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Follow on Google News | Cochrane Retailers Team Up to Launch New Novel by Journalist Sarah JunkinCochrane, Alberta journalist and author Sarah Junkin teams up with two local businesses to launch her debut novel. Stuffed is a darkly comic novel about emotional abuse, alcoholism, and taxidermy.
By: Sarah Junkin The event will be held at Java Jamboree, #9 312 5th Ave West in Cochrane on October 8, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Staff from Bentleys Books will be on hand to sell copies of Stuffed. “I am delighted to be asked by Mary Lou Davis, owner of Bentleys Books, and Jessica Johnston, manager of Java Jamboree, to be the first author to kick off an exciting new concept in support of local authors,” said Junkin. Davis and Johnstone intend that the launch of Stuffed will be the first of many monthly “great books and great coffee” events to be co-hosted by the two Cochrane business owners, capitalizing on the close proximity of their stores. The pair had been discussing the idea of teaming up to promote local authors in the congenial atmosphere of Java Jamboree, so the timing was perfect when Junkin approached Davis about selling her new novel in her bookstore. “Cochrane has produced some great writers,” says Davis, citing as examples Marina Endicott (author of Good to a Fault, finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize) and Fred Stenson (author of The Great Karoo, nominee for the Governor General’s Literary Award). “Stuffed has already been selling well at Bentleys, and I believe that Sarah Junkin’s novel will also be a huge success.” Java Jamboree is featured in the current bestselling book Cheap Eats by Calgary food critic John Gilchrist who says "The current title-holder for 'Best Espresso Bar Outside Calgary', Java Jamboree takes its Java very seriously." Stuffed, by Sarah Junkin Infinity Publishing, September 2009 ISBN 978-0741454683 Softcover, 249 pages, C$17.95 ABOUT SARAH JUNKIN Sarah Junkin is a veteran writer whose work has appeared in publications across Canada. Since 2000, she has been a reporter and columnist for the Cochrane Eagle newspaper, developing a loyal following for her weekly column, Sarah’s Soapbox. Today, in addition to writing fiction, Sarah rants and raves with her uniquely passionate and informative voice, and quirky world view, at Sarah's SoapBlog. She has three sons, and she and her husband live in Cochrane, Alberta. CONTACT INFORMATION For more information about Stuffed, please contact the author: Sarah Junkin Phone: (403) 932-4611 Email: sarahjunkin at yahoo dot ca Web: http://www.sarahjunkin.ca # # # Sarah Junkin is a freelance journalist and columnist whose work has appeared in publications across Canada. She is the author of Stuffed, a fast-paced, darkly comic novel about emotional abuse, alcoholism, and taxidermy. End
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