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ArtsceneYoung author releases first novel Fire & SteelBy Dominik KurekIn the end I started looking at some of OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFthe few small presses, the University of Toronto Mississauga student said. I knew ILife-long Oakville resident Jeff Minucciwouldnt get the same kind of marketing orhas just published his first novel, which ispublicity but at least I would get qualityset in a post-apocalyptic world and offers aediting and I would have a good qualitycritique of present-day humanitys socialbook and it would be something peopleand political choices.could appreciate.The novel, Fire & Steel, will be releasedHe landed a deal with American Bookon May 14 through the Barnes & NoblePublishing, a small U.S.-based press.store chain as well as through online retail-The MacLachlan College graduate wroteers.the novel after having been inspired by theI feel satisfaction but Im also very ner-work of one of his favourite authors.vous because I have little marketing sup-George Orwell is one of my favouriteport, the 21-year-old said of his first publi-authors. I was originally inspired by 1984. cation. Ive been trying to approach news-At first I got the theme and the atmospherepapers to write reviews for it but Ive beenfrom that but from there I started writing itrunning into the same problems as when Iand it got a trajectory of its own, Minucciwas querying agents.said.When Minucci was first seeking publica-The novel takes place in a post-apocalyp-tion he was hoping to get support from atic earth where most of the world is a smol-literary agent. However, never having beendering ruin. However, there is one city thatpublished he had no luck finding anyoneis advanced and prosperous and there areMICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVERwilling to take his project on.See Novel page 17THE FIRST:Oakville's Jeff Minucci holds up his first published novelFire & Steel.WEVE MOVED Bath & Kitchen Showroom Kitchen Renovations2011All cabinetry proudly made in Canada Designer KitchensNEW LOCATION WE PROUDLY OFFER A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ALL OF OUR CABINETRY.NOW OPEN! KITCHENS BATHROOMS WALL UNITS BEDROOMS & MOREOur qualified designers are waiting to New styles arriving daily!show you the room of your dreams!We are conveniently located at....4150 South Service Road s isit ue vomCBetween Walkers & Appleby Line in Burlington kool wen hserf a rof!nehitck ruoy rof905-632-0029 A glorious comedy of mistaken identity ridiculing all thats ECNpompous and proper.A TTRSOEPNRMIA EE HEGDTLNIIEW BR Awww.oakvilleplayers.caFCSQEWOO YBNTickets $27 / Sunday Matin$22Fairview St.Students & Seniors $19.50 Wednesday, March 30XMarch 24-27 & March 30 April 2, 2011FootwearNew St3300 Fairview St. 905-639-2016OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSwww.bosandco.comBox Offi ce 905.815.2021 or 1.888.489.7784 www.oakvillecentre.caMon - Wed 10am - 6pm Thurs - Fri 10am - 9pm, Sat 10am-6pm Sun 11am-5pmwww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 16, 2011 16 Guelph LineCumberlandWalkers Line