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A Double Book Launch at Pub Burgundy Lion, June 15, 2022
RAW AND REAL: BOOK LAUNCHES LOVE, GUNS & GOD IN AMERICA, AND, INHALED – JUNE 22 @ BURGUNDY LION JUNE 3, 2022
Christian Fennell
"I started the trilogy because I wanted to examine the lives of people when viewed through a lens of what is real, and what is perceived as being real. This fascinates me—the blending of these two things. In a sense, it is how we all live our lives. And certainly, I think, it is at the root of many of the problems facing America, and much of the world, today."
"I was speaking with my son, Cael—I can’t remember what we were talking about, when a line of dialogue appeared in my mind. It was this: “If I’m a monkey, I’m the Monkey King.” I had no idea where it came from, or what it meant. I mean, it was an obvious racial slur, and once I started to explore it, I discovered this character, a mystical man living in the woods, that turned out to be the son of God. So, that was interesting, and I pursed it. At first, I thought it might be a short story, but then, no, it was a novel."
"I try and write to the essence of things – more so than the thing itself. Writing to essence, you can cover more ground, quicker… a good thing in today’s reading world. I’m pretty sure I don’t select my subjects, but rather, a seed of an idea appears, and from there, it becomes something, or it doesn’t."
Nathalie Guilbeault
"This updated edition of the book comes out almost four years after its initial release. I was compelled to examine what one tells oneself in order to survive the humiliation. Time, its passage, gave me perspective and made it possible to better understand why I remained within the confines of a dangerous relationship. I went back to the memoire, the 1st edition, and added more insights, I delved further and found answers as to why it happened, how. The act of rewriting did something to me; I discarded my pen name, Isabelle Duval, and emerged as myself.
"This book felt like stream of consciousness with an inbred structure. The book I am working on at the moment has a flexible outline. Let’s just say that all is malleable and very organic. It works for me. Let’s see what my editor will say!"
"It’s a difficult question for an author isn’t it? I think that I write with no filters, with just enough emotion mixed into some… poetry, although I do not consider myself a poet. I think the subject targeted me, no pun intended really, as it’s based on truth to some extent. There is a sequel to Inhaled, Mad Honey. Following those two books, the choices will be mine, more mine."