That Fellow Epps!
The September issue of the Townships Sun is out, featuring the legacy of Bernard Epps, writer of Townships stories.
Bernie was the larger-than-life writer and editor of the Townships Sun during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.This special edition looks at his writing career, his quirky humour, and his many contributions to the culture and history of the Eastern Townships English-speaking community.
The September Townships Sun also forecasts the upcoming publication of The Eastern Townships Adventure, two volumes of the history of the Eastern Townships. How did the region originate? What happened to the Abenaki who lived here? Who came, and from where, to conquer it and settle the land?
Well, first let’s hear where Bernie Epps came from, and what he did while he lived here for almost half a century!
Keep an eye on the Townships Sun’s BLOG space at TownshipsSun.ca. We’ll be publishing “extras” by Bernie in the coming months. But first, if you haven’t subscribed yet, go quick to TownshipsSun.ca/Subcribe.
Or pick up your copy for $5 at one of these locations:
Ayer’s Cliff, Crook’s Garage
Cookshire, Cookshire IGA
Georgeville, Studio Georgeville
Knowlton, rome Lake Books
Lennoxville, Black Cat Books / Clarke et fils / Pharmacie Jean Coutu / Familiprix
Mansonville, Magasin Jewett’s (Vale Perkins)
North Hatley, J.B. LeBaron
Richmond, Papeterie 2000
Sawyerville, Dépanneur C.P.L Lachance
Sherbrooke, Marché Prospect
Stanstead, Le Sunshine
Sutton, L’Art des possibles (tea salon)
Get the Townships Sun at the Sunshine in Stanstead!
I was wondering why you are re-printing vol 1 of “The Eastern Townships Adventure” when it is apparently available from the original publisher (see https://www.tomifobia.com/books.html ) . On the other hand, I’ve been on the lookout for “Tales of the Townships” (you were the publishers of the first edition) for quite some time…
Greetings Roman.
Volume 1 of “The Eastern Townships Adventure” by Bernard Epps was indeed available from Tomifobia Books for many years, but it has been out of print and no longer available from them. Rachel Garber of the Townships Sun, Jody Robinson of the ETRC (Eastern Townships Resource Center) and Angela Leuck of Shoreline Press worked diligently for over a year to re-edit Volume 1, and edit the newly discovered manuscript of Volume 2 and to enhance them with new material, enlarged bibliographies, and new cover art by the Eastern Townships artist Denis Palmer.
The new book set can be ordered on the “Shop” page on the Townships Sun website.
https://townshipssun.ca/shop