Will Ferguson, Author . Canongate $24 (312p) ISBN 978-1-84195-275-8
Though it might seem redundant to satirize the self-help industry, Canadian writer Ferguson (Hokkaido Highway Blues) makes a heroic effort in his first novel, combining sitcom-like gags about the publishing industry with the truism that if a self-hel
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Will Ferguson, Author . Canongate $14.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-84195-652-7
Humorist Ferguson (Why I Hate Canadians
) offers an appealing, brisk account of his many travels in his native land, from the "England as it never really existed" veneer of Victoria to the "certain dignified ugliness" of Newfoundland
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Will Ferguson, Author Soho Press $25 (0p) ISBN 978-1-56947-133-3
The author had been teaching English in Japan for two years before he decided to hitchhike from one end of Japan to the other and then write about it. His goal was to follow the trail of cherry blossoms that, at the start of spring, crest in a wave...
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Will Ferguson. Penguin Canada/Pintail (U.S. dist. Penguin), $20 trade paper (411p) ISBN 978-0143176015
Ferguson's African epic, which won Canada's Scotiabank Giller prize in 2012, details the linked lives of four individuals, three African and one Canadian, drawn together by Nigeria's bloody, exploited history. Laura seeks justice for her murdered...
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Will Ferguson. Simon & Schuster Canada, $17 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-1-9821-3969-8
In this witty, exuberant novel from Ferguson (419), items believed long lost, such as Buddy Holly’s glasses, Muhammad Ali’s Olympic gold medal, a priceless African drum, and a lost Hitchcock film reel, suddenly resurface, often accompanied by...
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Ian and Will Ferguson. Mira, $18.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-7783-6963-9
This uneven series launch from brothers Ian and Will Ferguson (How to Be Canadian) introduces Miranda Abbott, a self-absorbed actor whose star has faded in middle age. Fifteen years earlier, Miranda headlined a top-rated TV series as crime-solving...
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