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Cover of The Comedian's Book of the Dead by Gary Barwin. tHe cover is black, with a microphone connected through to a noose, in a neon light design.

The Comedian’s Book of the Dead by Gary Barwin

September 25, 2026 by Jeff Dupuis

Barwin’s latest novel follows a stand-up comic who has become Death, tasked with escorting the souls of the departed to the afterlife. He is also a husband to Betty and father to Grigory. The balancing act between the job and family, between life and death, provides the dramatic torque of the novel.

Categories Featured Posts, Fiction, Humour, Literary fiction Tags Humour, supernatural
The Fredericton Walking Bridge lit up at night, seen through some dead winter trees.

Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #29

May 26, 2024 by Emma Rhodes

Why do your favourite Canadian authors write the books they write? Let’s find out in this exclusive feature here at The Miramichi Reader.

Categories Why I Wrote This Book Tags fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, supernatural, Why I Wrote This Book

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