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Summer Release - Acadian Shorelines by Patrick d'Entremont

If you're looking for a great beach read for this summer, I highly recommend Acadian Shorelines by Patrick d'Entremont releasing on July 11 (I am a bit biased but I really do think it should be on the top of your beach TBR pile). 

Acadian Shorelines relays the hijinks and heartaches of teenager Tommy Breau growing up in the late 1960s in a small Acadian fishing village in Nova Scotia, where American radio broadcasts of pop music, world news, and baseball come in more clearly than the Habs games from Montreal. Hilarious and heart-breaking in equal measure and featuring a rich cast of smart but clueless friends, wished-for girlfriends, and a loving if strict family, Acadian Shorelines has the adult Tommy looking back and wondering whether the French Catholic upbringing he was so eager to escape may have been the best years of his life. 

 “A delightful novel, bittersweet, comical, and immersive, where calamities—small and large—occur to beloved characters in a distinctly Canadian community. Narrated with equal parts wry humour and a compassion for the younger self that only comes with hindsight, this is a book you’ll want to share." — Nicola Davison, author of Decoding Dot Grey 

“Acadian Shorelines is a funny, tender-hearted tale. A thoroughly charming debut.” — Jane Doucet, author of Fishnets & Fantasies

We are putting our virtual book tour plan together now and already have some great bloggers, podcasters, and reviewers lined up. If you are a book reviewer and would like to have an ARC, send me a message or if you're on Book Sirens, you can access it there. If you're a member of Library Thing there is an ARC give away happening there now!

Here's the line-up so far. As reviews post or new bloggers, podcasters, and reviewers come on board we will update the tour list! 

Dartmouth Book Exchange - author spotlight and give away, July 6-12

Dianne Ascroft Reviews- author interview, July 8

The IndieView - author interview, July 11

Midwest Book Reviews - review scheduled for July

Bookly Matters with Terri Portelli - review date TBD

Canadian Bookworm with Shonna Froebel - review date TBD

Historical Novel Society - review date TBD

Seaboard Review - review date TBD

Living the Next Chapter with Dave Campbell - author interview date TBD

Rosie Amber Book Reviews - review date TBD

Patrick d'Entremont
To learn more about OC Publishing and author Patrick d'Entremont, visit the OC Publishing website. Pre-orders are available now from most of your favourite online retailers (like Amazon and Barnes & Noble) and at Woozles and Bookmark. Check indiebookstores.ca to see if your local indie bookstore can order one in for you! 



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