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Recap: Joan Didion’s night in Toronto

While Canadian publishing executives and literary stars gathered at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel for the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala Tuesday night, across downtown, another large group gathered at the Harbourfront Centre to see American author ... Read More »

November 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Slideshow: scenes from the International Festival of Authors

By Sue Carter

Toronto's International Festival of Authors has wrapped up for another year. Here ... Read More »

November 2, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Slideshow: Toronto comics artists pay homage to Tintin

By Natalie Samson

Roughly 70 comics artists and illustrators will participate in an art show this month that honours French Belgian comic book creator Hergé and his intrepid reporter. Toronto Draws Tintin, a "celebration of all things Tintin ... Read More »

November 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Debut novelist Heather Jessup brings a little sparkle to IFOA

By Sue Carter

The International Festival of Authors is not just a place for brushing shoulders with CanLit's big guns, it's also an opportunity to discover new talents. Tonight, first-time author Heather Jessup reads from her debut novel, ... Read More »

October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Events

IFOA: Meet this year’s International Visitors Programme participants

By Sue Carter

Publishing professionals from around the world will soon arrive for the fourth annual International Visitors Programme, an industry-networking event running Oct. 23“27 in conjunction with Toronto's International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront. Click on the ... Read More »

October 20, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: Malone, Moroney, Ladouceur, and more

By Sue Carter

October has been such a busy month, it's been hard to keep up with all the book-related events. On Oct. 11, over 200 people attended Shannon Moroney's book launch for Through the Glass (Random House ... Read More »

October 19, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Photos: IFOA pep rally

By Sue Carter

It's not often that you see a Scotiabank Giller Prize winner brandishing pom poms, but that's exactly what happened at this morning's pep rally for the 32nd annual International Festival of Authors, which kicks off ... Read More »

October 18, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Lee Harvey Oswald’s lover hopes memoir will clear his name

By Sue Carter

Conspiracy theorists, this is your week. Last night, everyone's favourite nicotine-driven villain, William B. Davis, better known as The X-Files "Smoking Man," launched his memoir, Where There's Smoke . . . Musings of a Cigarette ... Read More »

October 18, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Lesley Livingston makes up worlds and words at the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

By Sue Carter

The Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, a day-long event of "lectures which consider the importance of the stories that define humanity in the present age from the aliens hiding among us to the gates of hell ripping ... Read More »

October 13, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Tune into Jessica Westhead’s “Community”

By Sue Carter

WordFest, the Banff-Calgary international writers festival, kicks off today, and runs until Oct. 16. For those who can't make it in person, an online radio production of Jessica Westhead's short story "Community," from her 2011 ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Events

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Search Results by tag: Events

Recap: Joan Didion’s night in Toronto

Slideshow: scenes from the International Festival of Authors

Slideshow: Toronto comics artists pay homage to Tintin

Debut novelist Heather Jessup brings a little sparkle to IFOA

IFOA: Meet this year’s International Visitors Programme participants

Event photos: Malone, Moroney, Ladouceur, and more

Photos: IFOA pep rally

Lee Harvey Oswald’s lover hopes memoir will clear his name

Lesley Livingston makes up worlds and words at the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

Tune into Jessica Westhead’s “Community”

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