𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙖! Live Book Launch with author Stephen Kimber

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/195011795489098

Join us for the digital launch of Stephen Kimber’s new book 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙖!: 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨, co-hosted by Goose Lane Editions and the Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice at Mount Saint Vincent University. All are welcome.The book tells the story of ground-breaking Canadian political leader, champion of women, and human rights advocate Alexa McDonough, OC, ONS, DHumL.

An advocate for women in politics, Alexa was the first woman to lead a recognized political party in Canada. In the 2006 federal election, she became the first woman to win four consecutive terms representing Nova Scotia in Parliament and the second MP to represent Halifax for four consecutive federal terms. That year, she was also the only woman elected among 32 Members of Parliament in Atlantic Canada.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝘆:
– Stephen Kimber, Author, 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙖!: 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨
– and more special guests, TBA

𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗤&𝗔
Questions for author Stephen Kimber should be submitted in advance by emailing digital [at] gooselane.com. Please use the subject line “Alexa Q&A.”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻
The event will be streaming on YouTube Live.
https://youtu.be/MnHXT2h1Fao

You can register in advance through Eventbrite to receive a notification before the event goes live.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/alexa-live-book-launch-with…

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸
In this authorized biography, veteran author Stephen Kimber chronicles Alexa’s life and political career and with it, weaves a narrative of the changing attitudes towards women in politics, from her early battles as the lone female MLA in a hostile Nova Scotian legislature to her leadership of the federal NDP to her role as senior stateswoman in Jack Layton’s shadow cabinet. Along the way, Stephen delves into Alexa’s personal life to uncover the origins of her political career: her upbringing in a wealthy family committed to progressive politics, her tightknit circles of female friends, her personal metamorphosis from “wife-of” to “leader-of,” and her emergence as a political leader whose importance goes beyond partisan politics. The result is an engrossing story of one of Canada’s most beloved politicians, whose common touch and lifelong advocacy of progressive causes made her a significant player in Canadian public life.

The book is available for pre-order now online at gooselane.com. It will be available starting April 20, 2021 at King’s Co-op Bookstore, your local independent bookseller, and wherever fine books are sold.

About Stephen Kimber
Stephen Kimber, a Professor of Journalism at the University of King’s College in Halifax and co-founder of the university’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction program, is an award-winning writer, editor, and broadcaster. He is the author of two novels and 10 non-fiction books, including What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five. Stephen worked for Alexa McDonough as a freelance speechwriter in the early days of her NDP leadership in Nova Scotia.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲
The Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender, and Social Justice aims to achieve equity and improve lives through feminist initiatives that extend knowledge and understanding of issues related to women, girls, gender, and social justice for the Mount Saint Vincent University community and beyond.