Famous Canadian author Louise Penny axes U.S. book tour over Trump threats
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Penny's decision to cancel her U.S. tour has earned widespread support on her social media site from dozens of Americans and Canadians, who praised her integrity and courage.
World-famous Canadian murder mystery writer Louise Penny has cancelled a U.S. tour for her latest book, citing President Donald Trump’s repeated threats of a trade war against Canada and annexation.
Penny announced the move on social media, saying it was “a painful decision” because of the many friends and professional acquaintances she’d made in the U.S. after touring there for 20 years.
“Please understand this decision is not meant to punish Americans. This is about standing shoulder-to-shoulder with my fellow Canadians,” Penny stated in a long, thoughtful message to her fans.
Penny is the author of the beloved Chief Inspector Gamache police murder mystery novel series, which is set in her own home province of Quebec.
Her latest book, called The Black Wolf, is the 20th tome in the Inspector Gamache series, which has sold more than 18 million copies worldwide in English and multiple other languages.
The books have topped Canadian, U.S., and international bestseller lists as the stories follows the adventures of the head of the homicide department at la Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police.
Here is what she wrote.
Louise Penny: I can hardly believe I’m saying this, but given the ongoing threat of an unprovoked trade war against Canada by the US president, I do not feel I can enter the United States.
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