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Keep Toronto Reading Events (April 27 to May 1, 2009)
This Week’s Highlights: Katherine Govier, Ray Robertson and Katrina Onstad
TORONTO (Monday, April 20, 2009) – Keep Toronto Reading is the library's month-long celebration of the joy of reading, featuring literary and cultural events throughout the city.
Lit City: The Annex
Katherine Govier reads from her short stories collection Fables of Brunswick Avenue. David Eddie reads from Chump Change, a hilarious story of a man who abandons his cushy New York life to return to Toronto.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 7 p.m.
Palmerston Branch, 1303 Queen Street West, 416-396-7686
Glen Downie Book Club Discussion
Meet Glen Downie at this special event for book club members. Open to all.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 7 p.m.
North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, 416-395-5535
Lit Lunch
Literary delights Claudia Dey (Stunt) and Joseph Kertes (Gratitude). Bring your own lunch or buy one for $5.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 12:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, 416-395-5577
Lit City: Yorkville
Ray Robertson reads from Moody Food, set in the village's 1960s era. Katrina Onstad reads from How Happy To Be, set during the madness of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7 p.m.
Yorkville Branch, 22 Yorkville Avenue, 416-393-7660
Lit Lunch
Thrill with mystery writers John McFetridge (Everybody Knows This is Nowhere) and Jeffrey Round (Death in Key West). Bring your own lunch or buy one for $5 (limited quantities).
Thursday, April 30, 2009, 12:30 p.m.
Northern District Branch, 40 Orchard View Boulevard, 416-393-7610
Literary Buzz: Out of South Africa
Richard Poplak discusses his memoir, Ja, No, Man: Growing Up White in Apartheid-Era South Africa. Then enjoy a guided tasting of the wines of South Africa led by The Wine Doctor Edward Finstein. Tickets for the wine tasting are $25 each.
Thursday, April 30, 2009, 7 p.m.
Bayview Branch, Bayview Village Shopping Centre, 2901 Bayview Avenue, 416-395-5460
Glen Downie Reading
Glen Downie reads from Loyalty Management.
High Park Branch, 228 Roncesvalles Avenue, 416-393-7671
Thursday, April 30, 2009. 7 p.m.
Friday Nights with Diaspora Dialogues
Sample a captivating cross-section of our city’s writers, performers, and artistic forms, including fiction, poetry, spoken word, theatre, and music. Fiction by Nino Ricci, Sherri Vanderveen, Yvette Trancoso and Leah Jane Esau. Poetry by Lorna Goodison. Spoken word by Eva Rose Tabobondung
Palmerston Branch, 560 Palmerston Avenue, 413-393-7680
Friday, May 1, 2009, 7 p.m.
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