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Heidi von Palleske is an accomplished Canadian actor, author, poet, and screenwriter.

Introducing "The Lost Queen," the highly anticipated second book of the Glass Eye Trilogy, released on February 24th byurn Press. Praised by The Seaboard review as "A Maestro Act... a tour de force of contemporary ekphrastic writing," this novel dives into a complex family saga filled with rich narratives. The Miramichi Book Review states, "There’s something for all kinds of readers in The Lost Queen," Publishers' Weekly has highlighted it as one of the Canadian novels to for in 2026, with Jeremy Irons declaring, "A really, really, really good book!" Previously,

"Two White and the One-Eyed Jack," published in 2021, received acclaim for its emotional depth and historical complexity. was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Literary Novel, featured as a Loanstar Top 10 Pick, and highlighted as New and Not by the Toronto Star. Blurbed by John Irving as "A MARVEL OF STORYTELLING" and optioned for film, this novel has made it to Top 10 lists and received accolades from Book Hoarders and the Girly Book Club. Additionally, "They Don’t Run Red Trains Anymore" won the HR Percy Prize for Best Novel in Eastern Canada.

In addition to her writing, Heidi von Palleske is a recognized Canadian actress, with recent credits "Bordello," "My Animal," and "Body in the Trunk." However, she will always be remembered for her unforgettable dance scene in "Dead Ringers."

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Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack

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A boy falls from a tree and loses his eye on a thorn bush. His body rejects the acrylic artificial eye he is given, so his mother returns to Germany, the only place that makes real glass eyes, and must face a past she had run away from. From albino twins to glass eyes, from Punk Opera to the fall of the Berlin wall, this is book about sight and seeing. And love.

They Don't Run Red Trains Anymore

A beautiful model disrobes and poses in a life-drawing class, changing the life and emotional core of a young sculptor. A sexy and philosophical look into art and the artist, this novel could well have been called, The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman. Winner of the prestigious HR Percy award.

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The Neck - a TV dramedy

A woman, from away, inherits a huge Victorian house on The Digby Neck from a birth mother she never knew she had. Fairies, a family curse and the lobster wars involve her as she struggles to return to her old life.

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