Canadian murder Mystery Writer of World Fame Louise Penny He has canceled a US tour of his latest book, quoting the repeated threats of President Donald Trump of the trade war against Canada and the annexation.
Penny announced his way to social media, saying that it was « a painful decision » due to the many friends and well -known professionals he had done in the United States after touring for 20 years.
« Please understand that this decision is not intended to punish the North -Americans. This is the shoulder on my shoulder with my Canadian companions, « Penny said in a long, reflective message to his fans.
Penny is the perpetrator of the dear series of police murder novels in no Gamache, which is in his own province of Quebec’s house.
His latest book, Called The black wolf, It is the 20th Tome of the Gamache Inspector series, which has sold more than 18 million copies worldwide in English and several languages.
The books have surpassed the Best -Canadian, North -American and International Lists, as stories follow the adventures of the Homicide Department of the Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police.
This is what he wrote.
Louise Penny: I can hardly believe I say so, but given the continued threat of an unable to Canada trade war by the President of the United States, I don’t think I can enter the United States.
At least not until this economic sword, which could launch hundreds of thousands of Canadians (as well as North -Americans) to poverty, is completely eliminated.
There are, of course, other things that the North -American President does to visit the Inparable USA. Oh, dear. It’s so painful to say.
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I have visited friends, made friends, personally and professionally, with so many North -Americans. I have this respect, affection, for them. For you. But … enough. What is happening is not just a possible economic catastrophe for Canada and so many other nations, but it is a moral wound.
Given this, I’m sorry to say that until things change, I can’t take face -to -face events in the United States. What, for the first time in twenty years, means not to cross the US.
The cancellation of the tour means that Penny will not appear in the Kennedy Center for the performing arts of Washington DC as planned this fall to launch his new book in front of an audience of 2,000, a decision that he first reported by the Washington Post.
Penny said that the Soiree would be the most prominent of his career, but he pulled out this appearance after Trump fired all the Board of Trustees and declared himself the President last month.
Ticket sales at the Kennedy Center have fallen since then.
Penny’s decision to cancel his tour in the United States has gained widespread support on social media from dozens of North and Canadians, who praised their integrity and courage.
Instead, and with the support of his publishers, Penny said he would launch the book in Canada and invited all his North -Americans to attend this event.
« I have decided that instead of launching the Black Wolf in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center, I will do the event in the capital of my nation Ottawa, in the National Arts Center. It will be on Tuesday, October 28, » he wrote.
In the days following the launch of the NAC in Ottawa, Penny wrote, will hold other Canadian book launch and promotion events before the end of his tour at the Free and Opera Haskell Library.
« This remarkable place was built in 1904 and is on the right on the border between Québec and Vermont. The two countries were built by Haskell as a symbol of our strong friendship links, » said Penny.
« It is the physical reflection of what we believe. That what happens politically is something and transient. What happens in our hearts is indestructible. « »
Penny said he hopes that the North -Americans will come to their Canadian book events.
« You will be welcomed with open arms. As friends. As fellow villagers of three pines. Where kindness and decency exist, « he wrote.
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