Lauren B. Davis

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Meet the Author at "Storyfest!

Oct.08.2012

Meet the Author at "Storyfest!

October 16, 2012 (Tuesday)
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Greenwood Storyfest — Meet the Author
Hudson Village Theatre
28 Wharf Road
Hudson, Quebec, Canada

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2011

Our Daily Bread

Robert Benchely's "Law of Distinction" states: “There are only two kinds of people in the world: those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world, and those who don’t.” Our Daily Bread explores the consequences of group attachment – the “us” versus “them” mentality that arises when a collective identity is stronger than that of the individual self....

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2008

An Unrehearsed Desire

"The fourteen stories in this dazzling collection continue acclaimed author Lauren B. Davis' exploration into her characters' psychological landscapes, and ensure her reputation as a writer of razor-sharp intellect and deep compassion. Weaving these stories together is the notion that what one wants and what one needs is not always the same thing: a tale of a heart-broken...

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PUBLISHED: Apr.06.2006

The Radiant City

In Paris, the so-called radiant city, Matthew Bowles, freelance journalist, suffers a dark time. Holed up in a bare apartment in the 8th arrondissement, he’s recuperating physically, though not emotionally, from injuries sustained in a shooting in Hebron. His memory of the event is murky, and although the media has deemed him a hero – he may or may not have tried to save a man...

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PUBLISHED: Dec.01.2002

The Stubborn Season

Where does one person end and the other begin? That’s the question that haunts Irene, a girl growing up in Toronto during the Great Depression. Living with her father, a pharmacist who finds comfort in the bottle, and her mother, a woman teetering on the edge of her own depression, Irene’s crumbling family situation mirrors the economic and social turmoil just beyond the front...

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.2000

Rat Medicine & Other Unlikely Curatives

The stories in this, Lauren B. Davis’s first collection, have been called audacious, extraordinary, and an amalgam of deep intuitive perception, sly wit and candor that could strip paint by the Globe and Mail. Recognized as the work of an important new writer, this is where Lauren’s career began.

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Oct.08.2012 - 5:06 pm

"The Empty Room" Has A Cover!

Hi everyone, There are few more exciting moments for a writer than the one when the cover of a new book is revealed. So, I'm delighted to share with you the cover for my...

Oct.04.2012 - 9:45 am

Of Prizes and Eagles and Seals

Okay, so let's talk about that big old heffalumping elephant sitting across the desk from me. OUR DAILY BREAD did not make it onto the short list of the Scotiabank Giller...

Sep.13.2012 - 7:23 am

A Form of Political Protest

We wake up this morning to more dreadful news. Riots and attacks in Libya, Yeman, Egypt. Good people dead. Intolerance and ignorance exploding everywhere. I am...

Sep.04.2012 - 7:14 am

OUR DAILY BREAD & The Giller Prize

Well, today started out pretty darn well. I heard OUR DAILY BREAD was longlisted for the Giller Prize. All prizes are, of course, as much a matter of luck and timing as...

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Jan.05.2012

Our Daily Bread

Published by www.Truthdig.com

“Thrilling . . . unflinching . . . unforgettable. It's difficult to write about the beauty of Davis' storytelling . . . suffice it to say she seeks to unfold consciousness,...

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“Lauren B. Davis identifies the points of light in the darkness. She describes with a beauty almost beyond words and shows human decency as a great untapped resource, but doesn't offer simple answers to complex questions. Writing just doesn't get any better than that.” -- Robert Adams, literary critic and lecturer ”

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Lauren's new novel, THE EMPTY ROOM will be published by Harper Collins Canada in May, 2013. Davis’s most recent novel is OUR DAILY BREAD, a compassionate look at what happens when we view our neighbors as “The Other”, and the power of unlikely friendships....

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