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A Shadow On The Household
Bryan Prince, Rachel Harry
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

This Is Not A Reading Series kicks off Black History Month by launching Bryan Prince’s dramatic account of a little-known chapter in the Underground Railroad saga, A Shadow On The Household: One Enslaved Family's Incredible Struggle for Freedom.

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The Optimist: One Man's Search For The Brighter Side Of Life
Laurence Shorter, Patricia Pearson
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel 2nd floor gallery, 1214 Queen St. W.

In this exclusive Toronto appearance, British comedian Laurence Shorter will deliver a stand-up performance based on the yearlong worldwide quest to find positive thinkers that he chronicles in The Optimist: One Man’s Search For The Brighter Side Of Life.

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Snakes and Ladders
Myrocia Watamaniuk, Nathan Whitlock, Shannon Abel, Shaun Smith
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 7:00pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

This Is Not A Reading Series presents an all-ages evening of fun and games to launch Shaun Smith's YA novel Snakes and Ladders. First, Quill & Quire Books For Young People editor Nathan Whitlock will interview Smith while they play a giant version of Snakes and Ladders.

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101 Ways To Kill Your Boss
Graham Roumieu
Monday, January 26, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

After creating a bestselling series of graphic novels about Bigfoot, author and illustrator Graham Roumieu decided to turn a new leaf and help the undervalued, overworked, and underpaid workers of the world.

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Totsapalooza “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go / to TOTSAPALOOZA! / Let’s Go”
Dave Bidini, Don Kerr, Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Saturday, January 24, 2009 - 3:00pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Renowned musician Don Kerr will host Totsapalooza, an afternoon celebrating the DIY spirit in music, books and crafts featuring the Blue Bin Band (Doug Friesen, Tyler Kerr and Paul Linklater).

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The Night Is A Mouth
Lisa Foad, Mariko Tamaki
Monday, January 19, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Some bedtime tales keep us up all night, staring into the darkness. Others prompt us to howl with laughter. But those by Lisa Foad do both, at once. Foad will discuss her eagerly awaited debut story collection, The Night Is A Mouth, with celebrated writer Mariko Tamaki.

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To Whom It May Concern
Priscila Uppal, Steven W. Beattie
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

When was the first time you read King Lear? Does Shakespeare belong on the stage or on the page? Is ‘The Bard’ overrated? Linda Griffiths, Andrew Pyper, Anthony De Sa, Shyam Selvadurai and Deanne Williams shall address these questions in short monologues.

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TINARS for Tots - Extravagant Holiday Bonanza!
Claudia Dey, Clayton Hanmer, Rebecca Lebowitz, Ruth Ohi, Zach Wells
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 10:00am
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Award-winning playwright and novelist Claudia Dey hosts the first Annual TINARS For Tots Extravagant Holiday Bonanza! Do you like puzzles, mazes and blobs? Then don't miss Clayton Hanmer’s fun-filled unveiling of CTON’s Super A-maze-ing Year of Crazy Comics! (Owl Kids).

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Valmiki's Daughter
Shani Mootoo
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel 2nd Floor Gallery, 1214 Queen St. W.

‘Tis the season for buried wounds, closeted sexualities, uncomfortable silences and other popular family traditions. At the launch of her new book, Valmiki's Daughter, bestselling novelist Shani Mootoo will discuss how such familiar ingredients provide a solid basis for an exotic literary cocktail with renowned author Shyam Selvadurai.

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Moving Stories Films
Judith Keenan, Paul Quarrington
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 7:30pm
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.

Want to see some of this season’s hottest titles on the big screen before they are turned into feature length blockbusters? Moving Stories Films is a hilarious, odd and poignant collection of short films based on recent books from all over the world.

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