@natehendley.bsky.social
Toronto-based writer and author of several true-crime and history books. My latest book, Atrocity on the Atlantic, recounts the torpedoing of a Canadian hospital ship in WW1. Books: https://tinyurl.com/4rvtkp7d My website: www.natehendley.ca
I want to congratulate Opera Laurier in Waterloo, Ontario, for its brilliant production of the Llandovery Castle opera.
A little-known war crime was turned into a sad, stirring, magnificent piece of music, acting, and staging.
I hope other cities consider mounting their own productions.
I was proud to have been asked to give a pre-show talk before the Llandovery Castle opera by Opera Laurier in Waterloo, Ontario tonight.
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I was proud to have been asked to give a pre-show talk before the Llandovery Castle opera by Opera Laurier in Waterloo, Ontario tonight.
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Pre-show talks before this Waterloo, Ontario opera about the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.
My book about the LC is on sale at Amazon: tinyurl.com/4z34saa3
Press release + ticket info: tinyurl.com/ypjz3zvs
@dundurnpress.bsky.social #ww1 #fww
Pre-show talks before this Waterloo, Ontario opera about the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.
My book about the LC is on sale at Amazon: tinyurl.com/4z34saa3
Press release + ticket info: tinyurl.com/ypjz3zvs
@dundurnpress.bsky.social #ww1 #fww
Big thanks to the Etobicoke Historical Society for having me speak about the 1956 wrongful conviction of 14-year-old Ron Moffatt in Toronto.
For info about all the presentations I offer in the Toronto area:
natehendley.ca/presentations/
@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
My book about the Llandovery Castle is on sale at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3
The LC was a Canadian hospital ship sunk by a German submarine in WW1.
The U-boat captain tried to kill survivors, leading to an epochal legal ruling about war crimes.
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Thx
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My book about the Llandovery Castle is on sale at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3
The LC was a Canadian hospital ship sunk by a German submarine in WW1.
The U-boat captain tried to kill survivors, leading to an epochal legal ruling about war crimes.
@dundurnpress.bsky.social
An opera in Waterloo, Ontario, about the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.
My book about the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2
Press release and ticket info tinyurl.com/ypjz3zvs
@dundurnpress.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social
An opera in Waterloo, Ontario, about the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.
My book about the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2
Press release and ticket info tinyurl.com/ypjz3zvs
@dundurnpress.bsky.social @wlupress.bsky.social
Actor Bud Cort has died.
One of his lesser-known gems: "Why Shoot the Teacher?"
Cort plays a naive young teacher in a rural school on the Canadian Prairies during the Great Depression.
Great acting, great sense of place, and a fine slice of history all in one.
Link: www.imdb.com/title/tt0076...
Actor Bud Cort has died.
One of his lesser-known gems: "Why Shoot the Teacher?"
Cort plays a naive young teacher in a rural school on the Canadian Prairies during the Great Depression.
Great acting, great sense of place, and a fine slice of history all in one.
Link: www.imdb.com/title/tt0076...
Like to listen to books?
My titles in audiobook format at:
Amazon tinyurl.com/2p8f57dz
Apple tinyurl.com/33zu8cpz
Audible tinyurl.com/mwhs9z26
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Two cases of wrongful conviction involving 14-year-olds in Ontario in the 1950s.
Two different outcomes.
The Boy on the Bicycle at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and
Indigo tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf
Steven Truscott at Amazon tinyurl.com/awbea8c and Kobo tinyurl.com/yvwpzkxd
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Like to listen to books?
My titles in audiobook format at:
Amazon tinyurl.com/2p8f57dz
Apple tinyurl.com/33zu8cpz
Audible tinyurl.com/mwhs9z26
@dundurnpress.bsky.social @tantoraudio.bsky.social
This opera commemorates the torpedoing of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.
Click here and scroll down for opera dates and info tinyurl.com/2js863s7
My book about the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2
@dundurnpress.bsky.social
Was the 1950s-era Toronto bank robber and media star also a murderer?
My book about Boyd at:
Amazon tinyurl.com/3pmav3j4
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/2p8dkm32
Indigo tinyurl.com/y4bl4gv2
Kobo tinyurl.com/yc6tp9w9
Publisher tinyurl.com/ucrh9uwv
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Was the 1950s-era Toronto bank robber and media star also a murderer?
My book about Boyd at:
Amazon tinyurl.com/3pmav3j4
Barnes + Noble tinyurl.com/2p8dkm32
Indigo tinyurl.com/y4bl4gv2
Kobo tinyurl.com/yc6tp9w9
Publisher tinyurl.com/ucrh9uwv
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Pre-show talks at the Llandovery Castle opera in Waterloo, Ontario
The LC was a Canadian hospital ship sunk by a German U-boat in WW1
Opera info (click/scroll) tinyurl.com/2js863s7
My LC book at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2
@dundurnpress.bsky.social #ww1 #fww
This opera commemorates the sinking of Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle in WW1.
Click here and scroll down for opera dates and info tinyurl.com/2js863s7
My book about the LC at Amazon tinyurl.com/4z34saa3 and Indigo tinyurl.com/yck4rua2
@dundurnpress.bsky.social
Ron Moffatt was wrongly convicted of murder in Toronto in 1956 at age 14 based on a coerced confession.
Ron asked me to tell his story.
My e-book + audiobook at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and Indigo (Kobo) tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf
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Excellent interview with Kristi Lee of the Canadian True Crime podcast.
I am proud to have written scripts for this hard-hitting show that presents cases in a non-sensational manner.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MTY...
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Matthew Kerry Smith robbed a bank in North York Toronto in July, 1964 disguised with a Halloween mask and a "Beatles" wig.
He was instantly dubbed "The Beatle Bandit" by the press.
Here's a front-page newsppaer story from 1965.
In 1964, deluded navy veteran Matthew Kerry Smith robbed a Toronto-area bank to fund a one-man revolution. Murder and mayhem ensued.
My book at:
Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P
Barnes and Noble tinyurl.com/mvbj9vk9
Indigo tinyurl.com/9c654t4x
@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
In 1964, deluded navy veteran Matthew Kerry Smith robbed a Toronto-area bank to fund a one-man revolution. Murder and mayhem ensued.
My book at:
Amazon amzn.to/3KQZ90P
Barnes and Noble tinyurl.com/mvbj9vk9
Indigo tinyurl.com/9c654t4x
@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
Super big congratulations to Mark Bourrie for winning the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award!
Well deserved!
www.canadashistory.ca/awards/gover...
Super big congratulations to Mark Bourrie for winning the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award!
Well deserved!
www.canadashistory.ca/awards/gover...
Ron Moffatt was wrongly convicted of murder in Toronto in 1956 at age 14 based on a coerced confession.
Ron asked me to tell his story.
My e-book + audiobook at Amazon tinyurl.com/3fbnkeny and Indigo (Kobo) tinyurl.com/2vsr6kbf
@dundurnpress.bsky.social @crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
Toronto Library branches looking for 2026 programming - I offer multiple presentations (true stories about wrongful convictions, a wartime atrocity, gangsters, scams, and bank robbers).
These presentations are in the TPL database.
Details natehendley.ca/presentations/
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