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. 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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Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Corey Redekop, author of the novel Shelf Monkey (ECW Press, 2007) and Open Book's January Writer in Residence, is reading at Type Books (883 Queen Street West) on Thursday, January 24 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Start: 7:00 pm
Tina Grimberg, author of Out of Line: Growing Up Soviet (Tundra Books, 2007), is reading at the Locke Branch of the Toronto Public Library (3083 Yonge Street) on January 24 at 7:00 p.m. Start: 7:00 pm
RM Vaughan will be reading from Ruined Stars (ECW) as part of York University's Canadian Writers in Person series on January 24, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The event 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. | ||
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Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Corey Redekop, author of the novel Shelf Monkey and Open Book's January Writer in Residence, will be reading at Curiosity House Books at 134A Mill Street in Creemore on Saturday, January 26 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Start: 6:00 pm
Jacob Scheier, author of More to Keep Us Warm (ECW Press, 2007), will be reading as part of a showcase of various artists who live in the Arcadia Artists' Co-op on January 26 at 6:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Jacob Scheier is a Toronto writer. His poems have appeared in several literary journals, including Descant and The White Wall Review. Scheier was the winner of the 2003 Art Bar Discovery Night, a finalist for CBC Radio’s second annual Poetry Face-Off, and formerly edited existere, York University’s journal of art and literature. | ||
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Start: 7:00 pm
Doors open at 6:30pm ~ Lecture begins at 7:00pm TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE LINK BELOW OR AT THE DOOR “From Icebergs to Sand Dunes” explores the effects of Climate Change on two desert biomes. Together Canadian adventurers Geoff Green and Ray Zahab take the audience on a fascinating and inspiring journey from the Earth’s Polar Regions to the Sahara Desert. During the presentation, Geoff and Ray will weave together stories of adventure, profound observations of and lessons from Mother Nature, and their unique perspective into the human condition. Proceeds “From Icebergs to Sand Dunes” will be given to The Students on Ice Polar Education Foundation and ONE X ONE. | ||
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Start: 8:00 pm
Angela Rawlings (Wide slumber for lepidopterists), Jay Ruzesky (Blue Himalayan Poppies), and Dave Silverberg (Bag of Wires) will be reading at The Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's on January 29 at 8:00 p.m. The reading is a Toronto Winter City event. Admission is free, but voluntary donations are appreciated. | ||
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Start: 4:00 pm
Joanne Proulx will be reading from her first novel, Anthem of A Reluctant Prophet (Viking Canada), at Hart House Library (7 Hart House Circle, 2nd floor), on Wednesday, January 30th at 4:00 p.m. Following the reading, there will be a discussion/question and answer period, as well as a small reception. Admission is free. Luke Hunter, the protagonist of Anthem of A Reluctant Prophet, is an adolescent who can foresee the future. "From a writerly point of view, Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet is a tour de force. Proulx's pitch-perfect recording of adolescent angst that is small-town, male and rooted in the most extraordinary circumstances... is impressive indeed." –The Ottawa Citizen. Start: 6:30 pm
The Toronto launch for Imagination in Action (The Mercury Press, 2007) is at the Cameron House in the back room on Wednesday, January 30 at 6:30 p.m. Contributors to Imagination in Action, edited by Carol Malyon, will read, sing, project, visualize, and otherwise display their creative talents to launch this exciting new anthology on creativity. | ||
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Start: 10:00 am
Matthew Bin, author of On Guard For Thee: Canadian Peacekeeping Missions, will be signing books at the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario (OBPO) table at the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference on Thursday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m. Start: 11:00 am
Marianne Paul, author of Twice in a Blue Moon, will be signing books at the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario (OBPO) table at the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference on Thursday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m. | ||
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Martin Avery, author of Alexandra Orlando: In Pursuit of Victory, will be signing books at the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario (OBPO) table at the Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference on Friday, February 1st at 1:00 p.m. Born in Bracebridge, Ontario, Martin Avery studied at the University of Victoria, Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, York University New College Writers Workshop, Vermont College of Norwhich University (USA), the University of Toronto, Herstmonceux Castle of Queen' University (England), and the Stratford Campus of UT/OISE, earning a Hons. B.A., B.Ed., Hons. Spec. English, M.F.A. In Writing, A.Q. Drama. | ||
