Launch party Nov. 6
I’ll be joining some local authors for a free event on Wednesday, Nov 6, 7 p.m. at Munro’s Books in…
Jenny Manzer is the author of SAVE ME, KURT COBAIN, which was nominated for the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize. She has a degree in Creative Writing and was a finalist for the 2013 CBC Creative Non-Fiction Prize, one of Canada’s most prestigious literary competitions. She lives with her family in Victoria, British Columbia and spends a lot of time at baseball games.
I’ll be joining some local authors for a free event on Wednesday, Nov 6, 7 p.m. at Munro’s Books in…
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