur Fils of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. In the afternoon session, sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia beat Lorenzo Sonego of Italy 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Rublev will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over Czech Jakub Mensik. "In the second and third sets, I was able to play more aggressive, fewer mistakes," Rublev said. "Let's see what's happening next, I'm super excited and motivated."
Hamilton Spectator
40 minutes ago
- Hamilton Spectator
Taylor Fritz beats Canadian Gabriel Diallo in Toronto in 3rd round of National Bank Open
TORONTO (AP) — Second-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States beat 6-foot-8 Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 on Friday night in the third round of the National Bank Open. 'I thought the crowd was (very) nice for me playing the last player in the tournament from Canada,' Fritz said. 'I thought it was going to be a little bit more hostile. But I guess everyone is just so nice. I've dealt with a lot worse.' Fritz set up a fourth-round match in the hard-court event with 19th-seeded Jiri Lehecka of Czechia. Lehecka beat 15th-seeded Arthur Fils of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The 27-year-old Fritz is No. 4 in the world. He has 10 career ATP Tour titles, winning this year on grass at Eastbourne and Stuttgart. In the late match, fourth-seeded Ben Shelton outlasted fellow American Brandon Nakashima 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (5). Shelton will face 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy. In the afternoon, sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia beat Lorenzo Sonego of Italy 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. 'In the second and third sets, I was able to play more aggressive, fewer mistakes,' Rublev said. 'Let's see what's happening next, I'm super excited and motivated.' Seventh-seeded Frances Tiafoe of the United States edged Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to set up a match with Washington winner Alex de Minaur of Australia. De Minaur advanced when countryman Christopher O'Connell withdrew. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner — the 2023 winner — and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz skipped the hard-court event that ends Thursday. No. 5 Jack Draper and No. 6 Novak Djokovic also are absent. ___ AP tennis:
