Yes, Bernard Epps’s The Eastern Townships Adventure, Volume 1 & 2, has come alive! Please visit our brand-new SHOP page on this website to learn all about this new edition, and how and where to get yours.
Who’s publishing it? The Townships Sun, the Eastern Townships Resource Centre, and Shoreline Press have joined forces to publish this riveting read by Bernie Epps, well known Townships writer and historian. (Thanks to the Bélanger-Gardner Foundation for supporting this initiative.)
Launches in Bury, Knowlton, & Lennoxville
Three separate launches are planned for The Eastern Townships Adventure. All three are free of charge; everyone is welcome.
Bury: An old fashioned Christmas Tea & Book Launch on Sunday, December 1st, from 2 to 6 p.m., at the Bury Armoury, 529 Main Street. Hosted by the Bury Historical and Heritage Society, serving tea and scones.
Knowlton: Book Launch, hot cider & tarts on Thursday, December 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., hosted by the Townships Sun at 584 Knowlton Road #3 (beside the tennis courts).
Lennoxville: Holiday Book Fest & Book Launch on Sunday, December 8, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Lennoxville United Church, 6 Church Street (upstairs hall). Hosted by the Townships Sun & the Lennoxville Library, featuring an array of Townships authors and their books. Also serving refreshments.
An Excellent Researcher, A Colourful Writer
“History isn’t boring; historians are boring.” I’ve never forgotten that very first sentence of Bernard Epps’ 1992 book The Eastern Townships Adventure, Volume 1. And I always wondered what ever happened to Volume 2 which, of course, I now know was written but never published. Until now! Which is great news because Epps wasn’t just an excellent researcher; he was also a very colourful writer. His stories of the characters and events and intrigues that shaped the early years of the Eastern Townships are anything but boring. They are lively and interesting and they help to bring the past back to life.” (Matthew Farfan, Executive Director, Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network)
