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Cousin Bear Comes to Visit with Halie Finney

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024
7:00pm to 8:30pm

Magpie Books
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Join us in welcoming the famed Halie Finney to Magpie Books for the launch of her graphic novel Cousin Bear Comes to Visit! With the help of Kyla Pascal, our moderater for the evening, we cannot wait to celebrate Halie!

This is a free event, but please rsvp below!

About the book:

A tender tale of two cousins.

In Cousin Bear Comes to Visit, Metis artist Halie Finney introduces us to Francis the Bear as she prepares to reunite with her cousin. The pair haven't seen one another in quite awhile, so it's time to catch up, laugh–and uncover Cousin's big secret. This debut work by Halie reveals a small snippet of the mythology of characters that she has created and modeled after her own hometown and the people who reside there. She uses the tales that come from her imagined world to explore themes of Family, nostalgia, and grief from Indigenous and small town perspectives.


Magpie Books

9553 76 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T6C 0K1


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