Forever Hip: A New Book on Canada’s Fave Rock Band Makes a Great Gift
What It Is: The Tragically Hip is as Canadian as Canada gets, really. And when frontman Gord Downie announced his terminal cancer diagnosis, hundreds of thousands of Canadians scrambled to get tickets to the band’s final run of shows, followed by 11.7 million of them tuning it to watch the group’s finale performance in Ottawa. The curious thing? The Hip have never had huge awareness outside of their true north strong and free. Until now. Pop journalist Mark Shapiro has written the first American book about one of Canada’s most endearing rock legends, exploring their three-decade career, from humble roots in Kingston to becoming pure rock royalty. Not only does the book give you a deep look at the band’s wild success in Canada, it also touches on their sojourns outside the nation – including an impressive run as an opening act for the likes of The Rolling Stone and The Who. It’s a wonderful gift for any fan of the spotlight-eschewing band!
Who It’s For: Your dad, for Father’s Day. Your Hip-loving friend, for a summer read. Your all-Canadian spouse, for a timely birthday present.
What It Costs: $27.25 for the paperback edition.
Where It’s At: Buy it wherever books are sold, including places like Amazon.
Want to win a copy of this riveting read? Here’s how to enter for your chance:
1) First & foremost: you must be a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide to enter this giveaway. It’s as simple as finding ‘The Gift of Gab’ box in the righthand column and dropping in your email or clicking follow. Then leave me a comment below by June 20, 2017 telling me who in your life would love to read this book.
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around June 21, 2017 to select the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible for this promotion.
4) BONUS: Earn a bonus entry by following Riverdale Avenue Books (the publisher) on Twitter and Tweeting about the book / giveaway, tagging them + me (@cdngiftguide). Link back to your Tweet in a separate comment below.
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This would be a perfect gift for my husband.
My son would enjoy reading it. He grew up with the music,
I’m a big fan and so is my son. I think we would both enjoy it.
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I would love this book. I’ve been to see the hip six times including their last concert!
My brother would read this book, he’s a big fan.
This book would be a great read for most of my family. My husband, daughter, son-in-law and myself are all Tragically Hip fans and would love this read.
I would love to have this book.I’ve been a Hip fan for over 20 some years.. :):)
My brother Corigan, who is the biggest Tragically Hip fan!
My mom and I would like to read this book to learn more about this iconic brand
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i would be the lucky recipient if I won
My mom would love this – she’s a huge hip fan.
perfect fathers day gift
My son would really enjoy this book!
Having been a fan of the Hip for over 20 years, I would love to read the book. I would then pass it on to my boyfriend who is a more recent fan.
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My friends and I would love to read this book.
Anyone ! Quintessential Canadian band
My mom would love to read this book.. she loves the Tragically Hip
I very much like to read this book myself. I’ve enjoyed their music for decades!
I think my brother would love this!
I would love to read this book myself! I would then share it with my family.
I would read the book myself, then share with friends.
My daughter would love to read this book.
I have a son and daughter who are huge fans They would love to read it.
I would be the one reading this book.
ME! I want to read this book! I watched every concert as the band travelled across Canada – with a tear in my eye every time.
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I have a close friend who would really love this book!
great for my dad for fathers day
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This would be an awesome gift for my hubby. We live in Kingston!
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A good friend of mine Brian. He is a major tragically hip fan. He thinks they are better than the Beatles.
Would love to gift this to my very deserving cousin, who is a huge fan! 🙂
I think either one of my sons would enjoy this book.
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My brother in law. He is a huge fan.
I would love to read this book and my son would also find it interesting
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My future son-in-law would love this book, he loves He’s a great fan of The HIp.
I’m being greedy with this one, it’s for me, but I’ll share when I’m done😊
looks like a good read
My husband would love to read this book.
I have seen them in concert twice, as has my husband so this would be greatly enjoyed by us both!
Several Hip fans in our extended families.
I would enjoy reading this book.
I have been a huge Hip fan since their start so I would love to read this book myself!
love the band & would love to read the book
I would love to read this book! I’ve been a Hip fan since I was 11 and they were my first concert at 13.
~Jonnie
I would give this book to my mom if i won it! shes a huge fan of the tragically hip
My husband Brandon would love to read this book, or have me read it to him lol!
My brother would love to read this as he is an aspiring musician.
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I would love to share this book with my cousins. We are all big fans and would all love to read this. This book would travel the globe going to cousin to cousin.
I spent many a night at KCVI listening to them play, when I left Kingston I would visit often and always go see them play.
This would be a great read for my nephew.
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A good bio I am sure.
My sister Megg would love this book!! 🙂
This would be an amazing book to own – the story of an iconic Canadian band
I think everybody I know would love to read this book! The Tragically Hip have been a huge factor in my life, influencing my career choice and much more.