What would make a person want to leave Earth forever? That's the basis for Jawbone, the first novel by NL poet and playwright Meghan Greeley

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 2:40 a.m.

b"Imagine a woman whose broken jaw was wired shut for so long that she now has trouble speaking. But in order to win a one-way trip to colonize Mars, she has to tape a 60-second video on why it would be her ultimate escape. That's the premise of a new novel called Jawbone, by acclaimed Newfoundland and Labrador writer Meghan Greeley."