“The main event that inspired it was the blackout of August of 2003 that impacted much of the eastern part of North America,” he said. “You’ll see a lot of the same characters, in fact, most of the same characters.”ĭuring his talk, Rice also discussed the inspiration for his best-selling book. “Basically, part two picks up 10 years after the end of the first book,” he said. Rice said there is no set publishing date for his sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow but it will be a year from now. Rice had a radio hosting gig in Sudbury with the CBC when he made the decision last year to leave in order to concentrate on his writing career. “That is the reason why I left CBC because I was offered a publishing contract through Penguin Random House to work on a sequel,” he said. But he left the company in 2020 because of the success of Moon of the Crusted Snow. Rice was also previously employed at the CBC. McCue, an award-winning CBC journalist is also a Journalist in Residence at the university.Ĭoincidentally, Rice’s talk was held on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The event hosted by the school’s alumni relations department was one of the activities during alumni week staged by the university.ĭuncan McCue, a member of Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, moderated the talk. Rice, who now lives in Sudbury with his wife and two sons, spoke at a book talk hosted by his alma mater, Ryerson University in Toronto, on Sept. I feel very fortunate that the book has garnered so much attention and a bit of acclaim.” “No, not at all,” Rice said about whether he anticipated how well his book would be received. The book, about an apocalyptic story that also focuses on the survival and resilience of Indigenous people, was a huge success, to the extent it surprised Rice himself. Rice, an author and journalist who is a member of Wasauksing First Nation, had his third book, Moon of the Crusted Snow, published back in 2018. SUDBURY – Waubgeshig Rice is spending a good chunk of his days now working on a sequel to his national bestseller. Waubgeshig Rice left his CBC radio job to concentrate on his writing career.

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