He graduated from Ryerson University’s journalism program in 2002, and spent most of his journalism career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a video journalist and radio host. His most recent novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, was published in 2018 and became a national bestseller. He has written three fiction titles, and his short stories and essays have been published in numerous anthologies. Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation. And as one society collapses, another is reborn. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky, they endeavor to restore order while grappling with a grave decision.īlending action and allegory, Moon of the Crusted Snow upends our expectations. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Tensions rise and, as the months pass, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair.
The community leadership loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. Cut off, people become passive and confused.
With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Waubgeshig will discuss his national bestselling book, Moon of the Crusted Snow: A Novel (external link, opens in new window) .
Join us on September 30th for a book talk with author, journalist and alumnus, Waubgeshig Rice (Journalism ’02).
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