Tragically Hip, Twisted: Illustrated stories inspired by Hip songs

by David Sachs

9 short story 'covers' of Tragically Hip songs in beautiful hardcover, accompanied by evocative full-colour images of the band and Canadiana.

From a Huron tribal village in 1633 to a high school cottage party outside Winnipeg, Tragically Hip, Twisted includes haunting, funny, touching, sexy and weird short story versions of Hip classics, including Locked in the Trunk of a Car, Looking for a Place to Happen, Scared, and more. This collection includes the new story Put It Off, and the National Post eBook of the Week, Lionized & Little Bones.

The stories were written over a span of fifteen years by the bestselling author of The Flood.

This book helps raise funds for cancer research in Canada.

156 pages, Hardcover

Published November 29, 2016

About the author

Award-winning author DAVID SACHS lives in Chelsea, Quebec (Canada), in the woods of Parc du la Gatineau. He is a long time feature writer for magazines and major metro newspapers, writing on politics, culture, society and the outdoors, covering everything from anti-globalization riots to Amazonian shamanism, and from homelessness to hitchhiking. His feature film, The Last Party, is in development with Bunk 11 Pictures.

He is a father, an avid outdoorsman and rugby old boy, and a former physicist and Canadian Forces reserves officer. David is heavily involved in political and social causes, and a deadly boogie woogie piano player.

www.davidsachs.com/theflood
david@davidsachs.com

Reviews

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely a unique book! Not necessarily does the reader need to be a Hip fan, however it does help to get when lyrics to the songs are used in the story.
My favourite stories were Locked in the Truck of a Car & Put it Off.

[Mike Connell · Rating 5 out of 5]

These. Stories. Are. Amazing. Period. Regardless of how well you know or love the The Hip, these stories are a good read. That said, if you are familiar with the band, the stories are even better—especially with The Hip's well-executed music and super-smart lyrics playing in the background. It's terrible that Gord Downie's cancer and all that implies make David Sach's stories super relevant right now, but it's also nice to know that I'll have them to read when the band is no longer active.