Beatrice Mosionier Hybrid Book Launch

Join Beatrice Mosionier as she launches the 40th anniversary addition of her groundbreaking classic, In Search of April Raintree (HighWater Press) featuring a conversation hosted by bestselling author katherena vermette, author of this edition’s foreword. A book signing will follow. Co-presented by McNally Robinson Booksellers as part of THIN AIR 2023.

The launch will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a simultaneous YouTube stream. Before arriving, please review details of how to attend physical events at the store. The venue is accessible.

Born in St. Boniface, Beatrice Mosionier is a Métis writer best known for her novel In Search of April Raintree, first published in 1983. A school edition, April Raintree, followed in 1984. The youngest of four children, Beatrice was three years old when the Children’s Aid Society of Winnipeg took her from her family. Losing both of her sisters to suicide—Vivian in 1964 and Katherine in 1980—compelled Beatrice to use her experiences growing up in foster homes to write In Search of April Raintree. Since then, it has become a beloved classic, read by generations of Canadians. Most recently, she wrote the foreword for Overcome: Stories of Women Who Grew Up in the Child Welfare System by Anne Mahon. She has written several other books, including a play and a short film, and she is the former publisher of Pemmican Publications. She now lives in Enderby, British Columbia.

katherena vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 2013, her first book, North End Love Songs, won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. Since then, her work has garnered awards and critical accolades across genres. Her novels The Break and The Strangers were both national best sellers and won multiple literary awards. Her third novel, The Circle, will be published in early September. She is the author of numerous other bestselling titles, including the A Girl Called Echo series and the Seven Teachings Stories series.