On May 16, Key Porter Books launched Vanessa Craft’s novel Out of Character – about a woman who takes a job at a “gentleman’s club” in London, England – with an event at 65 Degrees in Toronto. The book’s subject matter gave Key Porter a chance to work one of publishing’s more eyebrow-raising recent launch trends: exotic dancers. (Photos courtesy of Meisner Publicity)

Key Porter publisher Jordan Fenn, Out of Character author Vanessa Craft (far right), and a rep from Flirty Girl Fitness find some common ground. To paraphrase comedian Chris Rock, “You got to keep your publisher off the pole.”

The scene at 65 Degrees.

The Flirty Girl tries to catch Shinan Govani’s attention.