Taking Down Names

In a darkly humorous and thrilling exploration of vengeance and grief, a journalist must unravel a twisting story of vigilante justice amidst her own personal tragedy.

In modern-day Newfoundland and Labrador, journalist Jacky Careen struggles to find meaning in her work and life after her sister Mia becomes a victim of sexual cyberviolence and later, takes her own life.

As Jacky continues to report local news, dark karmic parallels begin to emerge: a man known for trolling victims of car accidents drives off a cliff, a homophobe dies in a closet, an incel who refers to women as trash falls into an illegal dumping zone. At first, Jacky believes only she notices these coincidences, but as the deaths continue, Jacky must confront the story unraveling before her.

AUTHOR

Bridget Canning

Bridget Canning’s debut novel, The Greatest Hits of Wanda Jaynes, was a finalist for the 2017 BMO Winterset Award, the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, and the NL Fiction Award, and was longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Award. It is currently being adapted for film. Her second novel, Some People’s Children, was a finalist for the 2020 BMO Winterset Award and the Thomas Raddall Award. Bridget holds an MA in creative writing from Memorial University and a Masters of Literacy Education from Mount Saint Vincent University. In 2019, she received the CBC Emerging Artist Award with ArtsNL. She lives in St. John’s, where she writes and teaches.