Two Events with Author Charles Baxter

On October 19 the University of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Public Library are presenting 2 events featuring celebrated author and essayist, Charles Baxter.

His books include the The Art of Subtext and the National Book Award-nominated bestseller, Feast of Love.

11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. 

Cross Common Room of St John’s College at the University of Manitoba

7:30 p. m. 

Carol Shields Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street

Charles Baxter and Melissa Steele, the Winnipeg Public Library’s Writer-in-Residence, will discuss the art of writing fiction.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Have a great day.  How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!

On the Same Page - the Panel

Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street (between Graham and Portage), will be hosting the shortlisted authors for On the Same Page, Manitoba's biggest book club, in a panel discussion moderated by Shaw's Joanne Kelly. 

The discussion will take place on 

September 18 from 7:00 p. m to 9:00 p. m.

They'll also be giving away copies of the shortlisted books throughout the evening!!!

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The selected books are:

An Ordinary Decent Criminal by Michael Van Rooy

Beautiful Girl Thumb by Melissa Steele

The Dead of Midnight by Catherine Hunter

Juliana and the Medicine Fish by Jake MacDonald

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Michael Van Rooy writes for documentaries, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet.  Michael won the 2006 Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book, and the 2009 John Hirsh Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer.

Melissa Steele won the 1999 John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Writing.  She has taught writing and literature and worked as a radio journalist.  Her fiction has appeared in journals including Prairie Fire, Zygote and City Magazine.  She is the author of 2 story collections, Donut Shop Lovers and Beautiful Girl Thumb. 

Catherine Hunter is a teacher, editor, critic, poet, and avid reader of thrillers.  She is the author of 3 books of poetry, 3 novels, and 1 novella.  Currently she is a professor at the University of Winnipeg where she teaches English and creative writing.  

Jake MacDonald is an award-winning author of 6 books, a short story writer and a journalist.  His memoir, Houseboat Chronicles, won 3 awards, including the Writers’ Trust Non-Fiction Prize.  His feature articles have been published in Saturday Night, The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s and Canadian Geographic among others.  His most recent book was Grizzlyville: Adventures in Bear Country.

Have a great day.  How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!

McNally Robinson Presents: On the Same Page

Come down tonight at 8:00 p. m. to the Prairie Fire Restaurant at McNally Robinson Booksellers when all four nominees for the Manitobans On the Same Page will be reading! 

The books and readers are:

An Ordinary Decent Criminal by Michael Van Rooy

Beautiful Girl Thumb by Melissa Steele

The Dead of Midnight by Catherine Hunter

Juliana and the Medicine Fish by Jake MacDonald

To vote for your selection for Manitoba’s biggest book club go to http://www.wpgfdn.org/programsprojects-otsp.php and vote!

Have a great day.  How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!

On the Same Page

Voting for On the Same Page has begun! 

The book that receives the most votes by Thursday, September 30, at 11:30 p. m. will be read by millions!!

Choose from:

An Ordinary Decent Criminall by Michael Van Rooy 

Beautiful Girl Thumb by Melissa Steele

Dead of Midnight by Catherine Hunter 

Juliana and the Medicine Fish by Jake MacDonald

  

To vote click 

http://www.wpgfdn.org/programsproject-otsp.php#vote

Select the book you like for Manitoba’s biggest book club. 

Have a great day.  How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!