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Event photos: Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin (and Stanley)

On Thursday, Feb. 15, Kids Can Press hosted a meet-'n'-greet at the head offices of Corus Entertainment in the cold, cold heart of Toronto's financial district to celebrate the launch of Stanley's Beauty Contest by ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: polar bear dip, Fetherling’s 60th, and Bittman’s signing

By Steven W. Beattie

A number of recent events “ including a mid-winter swim and a swanky birthday bash “ brought out the literary luminaries. Quillblog's army of roving citizen photojournalists were on hand to capture the various goings ... Read More »

January 26, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Literacy organization eyes Guinness World Record

By Stuart Woods

Family Literacy Day isn't officially until next Tuesday, but to help draw attention to the cause, the literacy organization ABC CANADA is boldly attempting to set a new Guinness World Record. Beginning at 2 p.m. ... Read More »

January 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Authors get chilly for charity

By Steven W. Beattie

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns's birth, and to mark the occasion, a group of Canadian writers and media luminaries will be taking a dip in frigid Lake Ontario. Margaret ... Read More »

January 19, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Farewell, StÃ©phane Dion

By Nathan Whitlock

Now that Stéphane Dion has resigned as Liberal leader to pave the way for the next lucky guy [*cough cough Michael Ignatieff cough*] we thought we'd take you back to more hopeful days for the ... Read More »

December 9, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: Steinmetz and Manicom @ Paragraphe

By Nathan Whitlock

Véhicule Press and Gaspereau Press launched two new books at Librairie Paragraphe in downtown Montreal on Nov. 27. (Photos courtesy of Gaspereau Press/Ryan Hunt) Andrew Steinmetz reads from his first novel, Eva's Threepenny Opera (Gaspereau). ... Read More »

December 4, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Q&Q‘s Books of the Year – LIVE!

By Nathan Whitlock

As part of the global celebrations marking the release of Q&Q's annual "Books of the Year" issue, the World's Biggest Bookstore in downtown Toronto has put together a display in its honour: The display. Not-at-all-suspicious-looking ... Read More »

December 1, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: the 2008 Giller Light Bash

By Stuart Woods

While attendees of the swank Scotiabank Giller Prize gala sweated it out under hot TV lights, a smaller gathering convened across town for the Scotiabank Giller Light Bash, a fundraiser for Frontier College, which was ... Read More »

November 14, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Battle of the bloggers, IFOA edition

By Stuart Woods

Toronto author Andrew Westoll has been doing a fine job as the official blogger for this year's International Festival of Authors. In fact, it seems he's been doing such a good job that National Post ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: Fear of Fighting launch

By Steven W. Beattie

At the Gladstone Hotel on Tuesday evening, Invisible Publishing launched Fear of Fighting, written by Stacey May Fowles, with illustrations by Marlena Zuber. Fowles and Zuber took the stage to discuss their creative process with ... Read More »

October 16, 2008 | Filed under: Events

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