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A few days out from the release of COUNTY ROAD SIX (@DoubledayCa/Bond Street Books), and the fine folks at @CBCBooks have included the novel in their list of 40 notable May publications!

You'll find some magical new works in here from @adriantheelion, @anuja_v, @arizonaoneill, @jordoisdead, @anakana.schofield, @ink.stained_wreck, & more!

Check out the full list right here:
https://www.cbc.ca/books/readinglists/40-books-to-read-for-may-9.7196432

#AmReading #CBC #Books #Novel #CountyRoadSix #Rural #Ontario #Fiction #Bookstagram

Hard to believe we're under two weeks away from the release of COUNTY ROAD SIX (@doubledayca ), my new novel about the wilds and wildlings of North Simcoe County. There are some exciting events and appearances on the way, so keep an eye out in the coming days, weeks, and months.

I'm honoured to share this beautiful cover (created with a photo from the real Simcoe County) with the kind words of @Waub, @NathanHillBooks, Cherie Dimaline, @Plettsky, @MichaelFarrisSmith, @HarmerLiz, and @Carleigh_bakes. Authors I admire greatly, and am lucky to know.

Pre-order the novel now or grab yourself a copy at your local bookstore on May 19th:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

Thanks for reading, all. Believe in your dreams...

#AmReading #Novel #Fiction #CountyRoadSix #Rural #Ontario #Canada #CanLit #Bookstagram

Hard to believe we're under two weeks away from the release of COUNTY ROAD SIX (@doubledayca ), my new novel about the wilds and wildlings of North Simcoe County. There are some exciting events and appearances on the way, so keep an eye out in the coming days, weeks, and months.

I'm honoured to share this beautiful cover (created with a photo from the real Simcoe County) with the kind words of @Waub, @NathanHillBooks, Cherie Dimaline, @Plettsky, @MichaelFarrisSmith, @HarmerLiz, and @Carleigh_bakes. Authors I admire greatly, and am lucky to know.

Pre-order the novel now or grab yourself a copy at your local bookstore on May 19th:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

Thanks for reading, all. Believe in your dreams...

#AmReading #Novel #Fiction #CountyRoadSix #Rural #Ontario #Canada #CanLit #Bookstagram

one of the better piles I've ever made...

thanks to @doubledayca for some excellent mail. and to all of the folks at Bond Street Books who have worked so hard to get COUNTY ROAD SIX done.

you can pre-order the novel now, ahead of the forthcoming May 19th release.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

happy Friday, all. 📚🦄

#CountyRoadSix #Novel #Fiction #Bookstagram

Hey all. On Tuesday, June 2nd I'll be headed back to the place where the real COUNTY ROAD SIX actually lives. I'm honoured to be in conversation with my friend and mega-best-selling author Waubgeshig Rice (@waub), who is known and loved all around the Georgian Bay!

The event will be held at the Midland Public Library, starting at 6pm. And it was put together with the excellent folks at @GeorgianBayBooks, who are keeping North Simcoe County well-stocked with great reads. They've even had my work up on their shelves, in case you wanted to head over there and take a gander.

Register here to grab a seat or two for this free event:
https://simpli.events/e/kevin-hardcastle-waubgeshig-rice

You can pre-order the novel here, or head over to your local indie, like Gbay Books, and get them to reserve a copy:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

See you all on June 2nd!

#CountyRoadSix #Novel #Fiction #CanLit #SimcoeCounty #GeorgianBay #Rural #Ontario #Bookstagram

Hey all. On Tuesday, June 2nd I'll be headed back to the place where the real COUNTY ROAD SIX actually lives. I'm honoured to be in conversation with my friend and mega-best-selling author Waubgeshig Rice (@waub), who is known and loved all around the Georgian Bay!

The event will be held at the Midland Public Library, starting at 6pm. And it was put together with the excellent folks at @GeorgianBayBooks, who are keeping North Simcoe County well-stocked with great reads. They've even had my work up on their shelves, in case you wanted to head over there and take a gander.

Register here to grab a seat or two for this free event:
https://simpli.events/e/kevin-hardcastle-waubgeshig-rice

You can pre-order the novel here, or head over to your local indie, like Gbay Books, and get them to reserve a copy:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

See you all on June 2nd!

#CountyRoadSix #Novel #Fiction #CanLit #SimcoeCounty #GeorgianBay #Rural #Ontario #Bookstagram

Hey friends and readers. I'm very excited to be included in the @festofauthors MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival this year. It all takes place at University of Toronto's Victoria College from June 5th to 7th.

I'll be in conversation with mega-celebrated French author @johanagustawsson, discussing some of the spellbinding oddities that make their way into stories from rural Ontario to remote Swedish islands. Find me at the fest with my forthcoming novel, COUNTY ROAD SIX. (@doubledayca)

Our Rural Noir convo is on June 5th at 4:30pm, over in the beautiful Victoria College chapel. Grab yourself a pass and check it out!

Here's the link:
https://festivalofauthors.ca/event/rural-noir-johana-gustawsson-kevin-hardcastle/

#MOTIVE2026 #AmReading #RuralNoir #Novel #Fiction #Ontario #Sweden #Bookstagram

Hey friends and readers. I'm very excited to be included in the @festofauthors MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival this year. It all takes place at University of Toronto's Victoria College from June 5th to 7th.

I'll be in conversation with mega-celebrated French author @johanagustawsson, discussing some of the spellbinding oddities that make their way into stories from rural Ontario to remote Swedish islands. Find me at the fest with my forthcoming novel, COUNTY ROAD SIX. (@doubledayca)

Our Rural Noir convo is on June 5th at 4:30pm, over in the beautiful Victoria College chapel. Grab yourself a pass and check it out!

Here's the link:
https://festivalofauthors.ca/event/rural-noir-johana-gustawsson-kevin-hardcastle/

#MOTIVE2026 #AmReading #RuralNoir #Novel #Fiction #Ontario #Sweden #Bookstagram

I'll be taking COUNTY ROAD SIX on the actual road to Hamilton Rock City this spring, where I'll be part of the magical @HamiltonLibrary Author Series, discussing the novel with celebrated hometown author and academic @MeaghanStrimas! Come and yell-whisper cusses at me at the Central Branch on June 4th, 2026 at 6:30pm.

(Note that it is at 6:30pm, and not 7pm, as I had down erroneously on my calendar. Gah.)

It'll be a good one, Hamilton friends, so take a wander over there. And I'll be back on here to bother you with other book events around the land shortly.

Find the full event info here:
https://events.hpl.ca/event/15882726

Thanks for including me in this mighty series, HPL, and for hosting us.

#CountyRoadSix #AmReading #Fiction #Novel #CanLit #Bookstagram

I'll be taking COUNTY ROAD SIX on the actual road to Hamilton Rock City this spring, where I'll be part of the magical @HamiltonLibrary Author Series, discussing the novel with celebrated hometown author and academic @MeaghanStrimas! Come and yell-whisper cusses at me at the Central Branch on June 4th, 2026 at 6:30pm.

(Note that it is at 6:30pm, and not 7pm, as I had down erroneously on my calendar. Gah.)

It'll be a good one, Hamilton friends, so take a wander over there. And I'll be back on here to bother you with other book events around the land shortly.

Find the full event info here:
https://events.hpl.ca/event/15882726

Thanks for including me in this mighty series, HPL, and for hosting us.

#CountyRoadSix #AmReading #Fiction #Novel #CanLit #Bookstagram

well, shit... I wrote this.

thank you to Janie Yoon and all of the amazing people at Bond Street Books / @doubledayca. and to Dean Cooke, Ron Eckel, and the whole @cookemcdermid team for believing in this one. took a long while, but we got there.

Official release May 19th, 2026. batten down the hatches, folks...

#CountyRoadSix #Novel #Fiction #Bookstagram

While my writing life has had its moments of joy and sorrow, I have been very fortunate along the way to cross paths with some very good people who made a tremendous difference.

Dean Cooke was one of those people, and I'll forever be grateful for his friendship and guidance as my literary agent for just shy of a decade. He was particularly gracious and assured in trying to make the new novel immeasurably better, and without him I don't know where it would be.

He was a good man, and there are plenty of folks out there who have known him and been lucky to call him a friend for much of their lives. Not least, all of the lovely folks at @CookeMcDermid, which thankfully carries his name on. And, John and Janet Irving, who introduced me to Dean some years ago. I was between books, and he had no reason to take me on as a client at that time, but he did, and I'm a better writer and person for it.

Much love to everyone who knew and cared for the kind and formidable Dean Cooke. He will be badly missed, and I know all of his authors and peers would agree that he left a significant, wonderful mark on Canadian literature. He was a true champion. ❤️📚

Just shy of a month away now from the publication of COUNTY ROAD SIX, coming May 19th, 2026 from @DoubledayCa.

Even if you think I'm a weirdo, you can trust these more reputable ones who I am lucky to call peers, and whose work I admire greatly. Everyone should read @waub, @plettsky, and cherie.dimaline.

More soon, but you can pre-order the novel right here in the meantime:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

Happy Friday all. Believe in your dreams... 📚

#Novel #Fiction #CanLit #Rural #Ontario #Bookstagram

Just shy of a month away now from the publication of COUNTY ROAD SIX, coming May 19th, 2026 from @DoubledayCa.

Even if you think I'm a weirdo, you can trust these more reputable ones who I am lucky to call peers, and whose work I admire greatly. Everyone should read @waub, @plettsky, and cherie.dimaline.

More soon, but you can pre-order the novel right here in the meantime:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

Happy Friday all. Believe in your dreams... 📚

#Novel #Fiction #CanLit #Rural #Ontario #Bookstagram

Just shy of a month away now from the publication of COUNTY ROAD SIX, coming May 19th, 2026 from @DoubledayCa.

Even if you think I'm a weirdo, you can trust these more reputable ones who I am lucky to call peers, and whose work I admire greatly. Everyone should read @waub, @plettsky, and cherie.dimaline.

More soon, but you can pre-order the novel right here in the meantime:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/774603/county-road-six-by-kevin-hardcastle/9780385700887

Happy Friday all. Believe in your dreams... 📚

#Novel #Fiction #CanLit #Rural #Ontario #Bookstagram

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

Snuck into Slytherin College for @trinityreadsuoft, where bestselling author @waub said many a fascinating thing about storrytelling and his community's history around the Georgian Bay. Great choice for this inaugural event, put together and hosted by excellent person and writer @leannetoshiko.

Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves keep on grabbing a hold of new readers every day. And for good reason. Get 'em and read 'em both now if you ain't done it already.

#AmReading #Dystopian #Fiction #Indigenous #Storytelling

scenes from an excellent evening the other week celebrating new books from mighty Victoria College (@viccollege) professor @afmoritz and mega-poet Karen Solie. part of the Vic Alumni Reading Series put on by @adamsol42 and a bunch of dedicated students.

some twenty-five years after Prof Moritz got me to write real short stories, I'll always show up to reciprocate that support. in a room like that you'll see waves of past students who owe something of real value to Al. smooth move by Adam to bring the man back with another highly-celebrated Canadian poet to share some evergreen wisdom and smarts with current writing students.

keep an eye out for THE WREN and WELLWATER, both published by @houseofanansi this spring. get after em.

#amreading #poetry #canlit #verse #universityofToronto

scenes from an excellent evening the other week celebrating new books from mighty Victoria College (@viccollege) professor @afmoritz and mega-poet Karen Solie. part of the Vic Alumni Reading Series put on by @adamsol42 and a bunch of dedicated students.

some twenty-five years after Prof Moritz got me to write real short stories, I'll always show up to reciprocate that support. in a room like that you'll see waves of past students who owe something of real value to Al. smooth move by Adam to bring the man back with another highly-celebrated Canadian poet to share some evergreen wisdom and smarts with current writing students.

keep an eye out for THE WREN and WELLWATER, both published by @houseofanansi this spring. get after em.

#amreading #poetry #canlit #verse #universityofToronto

scenes from an excellent evening the other week celebrating new books from mighty Victoria College (@viccollege) professor @afmoritz and mega-poet Karen Solie. part of the Vic Alumni Reading Series put on by @adamsol42 and a bunch of dedicated students.

some twenty-five years after Prof Moritz got me to write real short stories, I'll always show up to reciprocate that support. in a room like that you'll see waves of past students who owe something of real value to Al. smooth move by Adam to bring the man back with another highly-celebrated Canadian poet to share some evergreen wisdom and smarts with current writing students.

keep an eye out for THE WREN and WELLWATER, both published by @houseofanansi this spring. get after em.

#amreading #poetry #canlit #verse #universityofToronto

scenes from an excellent evening the other week celebrating new books from mighty Victoria College (@viccollege) professor @afmoritz and mega-poet Karen Solie. part of the Vic Alumni Reading Series put on by @adamsol42 and a bunch of dedicated students.

some twenty-five years after Prof Moritz got me to write real short stories, I'll always show up to reciprocate that support. in a room like that you'll see waves of past students who owe something of real value to Al. smooth move by Adam to bring the man back with another highly-celebrated Canadian poet to share some evergreen wisdom and smarts with current writing students.

keep an eye out for THE WREN and WELLWATER, both published by @houseofanansi this spring. get after em.

#amreading #poetry #canlit #verse #universityofToronto

scenes from an excellent evening the other week celebrating new books from mighty Victoria College (@viccollege) professor @afmoritz and mega-poet Karen Solie. part of the Vic Alumni Reading Series put on by @adamsol42 and a bunch of dedicated students.

some twenty-five years after Prof Moritz got me to write real short stories, I'll always show up to reciprocate that support. in a room like that you'll see waves of past students who owe something of real value to Al. smooth move by Adam to bring the man back with another highly-celebrated Canadian poet to share some evergreen wisdom and smarts with current writing students.

keep an eye out for THE WREN and WELLWATER, both published by @houseofanansi this spring. get after em.

#amreading #poetry #canlit #verse #universityofToronto

scenes from an excellent evening the other week celebrating new books from mighty Victoria College (@viccollege) professor @afmoritz and mega-poet Karen Solie. part of the Vic Alumni Reading Series put on by @adamsol42 and a bunch of dedicated students.

some twenty-five years after Prof Moritz got me to write real short stories, I'll always show up to reciprocate that support. in a room like that you'll see waves of past students who owe something of real value to Al. smooth move by Adam to bring the man back with another highly-celebrated Canadian poet to share some evergreen wisdom and smarts with current writing students.

keep an eye out for THE WREN and WELLWATER, both published by @houseofanansi this spring. get after em.

#amreading #poetry #canlit #verse #universityofToronto

Pretty jacked up on mountain dew to see COUNTY ROAD SIX (@doubledayca) on @cbcbooks' list of late-spring titles to watch out for. Very cool to share this one with some exciting new titles from @dzompare, @carrianneleung, @anakana.schofield , @anuja_v, @harrietalida, and more!

Check out the link below to read the full list:

https://www.cbc.ca/books/new-canadian-fiction-books-april-to-june-2026-9.7122707

#AmReading #Literature #Novel #Fiction #CanLit #BookLists #Spring #CBC #CBCBooks #WritingLife #Bookstagram