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M is for Moose
Charles Pachter, Evan Soloman
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

When was the last time an internationally heralded Canadian visual artist created a picture book for all ages? Charles Pachter will launch his new book, M is for Moose by having a spirited conversation with Evan Solomon, co-host of CBC News: Sunday, about the politics of the alphabet, punctuated with slides of the book’s imagery.

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Once
Rebecca Rosenblum
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel 2nd floor gallery, 1214 Queen St. W.

This Is Not A Reading Series is delighted to join forces with Biblioasis to present the prestigious Metcalf-Rooke Award. And, the envelope please, this year’s award goes to … Rebecca Rosenblum!

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Nowtopia
Chris Carlsson
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 8:00pm
CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave.

What do outlaw bicyclists, free software, and the Burning Man festival have in common? In Nowtopia, Chris Carlsson argues that such developments provide a window into an underexposed process of social transformation that challenges traditional models of work and politics.

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The Man Game
Lee Henderson
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

At the launch of The Man Game, his debut novel featuring cowboys wrestling naked in early Vancouver, Lee Henderson will deliver a lecture about more recent examples of popular spectator sports like YouTube dance contests. Novelist and Quill & Quire review editor Nathan Whitlock will host the evening.

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Five Roasts, Boasts, and Toasts about Marc Glassman
Marc Glassman
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

This Is Not A Reading Series turns five! It is the thirtieth year of Pages Books & Magazines! What better way to celebrate these twin milestones than with a tribute to the driving force behind both indie institutions: Marc Glassman?

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Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror
Kerry Pither
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 7:00pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

How solid is Canada's reputation as a "just society"?

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The Killing Circle
Andrew Pyper, Nathan Whitlock
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 8:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Is death an appropriate punishment for the crime of stealing another writer’s story and calling it your own?

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Salon Des Refuses
Adrian Michael Kelly, Daniel Wells, Heather Birrell, Kim Jernigan, Mike Barnes, Sharon English
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 8:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Why were so many of our nation’s finest voices left out of the recently published Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories? The joint Salon Des Refuses issue of Canadian Notes & Queries (CNQ) and The New Quarterly (TNQ), redresses this oversight.

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Babylon Rolling
Amanda Boyden
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 8:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

What storms were brewing within the heart of New Orleans before Hurricane Ivan rolled into town? To celebrate the launch of her remarkable new novel about such tempests, Babylon Rolling, Amanda Boyden will have a dynamic on-stage conversation with celebrated author Alissa York.

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Luminato: Spotlight on New South Asian Writing
Daljit Nagra, Jaspreet Singh, Padma Viswanathan, Shyam Selvadurai
Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 7:00pm
Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC (750 Spadina Ave. @ Bloor)

*Tickets $10.00 available Ticketmaster, TO Tix in Yonge-Dundas Square or at the door one hour before while quantities last.

An evening of readings and discussion from new South Asian voices of the Diaspora exploring the nature of exile and belonging through poetry and fiction.

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