Tara welcomes author Finnian Burnett, who is a professor, writer and lifelong learner.  Their work often explores the intersection of the human body, mental health and gender identity.  Finnian holds a doctorate in English pedagogy from Murray State University and teaches college English, creative writing and early British Literature, using story-based pedagogy to create equity in multicultural classrooms.   Finnian is a recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts grant, a finalist in the 2023 CBC Nonfiction prize and a 2024 Pushcart nominee. Under their former name, they have published several novels with Sapphire Books Publishing, including two rainbow award winners and the Writer's Digest first place in fantasy self-published book called, Coyote Ate the Stars.   In addition, Finnian has two novellas-in-flash, The Clothes Make the Man (published by Ad Hoc Fiction) and The Price of Cookies (published by Off Topic Publishing).   Finnian lives in beautiful British Columbia with their wife.   https://finnburnett.com/ https://finallyfinnian.com/   Highlighted books and authors:

• Curious Wine by Katherine V. Forrest
• Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor
• The Scourge by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Poet Miranda Krogstad
• Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
• All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
• Never Let Me Go; Klara in the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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