What
Ten years later and still hard at work!!
(Randall Maggs - Photo from The Western Star, Corner Brook)

"Randall's incredible Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems:
a source of light, love and comfort, for when things are not looking up."

Ron MacLean, host of Hockey Night in Canada

"Every man's a poem, we all need to be understood
-- Terry Sawchuk, Randall Maggs, they are no different." 

Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip

Brick Books is proud to announce the publication of Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems - 10th Anniversary Edition by Randall Maggs.

Poetry and hockey glide together on the printed page...
kinetic, lithe and athletic

This is the story of Terry Sawchuk, the genius but complicated goalie who played 21 seasons in the NHL and went on to be named among the 100 greatest NHL players in history. This year marks both the 50th anniversary of the last time the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup and the 100th anniversary of the Leafs.

At the time of his death, Sawchuk held the all-time wins record for an NHL goalie. In 1967 Sawchuk's play helped the Maple Leafs defeat the Chicago Black Hawks in the Stanley Cup semi-final and the Montreal Canadiens in the finals - the Maple Leafs have not won the Stanley Cup since. He suffered from untreated depression and died at 40 years old after a scuffle with a teammate.

Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems is illustrated with photographs mirroring the text, depicting key moments in the career of Terry Sawchuk, his exploits and his agony.

The original book was launched at the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008. It has staying power and has been constantly in demand. This is the same great book but it now includes an introduction by Angie Abdou and a longer reflection by Ron MacLean as well as excerpts from the many reviews. Here are a few:

" Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems . . . [has] bettered a slew of old boys'
tomes and put dynamic hockey writing back in the hands of the people."
- Dave Bidini

"Maggs's is the language of hockey-crusty and peppered with crudities,
but beautiful and, in the case of Sawchuk, haunting."-Kevin Mitchell, "pain penned in poetry," The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon

"Lovingly and obsessively researched, [Night Work] reads like a
combination sports bio and Greek tragedy." - Maurice Mierau,
Winnipeg Free Press

Hockey Day in Canada events are taking place this week in Corner Brook, Newfoundland - Randy's hometown. Here is an article from The Western Star outlining his involvement - Randall Maggs aims to pay tribute to provincial senior hockey players. (January 15, 2018)
 



If you would like to interview Randy Maggs or review this edition of the book, please contact Kitty Lewis, General Manager, Brick Books at brick.books@sympatico.ca and I will be happy to connect you with the author and/or send you a copy.


See below for more details about the book. Randy will be travelling with the March Hare festival to New York City (February 28), Toronto (March 1), Parry Sound (March 2) and Corner Brook (March 9).
 
With a new introduction by Angie Abdou
and a new afterword by Ron MacLean
 
A new edition of a hockey saga, telling the game's story through the character of goalie Terry Sawchuk
 
In compact, conversational poems, Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems follows the tragic trajectory of the life and work of Terry Sawchuk, dark driven genius of a goalie who survived twenty tough seasons in an era of inadequate upper-body equipment and no player representation. The book is illustrated with photographs mirroring the text, depicting key moments in the career of Sawchuk, his exploits and his agony. The original edition won the 2008 Winterset Award, the 2009 E. J. Pratt Poetry Prize, and the 2010 Kobzar Literary Award, and was named a Globe 100 book in 2008. With rich reflections on the book by novelist Angie Abdou and Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean, as well as excerpts from scores of reviews by the likes of Gord Downie and Dave Bidini, this new 10th anniversary edition (marking both the 50th anniversary of the last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup and the 100th anniversary of the Leafs as a team) is a must-have for lovers of hockey and poetry alike.

Randall will be participating in Hockey Day in Canada events in Corner Brook, Newfoundland in January and will be touring with the March Hare festival to New York City (February 28), Toronto (March 1), Parry Sound (March 2), Halifax (March 4) and Corner Brook (March 9).

About Brick Books

Brick Books is truly a national press. With authors and editors scattered across the country, production, printing and distribution located in Toronto, and administration in London, Ontario, Brick Books is a unique publishing organization that works.

Visit our website: www.brickbooks.ca
Brick Books 
Box 20081,  431 Boler Road
London, Ontario,  N6K 4G6

See what's happening on our social sites