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MEDIA ADVISORY/CAMERA CALL Please RSVP to [email protected] for accreditation WHAT: Canada’s largest annual book festival and Toronto’s premier literary event, is set to thrill booklovers by welcoming the country’s newest and most celebrated authors and poets. WHEN: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM WHERE: Harbourfront Centre WHO: The festival has something happening at all times during its seven hours for readers of every genre and age. Amazon.ca Bestsellers Stage features a roster of best-selling literary talent including: v Linwood Barclay (Far from True), v Kenneth Oppel (Every Hidden Thing) v Gordon Korman (Masterminds: Criminal Destiny) v Lisa Moore (Flannery) v Steve Paikin (Bill Davis: Nation Builder, and Not So Bland after All) v Guy Gavriel Kay (Children of Earth and Sky), v Mona Awad (13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl) v Neil Pasricha (The Happiness Equation) v André Alexis (The Hidden Keys). Great Books Marquee is the place to be for the most exciting and dynamic books of this year and features literary personalities from across the country. This year’s lineup includes: v Maureen Jennings, Murdoch Mysteries creator v Steve Patterson, CBC Debaters host v Vivek Shraya, Pride Toronto Grand Marshall v Amy Stuart (Still Mine) v Iain Reid (I’m Thinking of Ending Things).

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MEDIAADVISORY/CAMERACALL

[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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