SPROG - A novel by Malcolm Kelly - Virtual Launch

Centennial College Press is thrilled to announce the publication of our first novel, Sprog by Malcolm Kelly.
We invite you to join us at a virtual launch event this Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. EST. The event will be live streamed on Facebook, UA-cam and Twitter.
Host
Ted Barris is a journalist, historian, and multiple-bestselling author of titles including Behind the Glory: Canada’s Role in the Allied Air War, The Great Escape: A Canadian Story, and Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid against Nazi Germany.
Special Guest
Flying Officer Robert J. Middleton (Retired) was a navigator with 431 Squadron, Bomber Command, from 1944 to 1945. A former, real-life sprog himself, Bob was an invaluable resource in crafting Sprog. He is also the author of the recently published memoir, Luck is 33 Eggs: Memories and Photographs of an RCAF Navigator.
The launch will include conversations between Ted and Malcolm, and Malcolm and Bob, live readings, an audience Q&A, and book giveaways.
About the Book
SPROG: A rookie airman, forced to learn by doing.
This debut novel by Malcolm Kelly follows five young men as they journey to join the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941. They come from different places, and different lives, but they all share a dream: to fly. Before taking to the air, they must endure the challenges of the British Air Commonwealth Training Plan, which quickly turns them from boys into men, and from civilians into soldiers. Sprog takes us from Bomber Command’s war, to the retreat from France, and to the peaceful but dangerous skies of Canada where these young men will discover themselves, and their destinies.
About the Author
Malcolm Kelly was a professional journalist for 37 years, and is the founder and coordinator of a renowned post-graduate sports journalism program at Centennial College in Toronto. Kelly has been deeply involved in the study of the human face of that conflict and how those caught up in it handled the stress, day-to-day life, and constant fear of death and injury, since first reading Cornelius Ryan’s The Longest Day at nine years old.
The launch will include conversations between Ted and Malcolm, and Malcolm and Bob, live readings, an audience Q&A.
We will be giving away three signed copies of Sprog to lucky launch attendees. During the event, you’ll be told the secret word - the first three people to email [e-mail] with the secret word, and their name and mailing address, will claim their prize!
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Your interview/visit with Bob Middleton is priceless! He's a gem! I enjoyed learning about the process of writing your book, Malcolm and look forward to its arrival!