John (or Jay) is a Canadian historian and novelist. His website is ajbjohnston.com and he is on Facebook at HistoryandFiction (A J B Johnston, Writer). Years as an historian at the Fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island gave John the background to bring the 18th century alive in his series of Thomas Pichon Novels: Thomas, A Secret Life (2012), The Maze (2014) and Crossings (2015). There will be one more novel to complete the tale. Published by Nimbus in 2020 was "Kings of Friday Night: The Lincolns." It's the story of a legendary 1960s Nova Scotia rock 'n' roll band. The author also worked with others to create a a 5-minute micro-doc that is a companion to the book. That video is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZC7S.... Coming from Acorn Press in 2021 was "Ancient Land, New Land: Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst NHS," which Johnston co-authored with Jesse Francis. Jay's novel "The Hat" took a fresh look at the Acadian Deportation, exploring it through the eyes of 14-year old Marie and 10-year old Charles. "Something True" is a coming-of-age story of Katharine McLennan. It's set in late 19th-century and early 20th-century Cape Breton and in France during the First World War. In recognition of John's body of work on the history of the French in Atlantic Canada, the French Republic made him a chevalier of the Ordre des palmes académiques. In 2017, John was Writer-in-Residence at the Center for the Writing Arts in Fairhope, Alabama.