{"id":21091,"date":"2015-11-13T07:59:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T12:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=21091"},"modified":"2015-11-13T08:10:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T13:10:43","slug":"nix-waddens-gower-street-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=21091","title":{"rendered":"Nix Wadden&#8217;s Gower Street Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>Nix Wadden, former RA Photo Club communications chair and newsletter editor, will be signing copies of his new book, <i><b>Gower Street<\/b><\/i>, at Coles in Billings Bridge, Saturday, Nov. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Published by Flanker Press in St. John&#8217;s, Nfld., <i><b>Gower Street <\/b><\/i>($19.95)<i><b> <\/b><\/i>is described as a wryly amusing account of growing up in Newfoundland from the 1930s, through wartime in the 1940s, and in the dramatic years leading up to and following Confederation in 1949. A wistful remembrance of bygone days, with tales of youthful adventures amid a veritable who&#8217;s who of memorable personalities of that era. Noted St. John&#8217;s broadcaster Pete Soucy commented: &#8220;It is beautifully written &#8230; a joy to read &#8230; you have a real style and a gift for humour which I think people will always appreciate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nix Wadden served as editor of the RAPC Newsletter (1996-2006), mounted a nine-year photographic showcase featuring works of RA Photo Club photographers at the National Press Club of Canada, and authored the 2014 RA Photo Club&#8217;s Souvenir history booklet, <i>Celebrating 75 Years. <\/i>Copies of his first book, <i><b>Yesterday&#8217;s News<\/b><\/i>, covering his journalistic career in Newfoundland, were signed and sold at an RAPC meeting in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nixwadden.ca\/\">http:\/\/www.nixwadden.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Gower-Street-front-cover-AVL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21094 size-full\" 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