SIDE NOTE: Getting Drunk on Poetry

SIDE NOTE: Getting Drunk on Poetry

While cleaning out our liquor cabinet, I received a pleasant reminder of the time that Aleksander Estate Winery featured my poetry book SIX WEEKS (Turnstone Press) on one of their “Canadian Literary Series” wines. Time to get drunk on poetry again,...
REVIEW: Terry Fallis Raves About THE TROUPERS!

REVIEW: Terry Fallis Raves About THE TROUPERS!

Here’s what bestselling author and two-time Leacock Medal winner Terry H. Fallis has to say about THE TROUPERS: “In The Troupers, Richard Scarsbrook creates a family like few others. I mean how many parents are blessed with five children born on the very same...
VIDEO: Virtual Launch for THE TROUPERS!

VIDEO: Virtual Launch for THE TROUPERS!

If you missed the Virtual Launch Party for THE TROUPERS (or if you just want to relive the fun!), here’s a recording of the event!   Thanks to Terry H. Fallis for the excellent conversation, Marc Cote for the introductions, Alex Snider at Queen Books for being the...
VIDEO: Cyrano de Bergerac VS Vicomte de Valvert!

VIDEO: Cyrano de Bergerac VS Vicomte de Valvert!

With a new film version of Cyrano de Bergerac in theatres right now, and the play being performed at The Shaw Festival this season, I was reminded of the time that I played Vicomte de Valvert when I was with the Petrolia Community Theatre. The three-minute sword duel...
NEWS: It’s OFFICIAL RELEASE DAY for THE TROUPERS!

NEWS: It’s OFFICIAL RELEASE DAY for THE TROUPERS!

Today is October 2, 2021, the OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE for THE TROUPERS! EARLY RAVE REVIEWS! THE TROUPERS has already been included as one of the 13 fiction titles on THE TORONTO STAR’s “35 Books You Need to Know About in Fall 2021″ list! Two-time...

NEWS: Apocalypse One Hundred – Now Available

APOCALYPSE ONE HUNDRED is available at book stores NOW! Grab a copy at your favourite independent book store,or order a copy at Chapters or Amazon today! Scarsbrook turns over the crusty soil of the mediated world to give us strangely familiar new memes, darkly...

EVENT: BookFest Windsor on Saturday, November 5

Hey, friends from my Essex County/Windsor homeland! I’ll be participating in two events at BookFest Windsor on Saturday, November 5! Find out more about BookFest HERE Here’s where I’ll be: 10 to 11:30 AM, Art Gallery Windsor, 2nd Floor  I’ll be running one of my...
A Five-Star Review for Rockets Versus Gravity

A Five-Star Review for Rockets Versus Gravity

Yesterday I received the first advance review for my forthcoming novel ROCKETS VERSUS GRAVITY… and it’s a good one! FIVE STARS! (Well, five hearts, which is even nicer.) Print Dundurn • Chapters/Indigo Amazon Canada • Amazon USA eBook Kobo • Kindle •...