Hosted by the Belleville Public Library, Cressy Lakeside authors will be joining other authors from the Bay of Quinte region!
Entry is free. CLB books will be available for purchase.
Join us Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the Belleville Public Library
254 Pinnacle Street
Belleville, Ontario
Welcome to Deep County. In 1967, fifteen-year-old Chapman Currie was a junior member of a four-man salvage crew. Their mission was to raise a one-eight scale of the Avro Arrow from Lake Ontario. It rested in shallow water, just offshore from a tiny island – Deep County. The men who led the expedition disputed ownership of the spoils, and one hid the rocket from the other. Those men are now gone, but their descendants won’t let go of their old quarrel. The locals believe the priceless relic is squirrelled away, somewhere on the island…
Join the author, Peter Blendell, at Blizzmax Gallery 3071 County Rd 13, Sunday June 1, starting at 2pm, for the launch of Deep County and author talk!
Everyone is aware of Directorate K, but nobody knows much about it. How does it operate? Does it have a purpose? Where did it come from and where is it going? An obscure but intriguing conjecture might help answer these questions. It speculates that if you eavesdrop on the thoughts of a sample group, then you’ll come to know what the larger collective has in common.
Join the author, Peter Blendell, at Blizzmax Gallery 3071 County Rd 13, Sunday June 25 from 2 to 4 pm, for the launch of your next summer read!
Laurie Scott’s new mystery A Murder of Crowes is here and early reviews are glowing!
“This novel held my complete attention. I didn’t want to put it down,” says Jaime G.
The new work follows Lilly Mullaly to the Adirondacks where her seclusion is broken by the mystery surrounding the estate of Albert Crowe and his family’s deadly contest for inheritance. Read more…
A Murder of Crowes is “Clever,” says Shelley T., and has “plot twists I couldn’t imagine. I highly recommend!” says Carol C.
Find Laurie Scott’s A Murder of Crowes at bookstores and online.
Cressy Lakeside Books authors Peter Blendell and J.D. Carpenter are excited to announce their new titles are available for sale! 3 Novellas by Peter Blendell and The Lake Pirates by J.D. Carpenter are available now online and at select stores.
Writing as S.M. Hurley, local author Shelagh Mathers has written an exciting, county-based mystery, Blackwater Bluff. Help us celebrate the launch of Shelagh’s first novel, Blackwater Bluff this June in beautiful Prince Edward County. Listen for familiar landmarks and enjoy some light refreshments. Meet the author and purchase your copy at the event.
Sunday, June 10 from 2-3:30pm at Picton Town Hall, 2 Ross St. Picton.
The County Wave anthology launches this weekend — Mother’s Day — at the Old Town Hall in Picton. Drop by between 2-5pm for refreshments and readings by:
Rebecca House
Buffy Carruthers
Ken Murray
Elis Ziegler
Yvonne Voulgaris
Bring your mom! Help us celebrate this great initiative by Cressy Lakeside Books, meet the authors, and pick up your copy of 21 stories by local writers.
Listen live to Lynn Pickering’s interview with David Mott, one of the authors in the upcoming County Wave anthology.
David will read from his story “The Horn” on The County Writes… the County Reads show, this Sunday, April 29 at 12:05pm EST.
The County Wave is an anthology of 21 stories by Prince Edward County writers. The culmination of the Cressy Lakeside Books short story contest, The County Wave offers readers a wide range of styles and story lines that are thought provoking and entertaining and illustrations by local artists. We’re excited to launch this beautiful book at Picton’s Old Town Hall. Join us from 2-5p.m. on Sunday, May 13, to meet the authors, enjoy a refreshment and help us celebrate this wonderful event.
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