Room: Lounge at The Staircase.

Join Brent and friends for the Hamilton launch party of his incredible new novel THE PEACE THIEVES, a novel of war, trauma, and Canada’s troubled peacekeeping legacy, published by Thistledown Press ( https://thistledownpress.com ) . Enjoy readings, music, door prizes, light snacks, and beverages, and purchase the new novel from Epic Books ( www.epicbooks.ca ), our amazing local bookseller who’ll be onsite. Get ahead of your summer reading, purchase the book as a gift for loved ones, and get it signed by Brent at the launch.

Hosted by Jamie Tennant ( www.jamietennant.ca )

Jamie Tennant is a writer, author and broadcaster director based in Hamilton, ON. He has covered music pop culture both locally and nationally. His debut novel The Captain of Kinnoull Hill was released in 2016. Jamie also hosts the weekly books and literature program/podcast Get Lit . His latest novel, River, Diverted, was released in 2022.

With special musical guests Elise Bird and Hannah Sloots

Elise Bird is a local writer and musician. She’s put out award-winning lyrics, put on grant-funded shows, and co-put together the Shaky Knees Club, a collective that supports emerging songwriters in Hamilton and was recently featured on CBC News. Hannah Sloots is a singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario and co-founder of songwriting collective, ‘The Shaky Knees Club’.

Happening at The Staircase Theatre & Lounge ( https://staircasehamilton.com ) , a retro-vibe, chill event space, and one of Hamilton’s artistic gems.

Brent is hugely grateful for public arts funding, especially the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council , whose grants have helped make this book a reality.