James Stevens launches New Book - Black Auntie

Lunch - Tuesday, April 16 at the Waverley Library

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Along with 

Julia Ann Roy

Roberta Washington-The Washington's of Thunder Bay-
Norman Sponchia-Songs based on reading Black Auntie

James R. Stevens is The North Writer. As author of many enduring nonfiction books, James (or Jim, as many people affectionately call him) tackles life, culture, and history in northern Ontario with his writing. Best known for Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree and Angelique Abandoned, Jim just released his latest book - Black Auntie's House of Ill Repute. It's an exciting, true-story account of one woman's escape from slavery to make a home in what is now Thunder Bay, Ontario.

“I enjoy researching and writing previously untouched northern topics,” says Jim. “With this approach most of my book adventures result in volumes that have enduring value. The Wild on the Superior Frontier volume is the first book, of hundreds written on Lake Superior, that treats the Great Lake as a frontier of western civilization.”

Jim’s 1971 book Sacred Legends, which was written with the late Cree artist Carl Ray, has been in print for over 40 years. Killing The Shamen, co-authored with the late Chief Thomas Fiddler, has had nine editions printed. Not many authors can claim this kind of longevity for their writing.

James has over fifteen books to his credit. Check out his web page at https://thenorthwriter.com.