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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.

A reading and presentation by Barbara Wyn Klunder, author and illustrator of Other Goose (Groundwood Books, 2007), at the Burlington Public Library (Central Branch) on Monday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. Free admission.

Drew Hayden Taylor will be reading from his novel The Night Wanderer (Annick Press, 2007) at the ALOUD Festival at the Harbourfront Centre in the Brigantine Room on Tuesday, February 12 at 1:00 p.m. Visit the ALOUD website for ticket into.

Barry Callaghan (Between Trains) and Ray Robertson (What Happened Later) will be discussing their work at Keep Toronto Reading's Lit Lunch at the Deer Park Branch of the Toronto Public Library on February 13 at 12:30 p.m. The event is presented with International Readings at Harbourfront and Amazing Food Service. You can bring your own lunch or buy one for $5.

Dave Bidini (Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs) and Paul Quarrington (The Ravine) will be discussing their work at Keep Toronto Reading's Lit Lunch at the Pape/Danforth Branch of the Toronto Public Library on February 13 at 12:30 p.m. The event is presented with International Readings at Harbourfront and Amazing Food Service. You can bring your own lunch or buy one for $5.

Literature for Life is holding a fundraiser on Wednesday, February 13 at 4 p.m. at 140 St. George Street, Toronto. Literature for Life offers teen mothers a safe environment to explore and use language to benefit themselves and their children. Young mothers from local parenting centres and agencies develop confidence and skills to articulate thoughts and needs through reading, writing, and performance.

For more information on Literature for Life, please visit: http://www.literatureforlife.o....

Immigrant writers Shyam Selvadurai (Swimming in the Monsoon Sea), Goran Simic (Yesterday's People), and Robin Maharaj will be discussing their first days in Toronto as part of Keep Toronto Reading. The discussion is moderated by CBC's Mary Ito. At the Parkdale Branch of the Toronto Public Library on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m.

For more info on Keep Toronto Reading 2008, go to http://www.torontopubliclibrar....

Matt Duggan will be reading from The Royal Woods at the ALOUD Festival at Harbourfront Centre, in the Brigintine Room on Thursday, February 14 at 10:30 a.m. Click here for ticket info.

Richard Scrimger, author of Into the Ravine, will be reading at the ALOUD Festival at the Harbourfront Centre in the Brigintine Room on February 14 at 1:00 p.m. Click here for ticket info.

Russell Smith will launch a revised literary edition of his notorious pornographic novel, Diana: A Diary In The Second Person (Biblioasis), by having a frisky Valentines Day conversation with renowned sex columnist Josey Vogels about the voice as an instrument of seduction and other matters of the heart. A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Biblioasis, and EYE WEEKLY. At the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St West, Toronto on Thursday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. (doors 7pm). Free admission.

Sally Cooper, author of Tell Everything (Dundurn Press), will be signing books at Curiosity House Books in Creemore on February 17 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Sally Cooper has been published in numerous magazines, newspapers, and literary journals. Her first novel, Love Object (2002), received praise from critics and earned a devoted follower of readers. Cooper teaches Creative Writing at Humber College in Toronto, and lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

Launch for Tina Grimberg's Out of Line: Growing Up Soviet (Tundra Books) at the Darchei Noam Synagogue, 864 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, on February 17 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

d'bi.young.anitafrika launches her new book, rivers… and other blackness… between us: (dub) poems of love (Women's Press) at Lula Lounge on Monday, February 18 at 7:30.

d’bi.young.anitafrika believes in life, love, and revolushun. An award-winning dub poet, actor, and playwright, d’bi has written, published, and performed internationally. She is also the author of the dub-poetry collection art on black (Women’s Press, 2006) and the Dora Award–winning play blood.claat.

Tired of eco doom and gloom? Acclaimed author and journalist Chris Turner traveled the globe in search of hope for a sustainable future and chronicles his findings in The Geography Of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need (Random House Canada). Turner will deliver an update to his ongoing quest during an entertaining and incisive multimedia presentation. Respected urbanist Amy Lavender Harris will moderate what promises to be a lively Q&A session between Turner and the audience. A This Is Not A Reading Series event presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Random House Canada, and EYE WEEKLY. At the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto. Monday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. (doors 7:00 p.m.). Admission Free.

Head to the Concord Café (937 Bloor Street West) on Monday, Februrary 18th for readings by Bill Kennedy (apostrophe), Jim Johnstone, and Dane Swan. There’s also an Open Mic, giving you the chance to read/perform 1 original piece and 1 cover. Starts at 8:00 p.m.

For more info, check out the livewords Facebook group.

The launch for Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems (Brick Books) by Randall Maggs is on February 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The author will be present with hockey writer and Globe and Mail sports columnist Stephen Brunt.

Launch for Tell Everything (Dundurn Press) by Sally Cooper at Type Books, 883 Queen Street West, Toronto on February 19 at 7:00 p.m.

Sally Cooper has been published in numerous magazines, newspapers, and literary journals. Her first novel, Love Object (2002), received praise from critics and earned a devoted follower of readers. Cooper teaches Creative Writing at Humber College in Toronto, and lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

Fred Doucette, author of Empty Casing: A Soldier’s Memoir of Sarajevo Under Siege (Douglas & McIntyre, 2008), will be at the U of T Bookstore Reading Series at the Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College Street (St. George entrance, 3rd Floor), on Tuesday, February 19th at 7:30 p.m.
This is a free event.

Is working at a major record label like getting a backstage pass to the rock'n'roll dream?

José Latour (Comrades in Miami) and Brenden Howley (The Witness Tree) will be discussing their work at Keep Toronto Reading’s Lit Lunch. At the City Hall Branch of the TPL, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West, Toronto. Wednesday, February 20 at 12:30 p.m.

Bring your lunch or buy one for $5.
Presented by Toronto Public Libraries in partnership with International Readings at Harbourfront.

This event is part of Toronto Public Library’s Keep Toronto Reading program.

Deborah Ellis's acclaimed young adult novel, The Heaven Shop, a story about the human impact of the AIDS pandemic in Africa, is being adapted into a play entitled Binti's Journey. It is the story of Binti Phiri, a 13-year-old African girl, who loses her home and family to AIDS. It is about her journey to her grandmother's village and her discovery of a deeper understanding of family and community.

Binti's Journey, directed by acclaimed poet ahdri zhina mandiela and adapted by Marcia Johnson, was commissioned and developed by Theatre Direct.

Jeanne Beker, author of Passion for Fashion (Tundra Books, 2008), will be at the Yorkville Branch of the TPL for Keep Toronto Reading's Books and Wine Program on February 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.