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August 6, 2021
Interview!
This week, I appeared on a wonderful YouTube program called SNAK, a “bite-size interview show” created by actors and friends Jorge Molina, Andrea Lyons and Bonnie Anderson. They somehow manage to successfully distill a thirty-minute interview into a 3-minute chat, and it’s great fun!
It’s three highly condensed minutes about me and my journey through Anthropology, art and design, acting, and writing. Enjoy!
Click on the image to watch the video
June 18, 2021
Award Season
Spring is independent book award season, and as I mentioned in my last post, this year I entered my novel in a number of them on the off-chance that last year’s recognition from the International Book Awards wasn’t a fluke.
Well, the results are (almost) all in and I couldn’t be happier!
Winners and finalists for the Eric Hoffer Awards were announced on May 10, and The Perpetual Now did not go unnoticed. It was named a Winner in the category of Commercial Fiction, with an Honorable Mention...
March 13, 2021
Happy birthday!
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of The Perpetual Now. At almost 450 pages, it was a pretty ambitious undertaking for a first attempt. It was also an intensely personal endeavour, one that required me to not only open doors that had been closed for a long, long time, but then to put a bright light on them for everyone to see. Not the easiest thing for an introvert, but somehow cathartic nevertheless.
The response thus far has been extremely gratifying, and I thank all ...
October 30, 2020
New beginnings
The weather is getting colder, daylight hours are getting shorter, and thanks to COVID nobody is going anywhere. Can you think of a better time to start a new project?
Earlier this month I officially began the first draft of what should be my 2nd novel. They say that getting started is the hardest part, and I can fully attest to that: since I opened the file 2 weeks ago, I’ve been mostly labouring over what amounts to four paragraphs. But at least I’m under way: I have a fairly clear path ahe...
October 5, 2020
Science break
Let’s change the subject for just a moment. This isn’t something I have any expertise in, so I’m not going into much depth here. But as an admitted science geek with a weakness for infographics, I was immediately enthralled when I stumbled onto this thing of beauty and just had to share. It was exquisitely prepared by Beyond Words Studio (check them out!) for BBC Future. Any wonder why I love the BEEB!?!
It checks all the boxes for a good infographic: it’s informative, well researched, simple...
September 28, 2020
Reviews, royalties, and 2 brand new trailers
I feel very blessed of late!
First, on the heels of The Perpetual Now‘s nomination for an international book award (stickers just came in!), a flurry of 5-star reviews have recently appeared on Chapters.Indigo.ca:
☆☆☆☆☆5 out of 5 stars.
Stephen King Vibe for Small Town Ontario
I have to say this is one of the most enjoyable reads I’ve had in a long time. The story moves swiftly even in its exposition, is a great mix of normal life mixed with the supernatural, creates compelling, enj...
July 23, 2020
It’s an honour just to be nominated!
BIG NEWS!
American Book Fest has released the names and titles for the 2020 International Book Awards and The Perpetual Now was named as a finalist in the Cross Genre category!
As my young protagonist Justin Lambert would say: “HOLYSHITHOLYSHITHOLYSHIT!!!”
According to the press release “over 400 winners and finalists were announced in over 90 categories.” Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year’s contest yielded over 2,000 entries from authors and publishers aroun...
June 13, 2020
Early reviews… (WOW!)
Photo by Ekrulila on Pexels.comI’ll just let these speak for themselves…
5 Stars: Fabulous book – a unique reading experience!
It is not often that you come across a novel that so masterfully combines elements of mystery, science fiction, and the complexities of our own humanity. With a blend of humour, intelligence and compassion, Mr. Bourgault makes you fall in love with his characters – so much so that you don’t want to finish the book because you don’t want to let them go.
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5 S...
May 27, 2020
NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT INDIGO!
May 16, 2020
Proud, excited, and scared shitless
I have a new WEBSITE, and it’s beautiful!
It’s the official website for The Perpetual Now, put together by the good folks at Tellwell. It has a dust-jacket synopsis of the novel, an excerpt, a bit about me, a Q & A, and links to purchase the book through Amazon and Barns & Noble. There’s also space for a blog, which I expect will focus specifically on news and events pertaining to the promotion of the book. That doesn’t mean this blog is going anywhere: I figure I’ll continue to use it for new work and my personal ramblings, while the new one will be a lot more official in tone.
And then just a few days ago, this happened!
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A partial delivery of the 100 copies I ordered for promotional purposes. While a number of people have already received their’s over the past week or so, this is the first time I actually get to hold my baby! I’m thrilled to death by how it looks and feels, just like a REAL BOOK! The cover with its matte finish is everything I hoped for, the map is gorgeous, and the interior layout (after so much teeth-gnashing and hair-pulling early on) is perfect. And at 420 pages, the book has a certain heft to it, which I love.
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A real book… with pages and everything!
Now comes the scary part, as readers open their Amazon boxes, settle themselves into their favourite comfy chairs, and begin to wade into my little universe. Having once been a theatre actor, I’ve had a whiff of this before, as has anyone who has ever stepped out onstage to sing, dance or tell jokes, or who has publicly exhibited a work of art, or released a piece of music. It’s the exhilarating terror that comes with putting something of yourself out into the world.
At this moment I don’t care if the novel makes a ton of money, or gets picked up by a major publisher, or gets adapted into a screenplay and made into a blockbuster movie (although these would all be nice).
I just really, REALLY hope you enjoy my book!
