Events

First-time playwright adapts Yann Martel’s Beatrice & Virgil

When Toronto teacher Lindsay Cochrane first read Yann Martel's allegorical, multi-layered novel Beatrice & Virgil (Knopf Canada), she was convinced it would make a fantastic theatre production. Four years later, the first-time playwright's adaptation is ... Read More »

April 10, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Luminato Festival curator Noah Richler highlights Toronto’s literary culture

By Courtney Harper

Toronto's Luminato Festival, which takes place June 6“15, announced its full lineup at a press conference this morning. Literature and ideas curator Noah Richler, who joined Luminato in January, observes that in the past the ... Read More »

April 8, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Pages Festival releases inaugural lineup

By Emma Renda

The inaugural program for the Pages Festival + Conference: Unbound in Toronto is now online. The festival runs March 13"“15 at the Randolph Theatre, with conference events scheduled at the Tranzac Club. Marc Glassman, artistic director of ... Read More »

February 24, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Q&A: Dave Bidini on naming the Paul Quarrington ice rink

By Emma Renda

This weekend, author Paul Quarrington will be memorialized with an ice rink in his name on Toronto's waterfront. The Paul Quarrington Ice Rink/Splash Pad will be dedicated at a free public event at Sherbourne Common, ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Book Lover’s Ball

By Sue Carter

On Feb. 6, more than 500 guests and authors mingled at the Book Lover's Ball, held at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York. The popular annual gala, which featured a silent auction and literary-inspired entertainment, raised funds ... Read More »

February 14, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Small Print Toronto’s sixth annual Totsapalooza

By Julie Baldassi

Small Print Toronto hosted a sold-out literary bash for the seven and under set last Saturday. The nonprofit literacy organization's sixth annual Totsapalooza featured U.K. author and children's laureate Julia Donaldson and coincided with the ... Read More »

February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Events

PEN Canada partners with Hot Docs on a new series

By Julie Baldassi

Four Canadian novelists will present a series of international documentaries this winter, thanks to a new partnership between PEN Canada and Hot Docs. Beginning in February, authors Vincent Lam, Camilla Gibb, Miriam Toews, and Linwood ... Read More »

January 31, 2014 | Filed under: Events

New venue selected for the 2015 London Book Fair

By Julie Baldassi

The upcoming London Book Fair, slated to take place mid-April, will be hosted at the West London venue Earls Court for the last time. Event operators Reed Exhibitions confirmed this week that the 2015 fair ... Read More »

December 13, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Inside The Writers’ Trust of Canada gala

By Sue Carter

More than 400 members of Toronto's cultural and business communities came together on Nov. 14 for The Writers' Trust of Canada's* black-tie gala, raising $220,000 toward the organization's programs and awards. Click on the thumbnails ... Read More »

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Photos: the Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair

By Becky Robertson

The fourth annual Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair was held at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Baillie Court last weekend. It was the fair's first year at the new venue, having relocated from the Metro ... Read More »

November 12, 2013 | Filed under: Events

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