It was authors everywhere as McArthur & Company held its annual IFOA party, with the help of the British Council, at the P.J. . (Photos by McArthur & Company.)

Kim McArthur (centre) and authors David Gibbins and Louise Penny were instructed to display varying levels of enthusiasm.

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Kim McArthur keeps her 88s straight while authors Mark Billingham and Robert Drew sing along.

Two authors, Stephanie Johnson and Michael Collins, experiment with ideas for a future book launch.

Authors mingle with Harbourfront staff: from left to right, Louise Welch, Stephanie Johnson, Geoffrey Taylor, Andrew Taylor, Chantal Chevalier (IFOA volunteer), and Wendy Vincent (Harbourfront publicist).