Here are some more quick clips from Word on the Street. In each case, I have asked my interviewees to name their favorite book. Most people named novels but this Atlanta Georgian preferred poetry. This charming librarian from the Toronto International Film Festival Group made me want to live downtown so I could pop into […]
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This year the weather was perfect for Word on the Street. The crowds were thronging, children were laughing, musicians were playing… My only complaint is I couldn’t do it all. I bought magazines and books, met lots of nice people who publish literary journals and even wrote an impromptu poem. I also went book-buying bananas!
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It’s coming! Sunday September 30, 2007 is the biggest one-day literary event in Canada. If you are in or around Toronto, Vancouver or Kitchener, don’t miss my favorite carnival of words. This is Word on the Street’s 18th year. Expect 175 book, magazine, and literacy exhibits. Book deals, live concerts and activities for all ages
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I got meme-tagged by Heather at Errant Dreams Reviews to list 8 random facts about myself. Here are the rules. If you want to play along, consider yourself tagged. 1. Link to your tagger and post these rules. 2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.3. Tag eight people at the end of your post
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I attended a wonderful concert at Mel Lastman Square this Sunday to raise money for earthquake relief in Peru. The music ranged from jazz to contemporary, traditional to pop. Many performers were local, others flew into Toronto specifically for the benefit. The concert was arranged by unidos-por-peru.com/. There are articles about the concert in Spanish
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Sunday I attended Kingship DeFacto by Adam Burgess at the annual Summerworks festival. This is a juried festival with considerable prestige in Toronto. The story is about Ben (Scott McCulloch), a wishy-washy politician under the influence of his powerful advisor Becker (Stephen Kent) who must decide whether or not to remove troops from the city
I admit it. As soon as I got back to Toronto, from vacation, I read the last Harry Potter in two days. I would have read it in one day if I weren’t such an adequate parent. Enough of that. Back to the law books and notebook. I should be writing. With my sabbatical drawing
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My latest procrastination read is Joy Fielding’s Puppet. This is a breezy thriller about a sexy lawyer who immigrates to Florida to escape her past. When she gets a call from her first ex-husband, she is forced to return. Her mother is in jail for shooting a complete stranger in a hotel lobby. A former
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This is the annual home of CANSCAIP’s Packaging Your Imagination.
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Bought at Packaging Your Imagination The Alchemist’s Portrait by Simon Rose The Mysterious Mummer by L.M. Falcone Good Times Travel Agency: Adventures in Ancient China by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin. I wanted to buy one of Sharon Jenning’s Bats books for reluctant readers but I only saw her books for younger readers. Workshops
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