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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.

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.

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.

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.

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....

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Doors open at 6:30pm ~ Lecture begins at 7:00pm
Tickets are $25 ~ General Admission

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“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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shelley Falconer and Shawna White, authors of Stones, Bones & Stitches (Tundra Books, 2007), will be at Keep Toronto Reading for Kids at the Nathan Phillips Square Program Tent on February 2 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Shelley Falconer is director of exhibitions and programs and senior curator for the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and a member of the University of Toronto’s adjunct faculty in Museum Studies. Falconer has contributed, as a writer and editor, to many exhibitions and new media publications, and her recent projects include the extensive reinstallation of the McMichael’s permanent collection galleries.

Author Ken Setterington (The Snow Queen) and illustrators Nelly and Ernst Hofer (The Snow Queen) will be at Keep Toronto Reading for Kids at the Nathan Phillips Square Program Tent on February 2 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Storyteller and librarian Ken Setterington was born in Toronto. He worked with CUSO in Nigeria for two years and now is the Children and Youth Advocate for Toronto Library Services. He was honored by the Association of Canadian Publishers as the Outstanding Public Librarian for the year 2000. The Snow Queen is his first book.

The Latner Jewish Library is pleased to host the launch of Living Legacies: A Collection of Inspirational Contemporary Canadian Jewish Women on Sunday, February 3 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Lipa Green Building at 4600 Bathurst Street, room 420. This unique anthology, edited by Liz Pearl with a forward by Ina Fichman, showcases the writings of more than 40 of Canada's outstanding female Jewish role models.

The Grey Borders Reading Series proudly presents a very special evening of poetry readings and performances by Mathew Timmons, joseph s. makkos, and Gary Barwin at Strega Cafe, 19 King Street, St. Catharines. Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.greyborders.blogspot.com for more info.

Pages Books & Magazines, EYE WEEKLY and The Gladstone Hotel join forces to present a special This Is Not A Reading Series event designed to showcase emerging Toronto writers. "What Is Missing" by Daniel Scott Tysdal, the first-place story in EYE WEEKLY's inaugural short story contest, will be performed by Brian Joseph Davis in the style in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, accompanied by live sound effects. Tysdal will engage in a dynamic on-stage conversation about the writing process with fellow finalists Alexander Cole and Grace O'Connell, moderated by respected poet and Coach House Books editor Alana Wilcox.

Carol Harrison Reesor will be reading from her book, The Paris Magdalene, at WonderWorks, 79A Harbord Street, Toronto. February 7 at 6:30 p.m. Head to WonderWorks to meet the author and have your copy of The Paris Magdalene signed.

About the book:
Who was Mary Magdalene? Saint or sinner? Preacher or penitent? Wife or whore? For two thousand years, this complex biblical figure has been the source of both devotion and debate as to her role in the spread of Christianity and the growth of the Church.

Camille Martin (Codes of Public Sleep), Sharon Harris (AVATAR), Geoffrey Hlibchuk, and Aaron Giovannone read at the Grey Borders Reading Series at Strega Cafe, 19 King Street, St. Catharines on Friday, February 8 at 7:30. Visit www.greyborders.blogspot.com for more info.

Author H Nigel Thomas will be touring across Canada for his acclaimed new novel Return to Arcadia (TSAR, 2007), making a stop in Toronto at A Different Booklist on Friday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. Reading with discussion to follow.

Return to Arcadia is an accomplished, moving novel about a very modern predicament: dysfunctional identity in the global village. When Joshua Éclair emerges from amnesia in a psychiatric hospital in Montreal, he is forced to relive his past in the Caribbean. What emerges from his trauma and precarious healing is the gripping story of a man's search for sanity and a place in the world.

Readings by Lolette Kuby from her collection of short stories, Out of Cleveland (Esplanade Books, 2007), David McGimpsey from his poetry collection, Sitcom (Coach House Books, 2007), and Jay MillAr from his poetry collection, the small blue (Snare Books, 2007). At the IV Lounge, 326 Dundas Street West on February 8 at 8:00 p.m.

Open Book's February Writer in Residence, crime fiction author Rick Blechta, is signing books at Vineyard Alpacas in Beamsville on Saturday, February 9. Read Rick's blog entry about the upcoming event, and head to Beamsville to pick up copies of Rick's wonderful books and hang out with some alpacas. Click here for more details.

Karen Patkau, author of Creatures Yesterday and Today (Tundra Books, 2008), will be reading at the Royal Ontario Museum on February 9 as part of the Keep Toronto Reading series.