Georgia Toews

Canadian writer (born 1990)
Georgia Toews
Born (1990-04-20) April 20, 1990 (age 34)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationNovelist
NationalityCanadian
Alma materHumber College
Notable worksHey, Good Luck Out There (2022)
SpouseMark Boucher
ParentsMiriam Toews
Neal Rempel[1]

Georgia Toews (/ˈtvz/ , born April 20, 1990) is a Canadian novelist. Her debut novel Hey, Good Luck Out There was published in 2022.[2][3][4]

Toews is frequently depicted in novels by her mother Miriam Toews, including as the teenage character Nora Von Riesen who has "archly lacerating exchanges" with her mother in All My Puny Sorrows (2014, adapted for film in 2021).[5][6]

Education

Toews was educated at Humber College.[1]

Bibliography

  • Hey, Good Luck Out There (Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2022), ISBN 038569671X

References

  1. ^ a b Ah-Sen, J. M., "What do you do when your mother is Miriam Toews?", Maclean's, May 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Wiersema, R. J., "Georgia Toews’ debut novel: Breaking down, throwing up in a realistic story of addiction and survival", Toronto Star, June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Wiersema, R. J., "A story of addiction and survival", Waterloo Region Record, June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Moore, D., "Hey, Good Luck Out There", Everything Zoomer, May 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Zoratti, J., "The best policy", Winnipeg Free Press, June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Lodge, G., "All My Puny Sorrows Review: Two Sisters Debate the Merits of Living in a Sincere But Stilted Grief Drama", Variety, May 6, 2022.

Further reading

Toews, G., "Alcohol doesn’t define me any more, but that doesn’t mean I don’t miss it", The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2022

External links

  • Georgia Toews at Doubleday Canada 
  • Georgia Toews at IMDb
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