{"id":167187,"date":"2023-07-18T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=167187"},"modified":"2023-08-01T12:12:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:12:37","slug":"fraser-valley-author-publishes-new-book-about-sexual-abuse-assault-in-music-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/fraser-valley-author-publishes-new-book-about-sexual-abuse-assault-in-music-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraser Valley author publishes new book about sexual abuse, assault in music industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Content warning: This story discusses sexualized violence.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abbotsford author Jay Lang is publishing her latest book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Take Jake<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in August. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The novel centers around the main character Lance, a guitarist seeking revenge against a band that sexually assaulted his sister. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lang, who often takes inspiration from local events in society and Canadian culture, drew on her own life as a costume designer for rock bands, and as an actor working on TV and film sets. But it was a news story of Lower Mainland based band Hedley\u2019s lead singer sexually assaulting fans that sparked her interest in her latest book\u2019s setting and story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI was watching this news brief that came up about, unfortunately, one of our people here in Canada. They were musicians and they had drugged and raped young girls. It was just terrible. I wanted to write my next book and I didn't, I was never thinking of writing about this, but I couldn't shake it,\u201d Lang says. \u201cI was so angry and passionate that I couldn't get past it. So I decided to write one take Jake about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of her research, Lang interviewed a variety of notable artists on their experiences and thoughts on sexual violence in the music industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEverybody I chose were respectable artists and they were sick of this happening in the industry,\u201d Lang says. \u201cThey wrote quotes and their opinions and how they feel about this happening in their industry that's casting a dark shadow over the entire music industry as a whole.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>One Take Jake<\/em> is set to release in August on both digital and in-print copies.\u00a0<em>One Take Jake<\/em> is Lang's twelfth novel in four years. Her first published novel is\u00a0<em>Hush<\/em>. Lang often pulls her story's plot lines from local cultural events around Western Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Listen to the full story here:<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content warning: This story discusses sexualized violence.\u00a0 Abbotsford author Jay Lang is publishing her latest book One Take Jake in August. The novel centers around the main character Lance, a guitarist seeking revenge against a band that sexually assaulted his sister. 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