Author
About Amy
Amy Spurway was born and raised on Cape Breton Island, where, at the age of eleven, she landed her first writing and performing gigs with CBC Radio.
Amy holds a B.A. in English from the University of New Brunswick, and a degree in Radio & Television Arts (writing concentration) from Ryerson University. She has worked as a freelance writer, communications consultant, editor, and performer. Her work has appeared in Today's Parent, the Toronto Star, Babble, and Elephant Journal, as well as in the realms of advertising, marketing, non-profit and corporate communications, education, health, and politics.
Amy lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with her husband Matthew, and their three daughters.
About CROW
When Stacey Fortune is diagnosed with three highly unpredictable — and inoperable — brain tumours, she abandons the crumbling glamour of her life in Toronto for her mother Effie's scruffy trailer in rural Cape Breton. Back home, she's known as Crow, and everybody suspects that her family is cursed.
With her future all but sealed, Crow decides to go down in a blaze of unforgettable glory by writing a memoir that will raise eyebrows and drop jaws. She'll dig up "the dirt" on her family tree, including the supposed curse, and uncover the truth about her mysterious father, who disappeared a month before she was born.
But first, Crow must contend with an eclectic assortment of characters, including her gossipy Aunt Peggy, hedonistic party-pal Char, homebound best friend Allie, and high-school flame Willy. She'll also have to figure out how to live with her mother and how to muddle through the unsettling visual disturbances that are becoming more and more vivid each day.
Witty, energetic, and crackling with sharp Cape Breton humour, Crow is a story of big twists, big personalities, big drama, and even bigger heart.
Praise & Press
"This darkly funny novel’s language is outrageous and irreverent. It spits and crackles like a barn on fire...Spurway’s writing has the deftness of someone juggling hot coals without getting burned."
An Eye-Popping Debut - Cecily Ross in The Literary Review of Canada
Next Event
Upcoming Events
Fri, Nov 08Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Bear HeadNov 08, 2019, 6:00 p.m.Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Bear Head , 606 Reeves St, Port Hawkesbury, NS B9A 2R7, Canada
Sun, Nov 03Brigantine Room, Harbourfront CentreNov 03, 2019, 12:00 p.m. ESTBrigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, CanadaNov 03, 2019, 12:00 p.m. ESTBrigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, CanadaBina Meets Crow! Reading & Conversation: Anakana Schofield and Amy Spurway November 3 2019 - 12:00 PM Authors Anakana Schofield and Amy Spurway will be interviewed by Susan G. Cole about their new novels: Bina: A Novel in Warnings and Crow.
Tue, Oct 29Lakeside Terrace, Harbourfront CentreOct 29, 2019, 9:00 p.m. EDTLakeside Terrace, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, CanadaOct 29, 2019, 9:00 p.m. EDTLakeside Terrace, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, CanadaGoose Lane Editions 65th Anniversary October 29 2019 - 9:00 PM Join us in celebrating Canada’s oldest independent publisher, Goose Lane Editions! They’re turning sixty-five years old. Amy Spurway will be reading, along with a host of other great Goose Lane authors.
Sun, Jul 14The Inside StoryJul 14, 2019, 1:00 p.m.The Inside Story, 1016 Central Ave, Kingston, NS B0P 1R0, Canada
Sat, Jul 13ColesJul 13, 2019, 1:00 p.m.Coles, 76 Starrs Rd, Yarmouth, NS B5A 2T5, Canada- Fri, Jul 12Mad Hatter BooksJul 12, 2019, 6:00 p.m.Mad Hatter Books, 213 St George St, Annapolis Royal, NS B0S 1A0, Canada
- Thu, Jul 11Box Of Delights Book ShopJul 11, 2019, 6:00 p.m.Box Of Delights Book Shop, 466 Main St, Wolfville, NS B4P 1E2, Canada
Wed, Jul 03Herring Choker DeliJul 03, 2019, 7:00 p.m.Herring Choker Deli, 10158 TCH 105, Nyanza, NS B0E 1B0, Canada- Thu, Jun 27Lane's Privateer Inn & RestaurantJun 27, 2019, 4:30 p.m.Lane's Privateer Inn & Restaurant, 27 Bristol Ave, Liverpool, NS B0T 1K0, Canada
- Wed, Jun 26LaHave River BookstoreJun 26, 2019, 7:00 p.m.LaHave River Bookstore, 3421 Hwy. 331, LaHave, NS, Canada
