Hybrid Book Launch: Sixties Girl by MaryLou Driedger
Join MaryLou Driedger at McNally Robinson Booksellers for the launch of her new middle-grade novel Sixties Girl, featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Colleen Nelson, followed by a book signing.
April 28, 2023
7:00 pm
McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park
Winnipeg, MB
& livestreamed on YouTube
- The launch will be hosted live and in-person in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park
- Before arriving, please review the details of how to attend physical events at McNally
- Also available as a simultaneous YouTube stream featuring live chat.
Set in 1960s and present-day Winnipeg, Sixties Girl is a poignant coming-of-age story following a decade in the life of a young girl growing up in a close-knit family in a time of sweeping social change. Told in alternating timelines—with an adult Laura recalling her childhood experiences to her grandson Will—this is a vivid portrait of a Canadian kid living in extraordinary times, from the Cuban Missile Crisis to Expo 67, from Beatlemania to miniskirts. Sixties Girl is a deeply personal, heartfelt reflection on family and self-discovery, as well as an insightful commentary on an era that changed society forever.
MaryLou Driedger’s curiosity and love of learning have taken her to some fifty destinations across the globe. As an educator, she has taught in three different countries and is the recipient of a Manitoba Teacher of the Year award. She is the author of Lost on the Prairie, and has been a columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press and The Carillon. Her freelance work has been published in numerous periodicals, anthologies, travel guides, institutional histories, and curriculums. MaryLou chronicles her adventures on her popular daily blog.
Host Colleen Nelson is a teacher and award-winning author of books for middle-grade and young adults. Her latest novel, The Umbrella House, is out this spring.
