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Barry Webster

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Born

in Toronto, Canada

Website

http://www.barrywebster.ca

Twitter

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Genre

Fiction

Influences

Gabriel Garcia Marquez|6582066], Jeanette Winterson, Will Self, Leonar ...more

Member Since

September 2008

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https://www.goodreads.com/wwwbarrywebsterca

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Barry Webster is a classically trained pianist and writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

His latest novel, The Lava in My Bones, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, the Ferro-Grumley Award, and the Dayne Ogilvie Prize.

His first book of stories, The Sound of All Flesh, won the ReLit Award for the best collection of Canadian short fiction published in 2005. His magic-realist fiction has also been shortlisted for the National Magazine Award and the Hugh MacLennan Award. He has written for a wide variety of publications including The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, Event, Fiddlehead, and The Globe and Mail.

Fluent in English, French and some German, he has translated some of his work into French. Webster has performed at numerou ...more

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Two Award Nominations

I`m delighted that The Lava in My Bones is a finalist for both the Lambda Literary Award and the Ferro-Grumley Award.

That means I get to go to two different galas in two different months in New York City, one of my favourite places to visit!

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	The Lava in My Bones 3.60 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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 Sound of All Flesh 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005 — 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