
09/04/2025
I Want to Die in My Boots is Natalie Appleton's debut novel from TouchWood Editions β weaving fact and fiction to tell the true-ish story of horse thief Belle Jane π
Catch Natalie on September 20 at The Word On The Street Festival Lethbridge!
Natalie Appleton studied journalism at the University of Regina and creative writing at City University London. Her literary travel memoir, I Have Something to Tell You, followed publication of an essay in The New York Times. Natalie has won Prairie Fireβs Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award and Room Magazineβs Creative Non-fiction Contest. She lives in the Okanagan with her husband and sons.