The author’s new book is perfect for summer campfire reading

Completing what he calls the “Incredible Poop Trilogy,” Sudbury author Jeremy John recently released his latest book, an anthology of summer-themed stories called “The Cradle of Death at Falcon Lake and S’more Summer Stories to Make You Poop Your”. Pants.”

The stories focus on everything from building the perfect tree fort to a first kiss at summer camp and fishing with grandpa.

Steeped in nostalgia for a time when kids had real freedom during the summer, it’s the perfect storybook to bring to camp and read around the campfire or in a hammock.

“So a lot of it is nostalgia and at the same time, you know, me being me and writing stories with poo in the title, I hope I’ve mixed some good laughs in there,” said John, who works in sales but writes for fun .

“It was a lot of fun to write and people are starting to read it and seem to be enjoying it so far.”

All three of John’s books have “poop” in the title.

His two previous books are an anthology of scary stories called “The Strange Grave of Mikey Dunbar: And Other Stories to Make You Poop Your Pants” (2022) and another Christmas story called “Robert’s Hill: (Or the Time I Pooped My Snowsuit) ) and Other Christmas Stories’ (2021).

His publisher, Dundurn Press, decided to highlight the “pooped my snowsuit” story in the title of his first book and decided to keep the “poop” naming convention.

“With ‘Death Swing at Falcon Lake,’ I didn’t even bother to ask,” he said. “I just knew the title was going to be ridiculous and have that word in it.”

Asked if there would be a fourth “poop” book, John said he would be “delighted” if there was and that there are some conversations with his publisher about what the next book would be.

“I never thought the first one would be done, let alone the second,” he said. “The third is the absolute sauce. I am excited to have so many opportunities to share my stories.”

He first started writing stories through a Christmas tradition, he wrote a story and shared it with his family on Boxing Day. Those stories were turned into his first book.

When asked where he gets his ideas from, John said that some are based on his own real-life experiences, while others are suggestions that come from brainstorming with author friends.

Often visiting classrooms to share his stories, John said he honed his storytelling skills this way because children are brutally honest about what they believe.

John said he decided to focus on summer this time because when he shared the drafts of a few stories with his editor, they all happened to be set in that season. He also added some scary stories that he couldn’t fit into his last book.

The idea for the book’s title, “Death Swing at Falcon Lake,” came after a friend told the author about a rope swing called the “death swing” at Falcon Lake in Manitoba.

“That’s about where the similarities end,” John said. “Mine is much more epic in scope and scale than this rope swing, but it makes for a fun story. It’s about a young man who gathers the courage to walk into the cradle of death for the first time.”

John recently held a launch for his latest book at 46 North Brewing in Sudbury, but he said he’ll also be signing copies of the book and giving away free activity books at Sudbury chapters from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. , Sunday, June 2.

It also partnered with Muskoka Brewery, which included the story “The Death Swing at Falcon Lake” and four pages of activities in Summer Story Sampler beer packs.

The author will be participating in several events in the Muskoka area in June, including readings at both the Muskoka Brewery in Bracebridge, 2-4 p.m., June 8, and the Leacock Museum National Historic Site in Orillia, 11 a.m.: 00 and 16:00, June 9. , as part of the farmers market.

If you can’t make it to any of these book signings, John’s books are available through major online bookstores. In Sudbury, they can be purchased through Chapters, Bay Used Books and Books and Beans.