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[email protected]:Canada’slargestannualbookfestivalandToronto’spremierliteraryevent,issettothrillbookloversbywelcomingthecountry’snewestandmostcelebratedauthorsandpoets.WHEN:SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER25,2016 11:00AMto6:00PMWHERE:HarbourfrontCentreWHO:Thefestivalhassomethinghappeningatalltimesduringitssevenhoursforreadersofeverygenreandage.Amazon.caBestsellersStagefeaturesarosterofbest-sellingliterarytalentincluding:
v LinwoodBarclay(FarfromTrue),v KennethOppel(EveryHiddenThing)v GordonKorman(Masterminds:CriminalDestiny)v LisaMoore(Flannery)v StevePaikin(BillDavis:NationBuilder,andNotSoBlandafterAll)v GuyGavrielKay(ChildrenofEarthandSky),v MonaAwad(13WaysofLookingataFatGirl)v NeilPasricha(TheHappinessEquation)v AndréAlexis(TheHiddenKeys).
GreatBooksMarqueeistheplacetobeforthemostexcitinganddynamicbooksofthisyearandfeaturesliterarypersonalitiesfromacrossthecountry.Thisyear’slineupincludes:
v MaureenJennings,MurdochMysteriescreatorv StevePatterson,CBCDebatershostv VivekShraya,PrideTorontoGrandMarshallv AmyStuart(StillMine)v IainReid(I’mThinkingofEndingThings).
VibrantVoicesofOntarioTentpresentsamazingfiction,nonfiction,andpoetrybeingproducedbywritersandpublishersfromourprovince.LookforwardtotalksfromOntario’sfinestsuchas:
v JowitaBydlowska(Guy,DrunkMom)v ChaseJoynt(YouOnlyLiveTwice)v MargueriteAndersen(TheBadMother)&MargaretChristakos(Her
Paraphernalia:OnMotherlines,Sex/Blood/Loss&Selfiesdiscusstheirbooksinrelationtothetheme:NotYourMother’sMotherhood
v 2016TorontoPoetrySlamTeam–AndrePrefontaine,Cody“Trick”Virag,VulgarWords,&JustinGordonwillblowyourmindwiththeirwordwizardry
v Theaward-winningTorontoYouthPoetrySlamTeam,andselectedteenpoetsages,12-19.BAM!Teammembersinclude:ReganCampbell,CaseyGarcia,MaymunaMohamed,FaithParé,andJaylenStark.Fromgrittyrhyme-slingerstoliterarygeniuses,individuallytheyaremastersoftheircraft;buttogether,theyaretheMegazordofspokenwordpoetry.
UndertheWordshopMarquee,programmedbytheHumberSchoolforWriters,festivalgoerscanhearinterestingtalksonpublishing.Contributorsinclude:
v OlgaFilina&CarolynFordeonWhatLiteraryAgentsAreLookingForv DominicFarrellandKimMoritsugu,havetheirmanuscriptsevaluatedbyworking
Canadianeditors,v MonaAwad,AnnY.K.Choi,andShariLapenadiscussLongJourneysto
Publicationv CynthiaGood,formerheadofPenguinCanadagivesalessononHowtoGet
Published.
TheNothingButTheTruthTenthascontentfornon-fictionlovers.Thedayincorporatestalksfrom:
v JohnSemleyandSorayaRobertsdiscussingtheirnewbooksthatchronicleanddissecttwocultTVfavourites,TheKidsintheHallandMySo-CalledLife
v JayPitter(editorofSubdivided)andMohammadAbdulQadeer(MulticulturalCities)discussurbandevelopmentanddiversity
v TevaHarrisonandKennethSherman,twoauthorsdiagnosedwithcancer,delveintothedeepconnectionsbetweenillnessandcreativity.
GenreZone,newin2016,isamust-attenddestinationforgenrefansatthefestivalfeaturingallthebestinCanadiansciencefiction,fantasy,mystery,horror,andcomicbookshighlighting:
v IanKeeling,JasonTaniguchi,andDavidClinkreadfromsomeofChiZine’slatestpublications:poetry,shortstorycollections,andnovelsfilledwithinvisiblefairies,seamonsters,andshapeshifters
v ChesterBrown,comicbookartist(MaryWeptOvertheFeetofJesus)
v JasonLoo,NathanPage,DrewShannon,andLeishaRiddel,thepeoplebehindthreeofthemostexcitingnewindiecomicstakethestagetodiscusssadsackTorontovigilantes,homagestoteensleuths,andfeministsuperheroes.
SagoMiniChildren’sActivityTentisthehubforcreativecraftsinspiredbynewchildren’sbooksandincludesinteractivepresentationsfrom:
v ThaoLam(SkunkonaString)showsyouhowtomakeskunkballoons
v CareySookocheff(SolutionsforColdFeet)makessockspuppetsv NadiaL.Hohn(Malaika’sCostume)demonstratescolourfulcarnivalmasks.
CanadianMagazinesStage,anoutdoorvenuefeaturingreadingsandpaneldiscussionsamongjournalistsandeditorsfromleadingCanadianprintandonlinemagazines.
v LaurenMcKeonleadsadiscussionwithpanelistsDanielViola,SheilaSampath,PriyaRamanujan,andShawnMicallefonwhyindependentmediaisnowmoreimportantthaneverandwhatrolethisformofjournalismwillplayinthenextfiftyyears
v RandiBergman,TimChan,andTanyaWatt,fromCanadianfashionpublications,talkaboutwhatisandwhatisn’tCanadianfashionwithexamplesofdesignersandcompaniesacrossthecountry.
AuthorCruisesfeaturesfour60-minutethemedsailingsonthebeautifulTallShipKajama.
v SweepingRomance’withbestsellingauthorsJenniferRobson,PeterBehrens,andKatherineGovier;
v BaseballFever,’featuringsomeoftoday’sbestbaseballauthorsDanRobson,MorganCampbell,andStaceyMayFowles
Cooks‘n’BooksStagereturnswithcookingdemosandsamplesfromthelatestcookbooksfrom:
v JoelMacCharlesandDanaHarrison(Batch)v AllisonDay(PurelyPumpkin)v JeanBlacklock(ThePrairieGirlCupcakeCookbook)v RoseReisman(RushHourMeals)v NaomiDuguid(TasteofPersia)
TDChildren’sLiteratureStagehousessomeofCanada’smostrenownedchildren’sauthors.You’llseeillustratorspresentsomeofthebestchildren’sbooksof2016withfavourites:
v BillSlavin(WhoBroketheTeapot?!)v MahakJain(Maya)v SusanHughes(MaggieMcGillicuddy’sEyeforTrouble)
v JaelRichardson(TheStoneThrower)
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