Gabriele Goldstone launch of Waltraut

Join Gabriele Goldstone as she celebrates the launch of Waltraut (Heritage House Publishing). Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Anita Daher, followed by a book signing. The latest middle grade novel from Gabriele Goldstone, Waltraut tells the story of a first-generation-Canadian girl growing up in the shadows of the Second World War and navigating two cultures while struggling to find herself. Gabriele Goldstone writes the books she wanted to read when she was growing up in the Winnipeg suburbs. As the daughter of immigrants, she couldn’t find her family stories in any books and instead escaped into the world of Nancy Drew. She holds a masters’ degree from the University of Manitoba, focusing on German literature, and a BA in English. She is a critically acclaimed author of books for children and young adults, including Crow Stone, Tainted Amber, and Broken Stone. Host Anita Daher is an author, screenwriter, producer, and actor. She has been entrenched in the publishing industry since 1995, and was integral in organizing writing communities in Yellowknife, NWT, and the Algoma region of Ontario before landing in Winnipeg in 2004. From 2019 to 2021 she served as Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada. Her most recent novel for young readers is Peanut Butter and Pandemonium and she is currently shopping around the film adaptation of her 2020 YA novel, You Don’t Have to Die in the End. She thinks too much, rises too early, and in her spare time enjoys renovating old campers.