Category: Book
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Makilala Preview @105 Church Street-Thurs.,July 24th,2025
Pics &Videos By Nicholas ChanMakilala, a new Filipino restaurant from renowned duo Chef Nuit and Jeff Regular, along with Jeff’s brother Joel Regular, is set to open late July at 105 Church Street. Known for their beloved Thai restaurants across Toronto, Chef Nuit and Jeff have turned their focus to the food and culture of…
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The Walking Therapist Launch @Society Clubhouse Events Centre-Saturday, February 8th,2025
By Sally Warburton Saturday, February 8th was the Launch event for The Walking Therapist. It took place at the Society Clubhouse Events centre at College and Davenport. An amazing event space in the middle of the city. Who is The Walking Therapist and what’s it all about? Amy de Nobriga is an experienced Therapist with over…
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He Hijacked My Brain By Gary Topp.
By Wayne Baggs He Hijacked My Brain by Gary Topp.Gary Topp’s He Hijacked My Brain is a wild, nostalgic ride through Toronto’s underground music and arts scene, told by one of its most influential promoters. If you’ve ever set foot in The Edge, Larry’s Hideaway, or The Horseshoe during their punk and new wave heydays,…
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Book Launch THE ACQUISITION OF ELIZABETH GRACE A Novel By Author Gwen Harvey
By Sally Warburton Thursday, March 28th, 2024 was the launch of Gwen K. Harvey’s second novel, The Acquisition of Elizabeth Grace. It was held at the beautiful and spacious Verity.ca event space on 111d Queen Street East – just east of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto. Attendees enjoyed hearing an inspirational talk of the book and its origins…
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Yellow Bird Book Launch by author Karen Green at Hotel Ocho, Toronto March 5th, 2024
By Sally Warburton The amazing event space at Ocho Hotel on Spadina Avenue in Toronto was a busy place on March 5th. Booklovers were there to celebrate the launch of author Karen Green’s novel Yellow Birds. Sipping on a glass of wine and sampling the hors d’oeuvre attendees had the chance to congratulate Karen Green on her…
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30th Scotiabank Giller Prize gala at the Four Season Hotel Nov 13, 2023
By Steph C The Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious literary award, celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto on November 13, 2023. Established in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, Doris Giller, it recognizes outstanding works that captivate with narrative excellence. This year’s televised star-studded gala…
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Fashioning The Beatles, A New Book By Canadian Journalist & Author Deirdre Kelly @Liss Gallery-Tues.,Sept.26th,2023
Yes we’re going to a party party. The Toronto launch of Fashioning The Beatles, a new book by Canadian journalist and author Deirdre Kelly, rocked out at the Liss Gallery on Tuesday night, where dozens lined up to get signed copies of a book that — only days after its hotly anticipated release — is already…
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Blue Metropolis: NEXT series highlights eclectic events & creative workshops
THE NEXT SERIES: NOW FOR THE FUTURE The exciting thing about the future—it’s always happening, and this spring it’s happening at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival. From March through May, the NEXT series once again spotlights Montreal literary community leaders with a focus on underrepresented communities and emerging voices. With six creative and skill-sharing workshops, four carte blanche…
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Real Housewives Of Toronto cast member and media personality Kara Alloway Release “Most Hated” Novel
When real life blends with reality TV-no one comes out unscathed.” Toronto, On – “Most Hated” the highly anticipated debut novel by Real Housewives Of Toronto cast member and media personality Kara Alloway, will be released May 9th, 2023. Published by Canadian publishing house, RE:Books Publishing, “Most Hated” is a juicy and fascinating peek behind the curtain into the world of reality TV. Alloway’scontemporary novel will…
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New Year, New You: Unleash ‘The Power of a Playlist’ in 2023
Award-Winning Canadian Music Therapist, Author & Speaker Jennifer Buchanan Shares ‘The Power of a Playlist’ Through Book and Brand-New Lecture Series Wellness, Wellplayed – The Power Of A Playlist YouTube Videos Bio Amazon Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Music is powerful and transformative. It can mend a broken heart, find the right words paired exactly with the right…
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How The Science Of Attachment Can Help YouMake-And Keep–Friends
Tuesday, January 175:00 PM – 6:00 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for a virtual Open Mind program on the psychology and importance of Friendship. Marisa G. Franco, Ph.D., author of Platonic: How the Science of…
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re:book’s is thrilled to announce its’ debut author Danielle Kaplan and her memoir: I Married A Thrill-Seeker: A Cautious Wife’s Memoir of Her Husband’s Risk-Taking and Their Long Road to Recovery.
A remarkable true tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat.’ — Leora Eisen, Documentary filmmaker I MARRIED A THRILL-SEEKER ** by Danielle Kaplan ** Being a free spirit almost cost him everything… For fans of incredible memoirs of trauma and recovery and for anyone living and loving a risk-taker, comes one man’s struggle to overcome…
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Yawd = Comfort food that sticks to your ribs! Modern Afro-Caribbean Recipes By Adrian Forte ON SALE DATE: JUNE 07, 2022
Yawd = comfort food that sticks to your ribs! Dive into this bold, flavor-filled cookbook packed with fresh Afro-Caribbean recipes to bring some island vibes to your home. In his first cookbook, Top Chef Canada star Adrian Forte shares more than 100 inspiring and delicious recipes to get you fired up in the kitchen. Try new…
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Author & Music Historian Tom Locke Chronicles the Songs and Artists Who Gave Us Some of the Most Memorable “Moments In Time” in New Book — Available Now!
“Tom Locke is a true Rock & Roll historian who really knows the detailed history of the evolution of this great music. He has written a book that is worth its weight in Solid Gold.” – Mr. Music, Norm N. Nite, legendary Deejay & Author We all have a list of artists and songs that…
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Burning Questions by Margaret Atwood
ABOUT BURNING QUESTIONS In this brilliant selection of essays, the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from debt and tech to the climate crisis and freedom and the importance of how to define granola—and seeks answers to Burning Questions such as… • Why do people…
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MURDERS by Paul Palango, Available-April 5, 2022
22 Murders Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia Paul Palango A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically failed its victims and survivors.As news broke of a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020, details…
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Lessons by Ian McEwan Coming this Fall
Lessons by Ian McEwanComing this Fall Both epic and intimate, the story of one man’s life across generations and historical upheavals: a deeply affecting novel about love, loss, ambition, and resolution from the best-selling author of Atonement. When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old…
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Open Mind program with Nina Kraus, PhD, author of the groundbreaking new book, OF SOUND MIND: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World.
Monday, February 7–5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST Registration is required for this free live private Zoom event. Please join The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for a fascinating Open Mind program with Nina Kraus, PhD, author of the groundbreaking new book, OF SOUND MIND: How…
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BEST YOUNG WOMAN JOB BOOK by Emma Healey
A witty, soulful memoir about trying to make a living under the burden of unwelcome truths. Emma Healey just wants to be a writer. As a teenager, she is introduced by her actor/playwright mother to the role of “standardized patient,” performing illness as a living training dummy for medical students. In university, she joins a…
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SCOUNDREL by Sarah Weinman, available February 22, 2022
Scoundrel How a convicted murderer persuaded the women who loved him, the conservative establishment and the courts to set him free Sarah Weinman A true-crime masterpiece, this is a story of wrongful exoneration about killer Edgar Smith and the prominent crusaders who fell prey to his charm. Having spent almost half his lifetime in California’s…
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