In 2024, my first collection of short stories, Carny Short Stories Volume 1, was recommended in The Grind Magazine.

Read the review:


Book Recs
by The Grind Editors
February 1, 2024

Staff at BMV Yonge and Eglinton (one of Toronto’s three BMV locations) recommend some of their fave new books to get you through these cold, gray days.

Carny Short Stories Volume One
By S.E. Tomas (self-published, 2023)

Man, this guy can write! He’s funny, he’s gritty, he’s authentic — it’s surprisingly entertaining stuff, if you’ll just give it a shot. While “Toronto’s street author” is better known for his novel Crackilton, Carny is the first of a trilogy of short stories that introduce us to the unforgettable character Jim. We follow his misadventures as a seasonal employee on the carnival circuit across Canada, then down to Florida for the winter, in the early 1990s. Every story in this collection made me want to read more about a fascinating subculture of marginalized workers. — TG


Here is the link to the article: https://www.thegrindmag.ca/book-recs/

Buy the paperback (signed copy): https://sites.google.com/view/setomas...

Buy the eBook: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CNP2G8Q7?b...