Heidi L. M. Jacobs has gained the 2020 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for her novel Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass and Purveyor of High-quality Footwear.
The award, value $fifteen,000, is awarded to the best e book of humour each individual yr.
Jacobs is at present the English and historical past librarian at the College of Windsor. Molly of the Mall is her initial e book.
The novel tells the story of Molly MacGregor, an aspiring novelist residing in Edmonton, who spends much of her time writing university expression papers as a substitute of novels and sells