Lesley Crewe takes ‘Death and Other Inconveniences’ on tour, with stops in Sackville and Amherst

Author Lesley Crewe spoke with Sackville’s Judith Cane in advance of her stops in Sackville and Amherst on July 17. Photo: Facebook

Lesley Crewe is the author of sixteen novels, including The Spoon Stealer, Nosy Parker, and Relative Happiness, which was adapted into a feature film in 2014.

Originally from Montreal, Crewe has lived most of her life in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Crewe’s latest book is Death and Other Inconveniences, and the writer is now on tour through the Maritimes, coming to Sackville and Amherst this Wednesday, July 17th.

Local reader and fan Judith Cane called up Crewe to talk with her in advance of her stop in Sackville:

Crewe will be at Tidewater Books on Wednesday, July 17, from 2pm to 3:30pm, to sign books. Then she’ll be at the Four Fathers Memorial Library in Amherst at 7pm Wednesday for a reading and signing.

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Tantramar Report Year in Review: Sackville business

Shadow of a bike rack which says "Downtown Sackville" cast on a sidewalk.
Shadow of a bike rack which says "Downtown Sackville" cast on a sidewalk.
Photo: Erica Butler

On this episode of the Tantramar Report Year In Review, we talk with Anthony Maddalena and Judith Cane of the Mainstreet Redevelopment, the Sackville Business Improvement Area association. Anthony and Judith recap some of the new entries and losses in the Sackville business scene, and we talk the impacts of COVID, and plans for the BIA heading into 2022. (This interview was recorded in mid-December, 2021.)… Continue