Search Results by tag: Word on the Street

Word on the Street Toronto moves back to the street

After eight years on the lawn of Queen's Park, Toronto's Word on the Street festival, which takes place Sept. 23, is literally moving back onto the street. While Queen's Park undergoes a major restoration, the ... Read More »

May 30, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Adopt an author at Word on the Street

By Sue Carter

Have you ever wanted to own your own author? Now you can, with a $100 donation to Word on the Street Toronto. In exchange for a contribution to the non-profit organization, select from a list ... Read More »

August 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Word on the Street Halifax is on a boat

By Sue Carter

Word on the Street Halifax is moving closer to the ocean this year, with plans to host readings along its popular waterfront and on boats, including Theodore Tugboat and the CSS Acadia. WOTS Halifax will ... Read More »

May 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Atwood’s LongPen comes in handy for The Year of the Flood

By Stuart Woods

When her previous novel, Oryx and Crake, was published six years ago, Margaret Atwood was unable to make use of the LongPen, her quirky invention that allows authors to do remote book signings. But with ... Read More »

July 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Richard Poplak and more in the May Q&Q

By Stuart Woods

Jet-setting author Richard Poplak travelled to 17 different countries to research his latest book, which looks at the influence of American pop culture in the Muslim world, and he's Q&Q's cover subject in the May ... Read More »

May 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

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