Richard Ford's latest novel, Canada, tells the unforgettable story of Dell Parsons, a young man spirited across the Montana border into Saskatchewan. Here he is taken in by Arthur Remlinger, an enigmatic man whose own past exists on the other side of the border. Dell struggles to understand what his future can be even as he comes to understand the violence simmering below the surface in his new life. Haunting and spectacular in vision, Canada is a novel rich with emotional clarity and lyrical precision, and an acute sense of the grandeur of living.

Arthur Milner's FACTS to be produced by the Palestinian National Theatre in East Jerusalem!  See it in Toronto first.

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A dramatic reading featuring Richard Greenblatt, Sam Khalilieh and Aaron Willis at Beit Zatoun, Saturday evening, October 22 and Sunday matinee, October 23.  Both performances to be followed by a "talkback" with the actors and playwright. 

In this magesterial work of history and adventure, Davis vividly re-creates George Mallory's epic attempts to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s. He takes us beyond the mountain to the trenches of World War I, to show how the exploration originated in 19th imperial ambitions. In the wake of a war that cost millions of lives, the Everest expeditions became a symbol of national redemption.

The Library's seventh Writer in Residence, Wayde Compton, will read from some of his many award-winning works and talk about his writing process.

Wayde Compton is an author of two poetry collections, "49th Parallel Psalm" and "Performance Bond", as well as the essay collection "After Canaan". He is also editor of "Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature" and "Orature". Wayde is founder of Commodore Books and the Hogan's Alley Memorial Project.

Admission is free. Seating is limited.
The VPL Writer in Residence program is co-sponsored by Friends of Vancouver Public Library and The Canada Council for the Arts.

For more information on library events, visit http://www.vpl.ca/

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Scribd's conversion technology also allows users to upload and transform any file into a web document that is universally accessible on the Internet. By enabling users to self-publish online, Scribd attests that it is democratizing the publishing process.

To date, Scribd claims to be the planet's largest social reading and publishing company. The site also claims to be home to the largest book club in the world.

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Ottawa-based teacher and author Allison van Diepen will be appearing at Kaleidoscope Kids’ Books on June 10th at 7pm for a reading and signing of her newly-released book The Vampire Stalker. The event is free. Cake and blood-red refreshments will be served. Kaleidoscope Kids’ Books is located at 1018 Bank Street.

For more information you can call 613-232-7406 or visit www.kaleidoscopekidsbooks.ca.

The Margaret Mitchell Fund for Women website launch event features an appearance by Margaret Mitchell and Darlene Marzari with MC Patsy George.

It will be great fun so come and join us.

Copies of Margaret's acclaimed memoir No Laughing Matter will be available for sale.

Simon Winchester, bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Meaning of Everything, returns to the natural world with his epic new book, a "biography" of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories. The book follows the ocean from its origins 370 million years ago to its current state of degradation from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Winchester's sea saga is essential reading for those who want to better understand the ocean, and by extension, the planet.

In celebration of the newest issue of Granta, contributor Madeleine Thien will read and explore an extract from her forthcoming novel ( Dogs at the Perimeter ), along with Martha Baillie ( The Incident Report ), who will discuss how Toronto's libraries have become a refuge for those on the margins.

Artist Vid Ingelevics will present his project on immigration and identity.