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NEWS:

Join DriverWorks Ink at these book launches and craft shows!

Saskatoon, SK – Fri. Sept 29Don’t They Kick When You Do That? Vol. 2, More Stories of a Prairie Veterinarian Book Launch, 7 pm, McNally Robinson Booksellers, 3130 – 8th St. E. Author Dr. Gary Hoium will read from and talk about his new book of humorous and fascinating short stories.

Swift Current, SK – Sat. Sept 30 (10 am to 6 pm) & Sun. Oct 1 (11 am to 5 pm) – Fall Into Christmas Fine Art & Handcraft Market, Kinetic Park. Author-publisher Deana Driver will be selling a great selection of DriverWorks Ink books.

Regina, SK – Sat. Oct. 14 – 11 am – 2 pm, Crash Harrison Book Signing, Coles, Northgate Mall. Author Deana Driver will be signing copies of her newest book, Crash Harrison: Tales of a Bomber Pilot Who Defied Death.

Moose Jaw, SK – Wed. Oct. 18Tunnels of Tyranny: Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure #4 Book Launch. Author Mary Harelkin Bishop will introduce her new updated, republished volume of this book to selected school classrooms visiting the Tunnels of Moose Jaw.

Moose Jaw, SK – Fri. Oct. 20 (2 pm to 9 pm) & Sat. Oct. 21 (10 am to 5 pm) – Whistlestop Christmas Craft Sale, Moose Jaw Exhibition Convention Centre, 250 Thatcher Drive E. Author-publisher Deana Driver will be selling a great selection of DriverWorks Ink books.

Herbert, SK – Sat. Oct. 28 – Snowflake Craft and Trade Fair, 10 am to 3 pm, Herbert Lions Hall. Authors Deana Driver and Lisa Driver will be selling their books.

Regina, SK – Sat. Nov. 18 – Cathedral Holiday Craft Market, 10 am – 4 pm


SEPTEMBER 2023: DriverWorks Ink is pleased to introduce 2 new books:
See  You in Le Touquet – A Memoir of War and Destiny by Romie Christie shares the inspiring story of Romie’s parents’ war story and love story. Canadian Army Captain Sandy MacPherson (who became a Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench judge), is known as the liberator of the town of Le Touquet (too-kay), France, where he met Dorothy Borutti, who had been imprisoned by the German occupiers for listening to English radio. Nonfiction, Biography, Canadian Military History.
Tunnels of Tyranny – Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure #4 by Mary Harelkin Bishop finds young Andrea and Tony back in time again in the tunnels below Moose Jaw. On a mission for their grandfather, they soon discover unnerving figures wearing eerie white hoods. Historical fiction, ages 9 and up, updated with illustrations, modern language, and resources.

AUGUST 2023: DriverWorks Ink is pleased to introduce 2 new books:
Crash Harrison – Tales of a Bomber Pilot Who Defied Death by Deana J. Driver tells the inspiring story of 100-year-old war veteran (and Honorary Snowbird) Reginald “Crash” Harrison of Saskatoon, who survived four plane crashes and became a hero to many. Nonfiction, Biography, Canadian Military History.
Don’t They Kick When You Do That? Vol. 2. More Stories of a Prairie Veterinarian by Dr. Gary Hoium shares more amusing anecdotes of Dr. Hoium’s animal and human encounters, experiences, adventures, and stories from his perspective as an “Animal Doc” for 40 years. Nonfiction, Rural Life Humour.

JUNE 2023: Our updated edition of Mary Harelkin Bishop’s book Tunnels of Treachery – Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure #3 has been selected as a Best Books for Kids & Teens 2022, Junior and Intermediate Fiction (for Tweens ages 8 – 14) by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre! Expert committees of educators, booksellers, and school and public librarians across Canada reviewed 433 submissions, looking for excellence in writing, illustration or performance that will appeal to children and young adults. Congratulations to Mary Harelkin Bishop, cover and inside illustrator Wendi Nordell, and editor-publisher DriverWorks Ink!

MAY 2023: Dr. Gary Hoium’s book Don’t They Kick When You Do That? Stories of a Prairie Veterinarian, is in the Top 40 of Amazon’s Rural Life Humour books! You can buy a signed copy from our website!

 

JUNE 2022: Our new edition of Tunnels of Terror – Moose Jaw Time Travel Adventure #2 by Mary Harelkin Bishop has been selected as a Best Books for Kids & Teens 2022, Junior and Intermediate Fiction (for Tweens ages 8 – 14) by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre! The selected books were handpicked by expert committees of educators, booksellers, and school and public librarians across Canada, who looked for excellence in writing, illustration or performance but most importantly, selected materials that will appeal to children and young adults. Congratulations, Mary, cover and inside illustrator Wendi Nordell, and editor-publisher DriverWorks Ink!

MAY 2022: Three of our books have been awarded finalist awards in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers! Fun On The Farm 3, compiled and edited by Deana J. Driver, was named a finalist in the Humor/Comedy category. Dr. Gary Hoium’s book Don’t They Kick When They Do That was named a finalist in the Memoirs / Career category. Flight: Stories of Canadian Aviation, Vol. 3, written by Deana J. Driver and 14 other contributors, was named a finalist in the Anthology category.

New E-books:  Miss G and Me by Jennifer S. Wallace, and Moving Forward: The Journey of Paralympian Colette Bourgonje by Mary Harelkin Bishop are now available as e-books. Search your favourite e-book store by book or author title.

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