What a great evening hearing Colson Whitehead in conversation with David A. Robertson.
Andrew Unger
@realandrewunger.bsky.social
Writer | Satirist | Mennonite | Etc. The Best of the Bonnet | Once Removed | The Unger Review | The Daily Bonnet Satire: @ungerreview.bsky.social Website: andrewunger.com Steinbach, MB
Check out the congratulatory certificate I received from my local MP Ted Falk. I guess he likes all the Ted Falk jokes? 🤷♂️😂
What a lovely time to receive some unhinged hate mail, right in the middle of a tornado warning. The perfect combo.
So sad to hear of the passing of Marjane Satrapi. She explored religion and culture with grace, honesty, and humour. She will be missed.
What a fun evening chatting with German author Elina Penner about her magnificent novel Nightberries.
Tomorrow! Please come out to @mcnallyrobinson in Grant Park in Winnipeg June 3, 7:00 pm to hear German author Elina Penner @elinapenner reading from her newly translated novel Nightberries and in conversation with Andrew Unger @realandrewunger.bsky.social #booksky
It was a pleasure to chat about satire with Lara Rae, Nathan Dueck, and Chelsey Young at the U of W Canlit Conference this afternoon.
Winnipeg! All are welcome at the launch of German novelist Elina Penner's NIGHTBERRIES, June 3, at @mcnallyrobinson.com, hosted by @realandrewunger.bsky.social. "Brilliant and compelling." —David Bergen In person & livestream Info here: www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18940/Elina-Penner-Book-Launch
Check out my conversation with Dan Dyck of the Mennonite Heritage Archives podcast. We talk about my ancestor Abram “Fuela” (Lazy) Reimer and some of the inspirations for my novel Once Removed. www.mharchives.ca/episode-70-w...
Episode 70 with Andrew Unger – Mennonite Heritage Archives
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What a pleasure this evening to take Patrick Friesen's new book SIGHTINGS to the welcoming Public Brewhouse in Steinbach & meet such great people at Patrick's reading with fellow poet (& life partner) Eve Joseph during #nationalpoetrymonth. Thanks @realandrewunger.bsky.social for hosting excellence!
It was a great honour and pleasure to chat with Patrick Friesen and Eve Joseph in Patrick’s hometown of Steinbach last night.
Cover reveal for my new book JUST SATIRE: COMEDY AND COMMENTARY IN AN AGE OF CHAOS (Turnstone Press). Just Satire is coming soon this spring and is available for pre-order through your favourite bookseller as well as the Turnstone Press website!
Big news! My new book JUST SATIRE: COMEDY AND COMMENTARY IN AN AGE OF CHAOS is coming soon. It’s my first work of nonfiction and I’m excited to share it with you!
I wrote an essay on the struggle to publicly recognize Miriam Toews in her hometown of Steinbach. “A Prophet in Her Hometown” is in the latest issue of Geist.
Book reviews are usually reserved for new publications. But this essay by Casey Plett on Sandra Birdsell’s The Russlander demonstrates precisely why it’s good to return to an older book on occasion. A must read. reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
Echoes of Violence | When we think we’ve heard it all before | Literary Review of Canada
Casey Plett reflects on finally reading “The Russländer” by Sandra Birdsell, a brutal yet prescient novel on the Mennonite experience.
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I’ll be presenting along with MaryLou Driedger and Erin Unger at this writer’s workshop. Hope to see you there!
Check out our new merch store, just in time for Christmas.
It was great to chat with Joelle Kidd about her new book Jesusland last night. Pick up a copy if you haven’t already. It’s a fascinating look into Christian pop culture. Highly recommended.
I’ll be chatting with Joelle Kidd about her new book Jesusland at McNally Robinson this Friday evening. Such a great book! Hope to see you there. www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18787/...
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The Mennonite relationship with government. #Mennonite #history
It was fun to chat with Heather Hiscox this morning. Thanks!
Never trust AI. Here are some famous Mennonite politicians it came up with. It made up Victor Martens out of thin air. Totally fake.
It’s nice to see the Miriam Toews plaque gets a shout out in the Guardian www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews review – a searingly intimate memoir
One of Canada’s most admired writers delivers a triumphant meditation on loss, literature and the unspoken
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