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Start: 11:00 am
to a forthcoming Anthology of Short Fiction from Invisible Publishing.
The Land and How It Lay
Networks, neighbourhoods, relationships, language. How do existing structures — material, social, psychological, imagined — shape, influence and affect us? What happens when the labels, tools and ideas native to these systems are poorly suited to our needs? What does it mean to live within systems; with, on and around structures foreign to us?
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Start: 2:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Mayworks Festival of Working People is holding a poetry marathon fundraiser on January 1, 2008 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Trinity at 10 Trinity Square in Toronto. More than 60 poets will read over five hours. Admission is $5 to $15, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Children are welcome, the event is wheelchair accessible, and food is available for sale.
Visit the Mayworks website to read more about the organziation, to peruse their list of arts resources, and to read about last year's festival.
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Start: 7:00 pm
Jessica Westhead (Pulpy and Midge) reads at the Rowers Pub Reading Series with Allan Briesmaster (Interstellar) and Carleton Wilson on January 2 at 8:00 p.m.
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Start: 7:30 pm
This Is Not A Reading Series Presents Carl Wilson on Wednesday, January 9 at 7:30 (doors open at 7:00) at The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom.
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Start: 6:00 pm
Steven Heighton (Afterlands) is reading at York University's Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series on January 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Professor Stephen Cain at sjcain [at] yorku [dot] ca or at 416-736-2100 ext. 44017.
Start: 7:30 pm
Stan Rogal (As Good As Dead, Pedlar Press, 2007) and Souvankham Thammavongsa (Found, Pedlar Press, 2007) are reading at the Grey Borders Reading Series at Strega Cafe in St. Catharines on January 10 at 7:30 p.m. Bob Snider and Kirk Nessett will also be performing.
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Start: 8:00 pm
Stan Rogal, author of the novel As Good As Dead (Pedlar Press, 2007), Irene Marques, author of the poetry collection Wearing Glasses of Water (TSAR Publications, 2007), and Thea Lim, author of the novel The Same Woman (Invisible Publishing, 2007), are reading at The IV Lounge Reading Series on January 11 at 8:00 p.m.
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Start: 6:30 pm
Christie Blatchford (Fifteen Days) and Kevin Patterson (Outside the Wire) will discuss Canadian accounts of war from their new books on Monday, January 14 at 7:30 at the University of Toronto Bookstore Reading series in the Hart House Library (7 Hart House Circle).
Christie Blatchford has been a high-profile Canadian journalist for over 25 years, with columns covering sports, lifestyle, current affairs, and crime. She started working for The Globe and Mail in 1972 while still studying at Ryerson, and has since worked for the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun and the National Post. She returned to The Globe and Mail in 2002. She is a winner of the National Newspaper Award for column writing.
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Start: 7:30 pm
Nathaniel G. Moore, author of Let's Pretend We Never Met (Pedlar Press, 2007) is reading at the Grey Borders Reading Series in St. Catharines on January 15 at 7:30 p.m. Check out a video preview of Let's Pretend We Never Met at the author's blog http://www.criticalcrushes.blo....
Start: 8:00 pm
Mark Truscott (Said Like Reeds or Things, Coach House Books, 2004), Kate Leadbeater, & Lillian Necakov (The Bone Broker, Mansfield Press) are reading at the Art Bar poetry Series at Clinton's on January 15 at 8:00 p.m.
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Start: 12:51 pm
Rawi Hage, author of De Niro's Game (House of Anansi, 2007) and Jason Sherman will be reading at An Evening of Readings for Project Hope. Moderated by Judy Rebick. At Lula Lounge on January 20. Doors open at 6:00 pm, event starts at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets available at The Toronto Women’s Bookstore or through email at togetherfundraisers [at] gmail [dot] com. $20.00.
http://www.pencanada.ca/media/...
Start: 6:00 pm
Irene Marques, author of the poetry collection Wearing Glasses of Water, and poet Catherine Black will be reading at Ontario College of Art & Design at 100 McCaul Street in room #327 on January 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Irene Marques holds a PhD in Comparative Literature, a Masters in French Literature, and Bachelor of Social Work. She was born and raised in Portugal and emigrated to Canada at the age of twenty. Irene has published poetry, academic articles, and short fiction in various Canadian and international journals.
Start: 8:00 pm
The Hart House Literary and Library Committee presents a reading of Southern Exposure (Key Publishing House, 2007) by author Helen Pereira, on January 16th at 8:00 p.m. in the Hart House Library. Admission is free.
Southern Exposures is a collection of short fiction set in the tropical climates of Brazil, Cuba and Costa Rica. The Brazilian stories depict Canadian professionals adjusting to the advantages and challenges of work on foreign aid projects. The Cuban stories focus on an aspiring journalist who travels to Cuba before the missile crisis, and returns 40 years later, while the Costa Rican novella reveals the lives of four artists at an art colony.
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Start: 7:30 pm
How did a humble deep-fried confectionary become not only a mass commodity but also, an edible symbol of Canadian identity? U of T History Professor Steve Penfold and celebrated food writer Christine Sismondo will have an enriching yet non-fattening onstage conversation about the growth of a consumer society and 'snack-food patriotism' in Canada, to celebrate the launch of Penfold's pithy new book, Donut: A Canadian History (UTP). Free donuts! At the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom on Tuesday Jan 22 at 7:30 p.m.(doors 7pm). Admission free.
A This Is Not A Reading Series event co-presented by Pages Books & Magazines, University Of Toronto Press, and EYE WEEKLY.
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