Author Hal Niedzviecki will be discussing his new novel, The Lost Expert, in conversation with Veldon Coburn on November 17 at 6 p.m. ET.
A recording of the event with closed captions will be made available on YouTube after the event.
Purchase a copy of the book via Queen Books or by calling 416-778-5053. (You can request an autograph or inscription in the NOTES section of your order!)
About the book
When Chris, an unambitious young waiter, walks through the park on his way home from work, he stumbles onto the set of a Hollywood film—and is promptly mistaken for the missing lead actor. Corralled into filming a scene for The Lost Expert—director Bryant Reed’s last-ditch effort to restore his reputation—Chris assumes the identity of international action star Thomson Holmes, and disconnects from his real life. He falls deeply into his newfound identity as Holmes and as his character in the film, a struggling young man who has the ability to find lost people and things.
Tensions mount as Chris gradually learns of the real Thomson Holmes’ scandals and accusations of sexual misconduct. Meanwhile, the real Holmes has disappeared and Chris has reason to fear he’ll be next. As he tries to figure out what happened to the actor, he grapples with his role as imposter and whether he can—or even should—extricate himself from reinvention.
About the author
Hal Niedzviecki is a writer, speaker, culture commentator and editor whose work challenges preconceptions and confronts readers with the offenses of everyday life. He is the author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Archaeologists, which was shortlisted for the Mary Scorer Award for Best Book by a Manitoba Publisher. Niedzviecki is also the founder and publisher of Broken Pencil: The magazine of zine culture and the independent arts.
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