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Canadian Crime Authors Southwestern Ontario Crime Spree
by Dan
Events + Fiction + Mysteries and Thrillers / May 02, 2013
Four Canadian crime authors are joining forces this month to visit libraries in seven Southwestern Ontario towns — Woodstock,Orangeville, Cambridge, Guelph, Brantford, Thornbury, and Orillia — for a literary crime spree.
The Crime Tour authors are Hilary Davidson, Ian Hamilton, Robert Rotenberg, and Robin Spano. All four are relatively fresh faces on the crime-fiction scene, though they have 15 novels (count them!) published amongst them over the past four years.
This is the second time Davidson, Hamilton, and Spano have toured together. In June 2012, they visited a series of libraries in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, from Vancouver to Squamish, with novelist Deryn Collier. Since Collier was unable to travel this year, the trio will bejoined by Toronto-based Rotenberg.
“We are all writers who rage on the page,” says Robin Spano. “But we are really friendly in real life. Whether you're an aspiring writer looking for inspiration or you love books and are intrigued by what goes into their creation, we hope you'll come away having learned something.”
The Events:
Thursday, May 9,2013, Woodstock, ON, 2pm
Woodstock Art Gallery / sponsored by Woodstock Public Library
449 Dundas St., Woodstock, ON, N4S 1C2
519-539-6761
This event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, May 9,2013, Orangeville, ON, 7pm
Centre Fellowship
375 Hansen Blvd., Orangeville, ON, L9W 0C2
519-942-9421
Tickets are $10 with proceeds going to the University Women Scholarship Fund.
Friday, May 10, 2013, Cambridge, ON, 9:30am
Clemens Mill Library
50 Saginaw Parkway, Cambridge, ON, N1T 1W2
519-740-6294
This event is free and open to the public
Friday, May 10, 2013, Guelph, ON, 1pm
Guelph Public Library
100 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 4J6
519-824-6220
This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, May 10, 2013, Brantford, ON, 4:30pm
Brantford Public Library
173 Colborne Street, Brantford, ON, N3T 2G8
519-756-2220
This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, May 11,2013, Thornbury, ON, 1pm
L.E. Shore Memorial Library
173 Bruce Street South, Thornbury, ON, N0H 2P0
519-599-3681
This event is free and open to the public.
Sunday, May 12, 2013,Orillia, ON, 1pm
“Murder and Mayhem on Mother’s Day at Manticore”
Manticore Books
103 Mississauga Street,Orillia, ON, L3V 1V6
705-326-7776
This event is free and open to the public.
About the Authors:
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Hilary Davidson’s debut, The Damage Done, won the 2011 Anthony Award for Best First Novel. It also earned a Crimespree Award and was a finalist for an Arthur Ellis and a Macavity award. Her third novel, Evil in All Its Disguises, was released on March 5, 2013. Says the Los Angeles Review of Books: “Her voice is a freshand welcome addition to the noir landscape.”
Ian Hamilton’s first novel, The Water Rat of Wanchai, won the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for best first novel. It was also chosen by Quill and Quire as one of the top five novels of 2011 and was nominated for a CBC bookie award. The fifth book in the Ava Lee series, The Scottish Banker of Surabaya, was published on February 16, 2013. Says The Toronto Star: “Ava Lee is unbeatableat just about everything…She’s perfect. She’s fast.”
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Robert Rotenberg’s debut, Old City Hall, was called “a hard-boiled classic” by The Globe & Mail and widely praised by Entertainment Weekly, Maclean’s, and Kirkus. The book was shortlisted for a Dagger Award and a Thriller Award. A prominent criminal lawyer with Rotenberg, Shidlowski & Jesin, his fourth novel, Stranglehold, will be published on May7, 2013.
Robin Spano’s undercover protagonist Clare Vengel has been described as a “slightly slutty grown up Nancy Drew.” Spano has been dubbed one of Canada’s Hot New Crime Writers by Crime Fiction Lover. She has fast developed a loyal following with her “smart, stylish and sharp” writing in Dead Politician Society and Death Plays Poker. Her third novel, Death’s Last Run, has just been released.
Paul Anka at the Eaton Centre Today!
by Dan
Biography & Memoir + Events + Music / April 16, 2013
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka will be signing his highly anticipated autobiography, My Way, and celebrating the release of his latest album, Duets, at the Indigo Eaton Centre store in Toronto, at 12pm today!
Paul Anka 'My Way' Signing
12pm April 16, 2013
Indigo Eaton Centre
220 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario
T: (416) 591-3622
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Sign Painters Documentary Vancouver Premiere
by Dan
Craft + Design & Typography + Events / March 27, 2013
There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade.
In 2010 filmmakers Faythe Levine and Sam Macon began documenting the work of traditional sign painters, their time-honoured methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship.
The subsequent book, which features a foreword by legendary artist (and former sign painter!) Ed Ruscha, was published by Princeton Architectural Press in November 2012.
The first anecdotal history of the craft, Sign Painters tells the stories of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout North America. It profiles sign painters young and old, from the new vanguard working solo to collaborative shops such as San Francisco’s New Bohemia Signs and New York’s Colossal Media’s Sky High Murals.
The accompanying movie, also called Sign Painters, premieres in at The Smithsonian in Washington DC at the end of this month. But like Levine's previous documentary, Handmade Nation, the Canadian premiere of the film will be in Vancouver in association with Got Craft?.
The screenings will take place on Friday June 7th and Saturday June 8th at the Rio Theatre on Broadway, and directors Sam Macon and Faythe Levine will be there to answer questions afterwards. There is limited seating and tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. If you're a fan of lettering, typography, or hand-crafted signs, the film is not to missed!
VANCOUVER SCREENING JUNE 7/8
Doors at 6:30pm | Screening at 7:30pm | Directors Q+A to follow
Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway @ Commercial Drive
Tickets & additional information HERE
Screening followed by a directors Q&A
Homeland Launch in Toronto
by Dan
Events + YA Fiction / February 20, 2013
Cory Doctorow will be back in Toronto next week for the launch of his new novel Homeland at the Lillian H. Smith Library on Friday March 1, 2013.
Cory will be discussing his new book and, knowing Cory, whatever else he feels like talking about on the night! The event will be held in the downstairs meeting room at library. Doors open at 6pm, the event will start at 7pm. Bakka Phoenix Books will be selling books.
If you haven't had chance to read Homeland yet, it picks up a few years after the events of Little Brother. California's economy has collapsed, but Marcus Yallow's hacktivist past has landed him a job working for a crusading politician who promises reform. But trouble — in the shape of a thumbdrive from his former nemesis Masha — is not far behind...
Fast-moving, passionate, and as current as next week, Homeland is every bit the equal of Little Brother — a paean to activism, to courage, to the drive to make the world a better place.
photo: Jonathan Worth
Cory Doctorow Homeland Launch
7:00pm, March 1, 2013 (doors open at 6pm)
Lillian H. Smith Library with Bakka Phoenix Books
239 College Street
Toronto, ON, M5T 1R5
416-393-7746
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Marissa Meyer in Toronto
by Dan
Events + Kids + YA Fiction / February 19, 2013
New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer is coming to Toronto!
Marissa will be signing Scarlet, the sequel to last year's break out hit Cinder, at the Yorkdale Indigo at 12pm on Saturday March 9, 2013.
Follow @indigogreenroom and @raincoastbooks for more details.
Marissa Meyer Book Signing + Q&A
12:00pm, March 9, 2013
Yorkdale Indigo
3401 Dufferin Street Unit #29
Toronto, ON M6A 2T9
416-781-6660
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Who Are You Meant To Be Toronto Book Launch
by Dan
Events + Psychology & Self-Help / January 08, 2013
Who Are You Meant To Be? is the first book to integrate recent breakthroughs in brain science with a fresh take on how personality affects behavior. Based on ideas already embraced by Oprah Winfrey, the book introduces an entirely new and comprehensive approach to unlocking our true capabilities.
Join authors Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard this Thursday from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, for the North American launch of Who Are You Meant To Be? at the Verity Club in Toronto.
Who Are You Meant To Be? Launch
Thursday January 10, 2013, 5:00pm-8:00pm
Verity Club - Toronto Room
111d Queen Street East
Toronto, ON M5C 1S2
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Julie Morstad Toronto and Montreal Events!
by Dan
Events + Graphica / November 20, 2012
Artist Julie Morstad, author of The Wayside and Milk Teeth, is busy, busy, busy.
Hot on the heels of her recent event in Vancouver, Julie will be in conversation with Fieldguided blogger Anabela Piersol at Toronto's TYPE Books on Queen West this Friday (November 23).
The following night (Saturday November 24), Julie will be at Librairie D+Q in Montreal for an "evening of beautiful art, good conversations, and the occasional book signing."
Julie Morstad in conversation with Anabela Piersol
Friday, November 23 2012
6PM, with Q&A at 7PM
TYPE Books, 883 Queen Street West, Toronto
Julie Morstad at Librairie D+Q
Saturday, November 24 2012, 7PM
Librairie D+Q, 211 Bernard Ouest, Montreal
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Divine Vintage Toronto Launch
by Dan
Events + Food & Drink + History / November 14, 2012
DIVINE VINTAGE Book Launch
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Toronto School of Theology
47 Queen's Park Crescent East Time: 4:30 p.m.
Board Room 1
Toronto, Ontario
With thanks to IWEG (Independent Wine Education Guild)
Download invitation (PDF)
RSVP
Julie Morstad at Lucky’s This Weekend!
by Dan
Events + Graphica + Vancouver / October 30, 2012
Join award-winning, Vancouver-based illustrator Julie Morstad launch The Wayside, her new book from Drawn + Quarterly, on Saturday evening at Vancouver comics store Lucky's starting at 7pm!
Julie Morstad
Saturday November 3rd, 7pm
Lucky's Comics
3972 Main Street, Vancouver
T: 604-875-9858
PS: If you don't live in Vancouver, Julie will also have events in Toronto at TYPE, and at the Librairie D+Q in Montreal next month! (Yay!)
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Andrew Hunt at Words Worth Books Next Week
by Dan
Events + Fiction + Mysteries and Thrillers / October 26, 2012
Andrew Hunt, professor of U.S. History at University of Waterloo, will be reading from his award-winning new crime novel City of Saints at Words Worth Books in Waterloo on Monday night with Rawi Hage, acclaimed author of De Niro's Game, Cockroach, and Carnival, starting at 7pm.
Winner of the 2011 Hillerman Prize, City of Saints is based on a true yet largely forgotten murder that once captivated the nation but still remains unsolved eighty years later.
When a beautiful socialite turns up dead, Art Oveson, a twenty-something husband, father, and devout Mormon just getting his start as a sheriff’s deputy, finds himself thrust into the role of detective. With his partner, a foul-mouthed former strikebreaker, he begins to pursue the murderer—or murderers. His search takes him into the underbelly of Salt Lake City, a place rife with blackmail, corruption, and death.
Andrew Hunt and Rawi Hage
Words Worth Books
Monday October 29, 7pm
96 King St South, Waterloo,
Ontario, N2J1P5
519-884-2665
FREE