Join the Queen of the Lady Monsters, Sandra Kasturi, at ChiSeries, a monthly reading event featuring Sci Fi, Fantasy and Horror. I’ll be reading alongside James Alan Gardner, Stephen Michell and Gary Thomas Morse, with original songs by Kari Maaren! Hosted by the Chiaroscuro Reading Series at ROUND Venue, 152 Read more…
Tarry This Night is 100% “Bitch Approved” and makes their November Must Read short list. Says Evette Dionne, Senior Editor at Bitch Media, “Kristyn Dunnion capitalizes on [cult] fascination in her eerie novel, Tarry This Night, delivering one of the best books of 2017.” https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/bitchreads-november-selections
Five Sci Fi Books by Toronto Authors That We’re Excited To Read! Check out Suzanne Alyssa Andrew’s short short list of hot picks:Tarry This Night finds itself in excellent company, with Ron Sexsmith, Camilla Grudova, Patrick Kyle, and a kick ass anthology edited by Casey Plett and Cat Fitzpatrick. https://nowtoronto.com/art-and-books/books/five-sci-fi-books-by-toronto-authors
Jonathan Valelly had some kind, insightful words to share about Tarry This Night. “Dunnion delivers a tactful balancing act, blending cult psychology, the politics of polarization and racial resentment and traditional speculative fiction. Dunnion allows the reader entry into each sect member’s mind and experience, however untrustworthy, fraught, or even Read more…
Tarry This Night – included on CBC’s top 20 Fall Fiction Reads – is hot off the press, so order your copy from a favourite independent bookstore now! Or visit the author at various readings to get your own signed copy ….. Tuesday Sept 19, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Read more…
https://www.cbc.ca/books/20-works-of-canadian-fiction-we-re-excited-to-read-1.4249720 CBC is excited to read 20 works of new Canadian fiction this fall, and the list includes Tarry This Night. “With a future-forward, complex plot weaved together by an exciting Canadian voice, the novel promises to be an exhilarating read. Kristyn Dunnion was a Lambda Literary Award finalist in Read more…
In the July/August issue of Quill & Quire, Steven W. Beattie says “Tarry This Night offers a disturbingly accurate reflection of the current trends in American politics and culture.” Tarry This Night …. in stores late September, 2017. Pre-order copies from your favourite independent booksellers, now! http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/fall-preview-2017-fiction/
Hey young writers! Want to get your heros working harder, and your stories leaping off the page? Let’s talk about villains, ghosts and monsters! In other words, we’ll create original, multi-dimensional antagonists and they will help drive your stories. Meet me at the Parkdale Public library on Thursday July 13, Read more…
Tarry This Night, Kristyn Dunnion’s dystopic novel set in a polygamous cult’s bunker, is forthcoming this Fall with Arsenal Pulp Press. Tarry This Night is a timely examination of patriarchy’s inevitable end -it shall devour itself!- and a powerful narrative of female resistance. Darkly poetic language and haunting imagery light Read more…
Today is the day! Yes, we are calling on YOU to skip on down to a local, independent bookstore and ….buy a book. Trade your low-fat lattes for a few days and instead feast your mind and spirit with a scintillating new read. I will be hanging with the heroes Read more…