Louise Penny in conversation with Mattea Roach at a live Toronto event this fall | CBC Books
Mattea Roach will be hosting an evening in conversation with bestselling Canadian author Louise Penny on Nov. 28 at Massey Hall in Toronto.
It will be broadcast on a future episode of Bookends with Mattea Roach and CBC’s Live at Massey Hall series on CBC Gem and YouTube.
Quebec writer Penny will answer Roach’s questions in an on-stage interview and celebrate the Oct. 28 release of her latest Chief Inspector Gamache novel, The Black Wolf.
The Black Wolf is the 20th mystery in the Inspector Gamache series and follows the investigations of the head of the homicide department of the Sûreté du Québec. In this latest adventure, Gamache and his team uncover and prevent a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting a man known as the Black Wolf.
But the arrest only uncovers a deeper conspiracy, most notably a sinister plot to make Canada the 51st state of the United States.
“When I wrote The Black Wolf, I worried I’d gone too far. I no longer have that fear,” Penny said in a statement.
Penny is a celebrated writer best known for her mystery series following Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. The book series includes The Grey Wolf, Still Life, Bury Your Dead, A Trick of the Light and A World of Curiosities. It has sold more than four million copies worldwide.
In 2022, the series was adapted into an Amazon Original eight-episode series called Three Pines.
Penny won the 2020 Agatha Award for best contemporary novel for the 16th book in the series, All the Devils Are Here. In 2013, she was named to the Order of Canada.
“I’m beyond excited to chat with Penny as she celebrates the release of the 20th novel in her Inspector Gamache series,” said Roach.
“She is not only a talented writer, but also an amazing advocate for Quebec and Canada, and her love for her home in the Eastern Townships is evident in all her work.”
“I’m also so honoured to be bringing Bookends to the iconic Massey Hall for this live show. Massey has been the site of some of my fondest concert-going memories and getting to take the stage there myself feels like a great gift.”
Tickets for the event are available here.
