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FACTS by Arthur Milner - Dramatic Reading - Toronto Premiere

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Oct 22 2011 - 7:30pm
Oct 23 2011 - 2:00pm

Location

Beit Zatoun
612 Markham St. (Bathurst Subway)
Toronto
Canada
Phone: 647-726-9500
43° 39' 53.2584" N, 79° 24' 44.6868" W

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. 

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Wade Davis at the Vancouver International Writers Festival

Nov 10 2011 - 7:30pm

Location

St. Andrew's Wesley United Church
1022 Nelson Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4S7
Canada
49° 16' 54.3108" N, 123° 7' 36.7464" W

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.

Wayde Compton: Inaugural Reading

Sep 20 2011 - 7:00pm
Sep 20 2011 - 8:30pm

Location

Alice Mackay Room, Lower Level, Central Library Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 15' 40.4136" N, 123° 6' 50.1372" W

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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Allison van Diepen at Kaleidoscope Kids' Books

Jun 10 2011 - 7:00pm
Jun 10 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

Kaleidoscope Kids' Books
1018 Bank St.
Ottawa, ON K1S 3W8
Canada
Phone: 613-232-7406
45° 23' 52.1664" N, 75° 41' 7.5012" W

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.

An evening with Margaret Mitchell -- Readings and website launch

May 4 2011 - 7:00pm
May 4 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

People's Co-op Bookstore
1391 Commercial Dr
Vancouver V5L 3X5
Canada
Phone: 604-253-6442
49° 16' 20.784" N, 123° 4' 11.0712" W

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.

 

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Jane Bouey
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Atlantic by Simon Winchester book launch

Apr 18 2011 - 7:30pm
Apr 18 2011 - 9:30pm

Location

Frederic Wood Theatre
6354 Crescent Road UBC
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 16' 4.9548" N, 123° 15' 25.2756" W

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.

Celebrate the newest issue of Granta

Mar 31 2011 - 7:00pm
Mar 31 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

Type Books
883 Queen St. West
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 38' 43.9728" N, 79° 24' 41.7888" W

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.

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The CanLit onesy: You've got the look, now get the book

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Sweet England and Caprice launch at The Sylvia

Feb 22 2011 - 7:00pm
Feb 22 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

The Sylvia
1154 Gilford Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 17' 19.0572" N, 123° 8' 34.1952" W

Sweet England and Caprice launch at Vancouver landmark The Sylvia. There will be readings, remarks and complimentary appetizers and drinks.

Sweet England , Steve Weiner's third novel, is a harrowing portrayal of post-Thatcher England that follows a man of no known origin and unstable personality and his efforts to re-enter society after a long and unexplained absence. His first novel Museum of Love was nominated for the prestigious Giller Prize.

Caprice , the second in George Bowering's trilogy of historical novels about British Columbia to appear, but third to be reissued, is a witty and colourful recreation of a Canadian heroine's quest in avenging her brother's murder. Shoot! and Burning Water were reissued in 2008 and 2007 respectively.

 

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