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Beth Follett

Beth Follett

Beth Follett is the founder and publisher of Pedlar Press, a Canadian literary house. Her first novel, Tell It Slant (Coach House Books, 2001), a retelling of Djuna Barnes’s 1936 novel Nightwood, met with critical acclaim. Her newest novel, Instructor, is published by Breakwater Books (2021). Her poetry, prose and nonfiction work have appeared in Brick, Best Canadian Poetry 2019, and elsewhere. She lives in St John’s, NL.

City:
St John's
Province:
Newfoundland and Labrador

Publications

Tell It Slant. Coach House Books, 2001
A Thinking Woman Sleeps With Monsters. Apt. 9, 2014
Instructor. Breakwater Books, 2021
Links:
Instructor
https://www.breakwaterbooks.com/books/instructor/
Eligible for National Public Readings Program:
Yes

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