Breakwater authors reveal the first books that ever made them cry, tear up, get emotional! What books affect the people who write what affects you?

Ainsley Hawthorne, Land of Many Shores
Claire Wilkshire, author of The Love Olympics
Daze Jefferies - Land of Many Shores / TransVersing
Tracey Waddleton, author of Send More Tourists... The Last Ones Were Delicious
Kerri Cull, author of Rock Paper Sex: Trigger Warning
Michelle Porter, author of Approaching Fire
Bridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda Janes
Rebecca North, author of Nanny's Kitchen Party
Olivia Robinson, author of Blue Moth Motel
Paul David Power, author of Crippled
Lisa Moore, editor of Hard Ticket
Morgan Murray, author of Dirty BirdsOriginally broadcast on May 31, 2023 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country. This episode is the 24th part of a fifty-episode Write Project sub-series celebrating the fifty-year anniversary of Breakwater Books! Breakwater Books was founded in 1973 to showcase the vibrant literary culture in Newfoundland and Labrador. Since then, we’ve continued our commitment to Newfoundland and Labrador writers while expanding our focus to feature emerging and well-known authors from across Canada and overseas. Breakwater publishes award-winning writing in all literary genres—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, art, young adult and children’s books, as well as cookbooks, guidebooks and educational resources.

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