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Jonathan Goldstein and Monkey Toast
Jonathan Goldstein
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 8:00pm
The Rivoli 334 Queen St. W., Toronto

Has any book inspired as many jokes as The Bible? And can you think another bestselling title with such a clumsy ending?

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The Incident Report
Martha Baillie
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

What better place to escape the psychic tensions of today’s Toronto than an eighteenth century salon? To celebrate the launch of her latest novel, The Incident Report (Pedlar Press), Martha Baillie has assembled lords and ladies from various courts and artistic disciplines.

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Mariko Tamaki hosts Who's Your Daddy? A Queer Parents Cabaret
Mariko Tamaki, Rachel Epstein
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 8:00pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

When was the last time you heard a toe-tapping ditty about the hetro-normative bias of most children’s picture books?

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Shape Of The Suburbs: Understanding Toronto's Sprawl
John Sewell
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

What are the social, economic and geographic factors that led to the creation and growth of Toronto’s suburbs? How did suburban development become such a pressing concern for Toronto-area governments?

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Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-Torn Village
James Maskalyk
Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 5:00pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

How does an emergency room in downtown Toronto compare to one in the contested border town of Abyei, Sudan?

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TINARS for Tots - Please Louise! / Our Corner Grocery Store
Frieda Wishinsky, Joanne Schwartz, Laura Beingessner, Marie-Louise Gay
Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 10:00am
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Sometimes the best stories feature people we see everyday. And we will celebrate some of these folks in crafts and books.

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Perfecting
Andrew Pyper, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Upstairs Gallery, 1214 Queen St. W, Toronto

What constitutes evidence? Is it something we can touch? Or is it a matter of how we act? Do personal beliefs count as proof? At the launch of her much awaited new novel Perfecting (Goose Lane Editions), Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer will untangle such ontological knots during a conversation with acclaimed author Andrew Pyper.

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Fences in Breathing
Nicole Brossard
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Is it possible to write a contemporary novel entirely in poetic verse? Can you write in a language other than your own?

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Canada's 1960s: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era
Bryan D. Palmer
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 7:00pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St West, Toronto

How has the legacy of 1960s rebellion contributed to contemporary notions of Canadian identity? Were the radical protests of that time more than just a collective growing phase? What is the significance of “The Battle in Toronto”, a legendary boxing match between local hero George Chuvalo and Muhammed Ali?

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Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political
Judy Rebick
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 7:00pm
The Atrium at Ryerson University, 245 Church Street, Toronto

How do we define social and political change in light of such new realities as globalization, mass communication technologies and the environmental crisis? Why are more and more people shifting their focus from the personal to the political realm?

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