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Tales from the North Shore
Praise for Tales from the North Shore, which contains the popular “Death in Etobicoke” trilogy:
“The book is beautiful. And the voice of your narrator is so much more human and vulnerable and versatile than anything you’re ‘allowed' in most of your other writing. I really like the innocence and vulnerability ... and the way your narrator’s curiosity and occasional expression of wonder at whatever revelations are at hand keeps giving the reader or listener a sense that magic is just a word or two away."
— Charles Wilkins, author of The Circus at the Edge of the Earth, Walk to New York, In the Land of Long Fingernails, Little Ship of Fools and international bestsellers, Paddle to the Amazon and After the Applause.
Praise for Death in Etobicoke
“Scott! My friend and I are reading ‘Death in Etobicoke’ to each other, laughing our heads off. Actual tears. You are a genius! Best thing I have read in ages …”
— Alexandra Gillespie, English professor, University of Toronto.
“It’s a treat to read this book… (The Thunder Bay stories) are laugh out loud funny.”
— Lisa Laco, host of Superior Morning, CBC Thunder Bay
Scott Colby has lived most of his life on the northern shores of two Great Lakes — Lake Superior and Lake Ontario — where the unique people and landscapes have inspired his writing. Tales from the North Shore contains two trilogies of humorous and satirical stories: the popular “Death in Etobicoke” series set in suburban Toronto and another set in the frontier city of Thunder Bay, Ont. These dynamic stories are inhabited by unforgettable characters and combine fact and fiction, humour and horror, birth and death, darkness and light.
The original “Death in Etobicoke” story began as a satirical send up of Thomas Mann’s classic novel Death in Venice, which was the book of the month in Scott’s friend’s wife’s book club. Follow that? Scott was not a big fan of Death in Venice, but hopes you are a fan of “Death in Etobicoke,” especially when you find out who dies. Scott also honours some classic horror titles, such as The Shining and The Silence of the Lambs. “Death in Etobicoke” introduced the bewildering and intoxicating young Goth woman, Lucy Fehr, who throughout the trilogy shows a mysterious and dangerous attraction to the author. How will the trilogy end? Can Scott resist Lucy’s siren call into the darkness?
The Thunder Bay trilogy contains two coming-of-age memoirs from Scott’s childhood. One features a deranged and bloody-minded Finnish trapper; the other an epic night as a teenage bingo caller. The third story is a lively fictional tale inspired by a real Thunder Bay man with an unbelievable — and unsanitary — connection to Queen Elizabeth.
“The book is beautiful. And the voice of your narrator is so much more human and vulnerable and versatile than anything you’re ‘allowed' in most of your other writing. I really like the innocence and vulnerability ... and the way your narrator’s curiosity and occasional expression of wonder at whatever revelations are at hand keeps giving the reader or listener a sense that magic is just a word or two away."
— Charles Wilkins, author of The Circus at the Edge of the Earth, Walk to New York, In the Land of Long Fingernails, Little Ship of Fools and international bestsellers, Paddle to the Amazon and After the Applause.
Praise for Death in Etobicoke
“Scott! My friend and I are reading ‘Death in Etobicoke’ to each other, laughing our heads off. Actual tears. You are a genius! Best thing I have read in ages …”
— Alexandra Gillespie, English professor, University of Toronto.
“It’s a treat to read this book… (The Thunder Bay stories) are laugh out loud funny.”
— Lisa Laco, host of Superior Morning, CBC Thunder Bay
Scott Colby has lived most of his life on the northern shores of two Great Lakes — Lake Superior and Lake Ontario — where the unique people and landscapes have inspired his writing. Tales from the North Shore contains two trilogies of humorous and satirical stories: the popular “Death in Etobicoke” series set in suburban Toronto and another set in the frontier city of Thunder Bay, Ont. These dynamic stories are inhabited by unforgettable characters and combine fact and fiction, humour and horror, birth and death, darkness and light.
The original “Death in Etobicoke” story began as a satirical send up of Thomas Mann’s classic novel Death in Venice, which was the book of the month in Scott’s friend’s wife’s book club. Follow that? Scott was not a big fan of Death in Venice, but hopes you are a fan of “Death in Etobicoke,” especially when you find out who dies. Scott also honours some classic horror titles, such as The Shining and The Silence of the Lambs. “Death in Etobicoke” introduced the bewildering and intoxicating young Goth woman, Lucy Fehr, who throughout the trilogy shows a mysterious and dangerous attraction to the author. How will the trilogy end? Can Scott resist Lucy’s siren call into the darkness?
The Thunder Bay trilogy contains two coming-of-age memoirs from Scott’s childhood. One features a deranged and bloody-minded Finnish trapper; the other an epic night as a teenage bingo caller. The third story is a lively fictional tale inspired by a real Thunder Bay man with an unbelievable — and unsanitary — connection to Queen Elizabeth.
106 pages, Paperback
Published July 26, 2019
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March 7, 2022
Fun stories about life in the Great Lakes area. I particularly love the Stump Foot story. Scott's writing is so tight and to the point while still giving a reader everything they need to enjoy the story. Scott is a master of efficient prose. This is the perfect book for a weekend at the cottage or on a cold winter night. Yes, Scott is my brother. He's also one of my favourite writers. The guy has skills.
August 6, 2023
Quirky, funny, dark and entertaining short stories! Scott Colby is a talented storyteller with a vivid imagination that takes you to places you never expected.
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