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Jerome J. Bourgault

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Toronto, Canada

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Jerome J Bourgault is an author, actor, and visual artist living in Toronto, Ontario. Educated as an anthropologist with field experience in Kenya, Jerome’s main interests orbit the binary system of science and history. Jerome's debut novel The Perpetual Now has received numerous critical accolades, including the 2021 Best Indie Book Award for Science Fiction, https://bestindiebookaward.com/live/p.... It also made the short list for the Eric Hoffer Awards Grand Prize, was named a finalist for the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award for best debut novel, and was named a finalist in the Cross-Genre category at both the International Book Awards and the National Indie Excellence Awards. ...more

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The Perpetual Now at Word on the Street

If you’re in downtown Toronto this weekend, The Word of the Street’s 36th annual festival will be taking place at David Pecaut Square, 215 King Street West next to Roy Thomson Hall. While you’re there, be sure to drop by the Tellwell Publishing booth: you’ll see a familiar old face.

Word on the Street will run Saturday September 27, from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and Sunday September 28, from 10:00 AM t

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