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Brent van Staalduinen is the author of the novels BOY, NOTHING BUT LIFE, and SAINTS, UNEXPECTED, as well as the forthcoming short story collection CUT ROAD. His award-winning short fiction can be found in notable publications on both sides of the Atlantic. Find out more at www.brentvans.com. ...more

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Boy

Today's the publication day for BOY, a genre-bending coming of age novel that explores the nature of time, unexpected pauses, and how nothing can ever stay the same. Kind of like right now, right?

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Published on September 26, 2020 09:19 • Tags: boy, canlit, dundurn, fiction, novel, publication

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	Nothing but Life 3.22 avg rating — 163 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saints, Unexpected 3.77 avg rating — 57 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy 3.46 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 8 by Brent van Staalduinen (Goodreads Author), J.R. McConvey, Magdalena McGuire 3.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cut Road (197) (Essential Prose Series) 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding December: Christmas Tales it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Fire in the Desert: 1427 Days to Unredecipher Kuwait really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Brent Staalduinen liked Hollay Ghadery's review of Cut Road (197) (Essential Prose Series): "What a disarming collection of short stories! Rangy and raw, bold and luminous, these stories probe the wounds left by conflict. I read in the acknowledgments that Van Staalduinen was an army medic, which sheds some light on how these stories are so " Read more of this review »
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Brent Staalduinen liked K.R. Wilson's review of Cut Road (197) (Essential Prose Series): "An ash-blizzard strands a trucker at a motel. A scarred veteran works to build a life. An off-grid commune takes its toll. If you like tightly written stories of character and place and upended lives then I highly recommend Cut Road."
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Brent Staalduinen liked Andrew's review of Nothing but Life: "I wanted to like this book; the premise immediately incited sympathy for the protagonist. But the story takes way too long to get going, or even layout where it's going. Some parts (events, character details) could have been omitted without affecting" Read more of this review »
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Brent Staalduinen liked Brooke's review of Nothing but Life: "I wanted to love this book so bad but it didn’t do it for me. The messaging is important, and a good read for teens as it is on the White Pine Nominee list. Unfortunately the book was really about nothing until halfway through. It had so much potenti" Read more of this review »
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Brent Staalduinen made a comment on Pat Lefler’s review of Nothing but Life " I'm so glad you enjoyed this! I'm so glad you enjoyed this! ...more "
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