On Sunday, January 24th we’ll be launching Wayne Norton’s new book, Women on Ice, at the wonderful Rhizome Cafe in Vancouver. There will be plenty of time before and after the formal(ish) part of the evening to enjoy a drink or two, or even have dinner. You may be surprised to learn what Wayne discovered about the rich history of women’s hockey in Western Canada — we certainly were!
Come and celebrate this important book that’s been getting attention from Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer, the Globe and Mail, and CBC radio.

On March 25th, Beryl Young (author of the spring 2010 young adult novel Follow the Elephant) will be at Brock House in Vancouver, BC. She’ll be speaking on the topic “India in My Life.”

When: Saturday, February 6th at 11:00 am

Where: Chapters Granville, 2505 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC.
(604) 731-7822

What: Story Time with Norma Charles. A reading of Chasing a Star. Book signing to follow.

What else: The store has prepared to also promote the book Snowy Sports by author Per-Henri k Gurth. Children will be invited to do an activity following the story time themed for sports in the snow.

When: Saturday, January 30th at 11:00 am

Where: Chapters Richmond, Richport Town Centre, 8171 Ackroyd Road (604) 303-7392

What: Story Time with Norma Charles. A reading of Chasing a Star. Book signing to follow.

What else: The store has prepared to also promote the book The Farm Team by Linda Bailey as well. Children will be invited to do an activity following the story time themed on hockey and skating.

Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North). Illustrated talk, “The Facts behind the Fiction,” at Bruce Trail Public School, Milton, Ontario, 2:15 p.m.

The Montreal launch of Les sables mouvants / Shifting Sands (Hubert Aquin; translated by Joseph Jones) takes place at Librarie Monet on Thursday, DECEMBER 3RD AT 7PM.

2752, rue de Salaberry
Galeries Normandie
Montréal (Québec), H3M 1L3

Lancement de l’édition bilingue “Les sables mouvants/Shifting Sands” de Hubert Aquin
Le jeudi 3 décembre 2009, 19h

Andrée Yanacopoulo, veuve de Hubert Aquin, discutera de l’édition bilingue “Les sables mouvants/Shifting Sands”, par Ronsdale Press, lors du lancement officiel à la Librairie Monet.

Réservations: 514-337-4083 ou annepascale@librairiemonet.com

The event will be mainly (entirely?) in French, so here are the details (borrowed from the Librarie Monet website):

Lancement de l’édition bilingue “Les sables mouvants/Shifting Sands” de Hubert Aquin
Le jeudi 3 décembre 2009, 19h

Andrée Yanacopoulo, veuve de Hubert Aquin, discutera de l’édition bilingue “Les sables mouvants/Shifting Sands”, par Ronsdale Press, lors du lancement officiel à la Librairie Monet.

Réservations: 514-337-4083 ou annepascale@librairiemonet.com

http://www.librairiemonet.com/evenement.php?event_id=239

On Wednesday, December 9, Jean Rae Baxter (The Way Lies North) will give an illustrated talk, “The Facts behind the Fiction.” The talk will take place at Post’s Corners Public School, 2220 Caldwell Drive, Oakville, Ontario at 11:30 a.m.

Norma Charles (The Girl in the Backseat, Chasing a Star) will be storytelling at the Mackin House Museum in Maillardville, BC, on December 5 from 4:30 pm to 5:30pm. One fun feature of this talk is that the museum features some Barbara Ann Scott dolls — Scott being the famous Canadian figure skater that featured in Chasing a Star, Charles’s historical novel for young adults that was released in August. I found a picture of a Barbara Ann Scott doll on the website of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. I think she looked better in real life — even if this picture looks a little posed!