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Joel Thomas Hynes

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JOEL THOMAS HYNES was born and raised in Calvert, Newfoundland. His book, Down to the Dirt, won the Percy Janes First Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Awards and the Winterset Award, and was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It has also been staged to widespread acclaim and was recently adapted for the big screen. A celebrated author of novels, short stories and stage plays, Hynes is also a professional actor who has performed numerous leading roles for film, television and stage.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 1,412 ratings · 204 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night 3.66 avg rating — 651 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Down to the dirt 3.81 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right Away Monday 3.85 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Nothing Saw Wood by Joel Thomas Hynes, Gerald L. Squires (Illustrations) 4.22 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Straight Razor Days 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir by Claude Lalumière (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Nickle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shane Simmons (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil You Don't Know by Joel Thomas Hynes, Sherry White 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EarLit Shorts 1 (MP3 CD) by Joel Thomas Hynes, Carmelita McGrath, Kathleen Winter 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Help Thee: A Manifesto 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“That what we are now is just a collection of our blunders and our missteps, a mashed and battered accumulation of all our wrongs.”
― Joel Thomas Hynes, We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night

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“Sad I s'pose, if I could bring meself to give a fuck.”
― Joel Thomas Hynes, Right Away Monday

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“Donna got the hairdryer goin and hey, maybe she's still in the tub and might just drop it by accident, put 'er out of 'er obvious misery.”
― Joel Thomas Hynes, Right Away Monday

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