Leslie Gentile
August 07th, 2025
Leslie Gentile is a singer-songwriter and author based on Vancouver Island. Of Scottish, Tuscarora and Coast Salish ancestry, she spent years performing as part of The White Sisters and now plays music with her children in The Leslie Gentile Band. Her debut novel won both the Jean Little First-Novel Award and the City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize. With her readings now paired with original songs, Gentile has found a way to blend storytelling and music into a celebration of empathy, belonging and kindness. In Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter (Cormorant $14.95), Gentile returns to Eagle Shores Trailer Park for a long-awaited sequel set in 1979. With winter rain pouring down and a secondhand guitar from Elvis in hand, Truly has finally found a home—with her puppy Gracie, new friends and Andy El, the Salish elder who took her in. But when her estranged mother returns asking for a second chance, Truly must choose between the safety of her new life and the possibility of forgiveness. 9781770867666
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