Famous Canadian author Louise Penny Axes US Book tour about Trump threats

World famous Canadian murder mystery writer Louise Penny has canceled an American tour for her latest book, referring to the repeated threats of President Donald Trump of a trade war against Canada and Annexation.

Penny announced the move on social media and said that it was ‘a painful decision’ because of the many friends and professional acquaintances she had made in the US after a tour there for 20 years.

“Please understand that this decision is not intended to punish Americans. This is about shoulder to be shoulder with my fellow Cana people, “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, who takes place in her own home province 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 in English and several other languages ​​worldwide.

The books have fallen the Canadian, US and international bestseller lists at the top of the stories, since the stories follow the adventures of the head of the murder department in La Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police.

This is what she wrote.

Louise Penny: I can hardly believe that I am saying this, but given the constant threat of a non -laid out trade war against Canada by the US president, I don’t feel that I can enter the United States.

At least not until the economic sword, which could throw hundreds of thousands of Canadians (as well as Americans) in poverty, is completely removed.

There are of course other things that the American president does who make the US visiting indigestible. Oh, honey. It is so painful to say that.

I visited friends, made friends, personal and professional, with so many Americans. I have so much respect, affection, for them. For you. But … enough. What happens is not only a potential economic catastrophe for Canada and so many other countries, it is a moral wound.

With that in mind, I am sorry to say so that I change things, I cannot do any personal events in the United States. Which means that for the first time in 20 years the US is not told.

The cancellation of the Tour means that Penny will not appear in the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, as planned this fall to launch her new book for an audience of 2,000 people, a decision that was first reported by the Washington Post.

Penny said the Soiree would be a highlight of her career, but she withdrew from that appearance after Trump had dismissed the entire board of directors and declared himself chairman last month.

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Ticket sales in the Kennedy Center have since fallen.

Penny’s decision to cancel her American tour has earned widespread support on social media from dozens of Americans and Canadians, who praised her integrity and courage.

Instead, and with the support of her publishers, Penny said she would launch the book in Canada, and she invited all her American fans to attend that event.

“I decided that instead of the Black Wolf in Washington, DC in the Kennedy Center, I will do the event in the capital of my country Ottawa, in the National Arts Center. It will be on Tuesday, October 28, “she wrote.

In the days after the NAC launch in Ottawa, Penny wrote, she will hold other Canadian book launch and promotion events before she ends her tour in the Haskell Free Library and Opera House.

“This remarkable place was built in 1904 and is right Smack on the border between Québec and Vermont. The Haskell was built by both countries as a symbol of our strong friendship ties, “Penny said.

“It is the physical reflection of what we believe. That what happens politically is one thing, and passing. What happens in our hearts is indestructible. “

Penny said she hopes that Americans will come to her Canadian book events.

“You are welcomed with open arms. As friends. As a colleague damping of three pines. Where goodness and decency exist, “she wrote.

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