Radio personality Ken Grant will be here on Saturday, November 28 signing copies of his book I Woke Up With “The General” Too! from noon to 3:30pm.
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Michael Hart Signing “Hubris”
Michael Hart will be in the store on Saturday, November 21 from 11:00am to 1:00pm to sign copies of his new book Hubris: The Troubling Science, Economics, and Politics of Climate Change.
Tim Cook Signing “Fight to the Finish”
Local author and historian Tim Cook will be in the store on Saturday, November 14 from 12:00-2:00pm to sign copies of his new book Fight to the Finish. This is the second book in his two volume series on Canada’s experience during World War II.
Titles@Table40 with Elizabeth Hay
Elizabeth Hay will be the guest author at our next Titles@Table40 event!
When: Sunday, November 15 @ 5:30pm
Where: Table 40, 7 Springfield Road
She will be speaking about her new novel, His Whole Life.
The evening will start at 5:30pm with dinner, followed by the author presentation and book signing. Attendees must reserve their spot at the bookstore with a non-refundable deposit of $20.00 which will go towards the cost of the meal (set menu with vegetarian option). The total cost of the meal is $40.00, not including refreshments, tax, and 18% gratuity.
Tickets for this event are almost gone so visit us or give us a call (613-742-5030) to reserve your seat today!
“A Few of the Girls” by Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy is the famous Irish writer who wrote some twenty novels as well as short stories and non-fiction before she died in 2012. The books were all bestsellers. A number were adapted for film or television and she won a string of the highest prizes Britain and Ireland have to offer.
It’s a pleasure therefore to see a new collection just released, titled A Few of the Girls. Binchy was married for thirty-five years to the Irish writer and broadcaster, Gordon Snell. He has written a very short introduction to this book and tells of sitting at the other end of a long desk in front of the study window, that he shared with his wife. He says: “Storytelling was her natural and magical talent.” Apparently the words poured out and she typed with breakneck speed, never at a loss for new ideas, all about people and their relationships, often amusing, very often heartbreaking.
As well as the novels and short stories, she wrote stories for newspapers and magazines. Many of these appear here for the first time and will be welcomed for Christmas by people who love Binchy’s writing.
Reviewed by Anne McDougall
Alan Bowker Signing “A Time Such As There Never Was Before”
Local author Alan Bowker will be in the store on Saturday, November 7 to sign copies of his book A Time Such As There Never Was Before from noon to 1:00pm.
About the book:
“The years after WWI were among the most tumultuous in Canadian history: a period of unremitting change, drama, and conflict. They were, in the words of Stephen Leacock, ‘a time such as there never was before.’
The war had been a great crusade, promising a world made new. But it had cost Canada sixty thousand dead and many more wounded, and it had widened the many fault lines in a young, diverse country. In a nation struggling to define itself and its place in the world, labour, farmers, businessmen, churches, social reformers, and minorities had extravagant hopes, irrational fears, and contradictory demands.
What had this sacrifice achieved? Whose hopes would be realized and whose dreams would end in disillusionment? Which changes would prove permanent and which would be transitory? A Time Such As There Never Was Before describes how this exciting period laid the foundation of the Canada we know today.”
“The Year of Lear” by James Shapiro
Reviewed by Anne McDougall
James Shapiro, Professor of English at Columbia University, is one of the world’s leading scholars on Shakespeare with numerous books and prizes to his credit. In The Year of Lear, he takes a look at a particular year (1606) when Shakespeare produced three plays at a time of great turmoil in England.
For one thing, a great plague attacked the country, with countless people losing their lives. King James of Scotland had taken over the throne of England, after the death of Queen Elizabeth. The result was great conflict between the Protestants and Catholics. On the Fifth of November a group of disaffected Catholic gentry plotted to blow up Parliament, kill the king and roll back the Protestant Reformation. They did not succeed, but the reverberations went on endlessly.
Shakespeare was a well-known playwright by this time and had written and acted in many of his most famous works. These were done under the reign of Queen Elizabeth, however. In 1606, he turned to the Scottish regime. In both King Lear and Macbeth, the influence of Scotland can be felt. This book tells the intriguing story of how politics affected Shakespeare – though it never stopped his audience from packing his shows.
Tim Cook at Table 40 on November 8
Local author and historian Tim Cook will be the guest author at our next Titles@Table40 event!
When: Sunday, November 8 @ 5:30pm
Where: Table 40, 7 Springfield Road
He will be speaking about his brand new book, Fight to the Finish, the second volume of a two volume series about Canadians in WWII.
The evening will start at 5:30pm with dinner, followed by the author presentation and book signing. Attendees must reserve their spot at the bookstore with a non-refundable deposit of $20.00 which will go towards the cost of the meal (set menu with vegetarian option). The total cost of the meal is $40.00, not including refreshments, tax, and 18% gratuity.
Tickets for this event are going fast!
Visit us or give us a call (613-742-5030) to reserve your seat today!
Margaret Virany Signing Kathleen’s Cariole Ride on Saturday, October 31
Margaret Virany will be in the store on Saturday, October 31 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm to sign copies of her memoir Kathleen’s Cariole Ride.
About the book:
“A spark ignited in World War I develops into a lasting love in the snowy expanses and frozen lakes of the northern Manitoba bush inhabited by the Swampy Cree. They were an unlikely pair. She was a city councilor’s daughter from Portsmouth, England and he was a farmer’s son from Cookstown, Ontario. They met in 1917 when her father, a Sunday school teacher, invited some colonial servicemen home for tea. The courtship is conducted on onion skin stationery over 5,000 miles between fog and bog. The writing recounts serving with the Canadian Navy in the North Sea, flying from London to Paris in 1927, crossing the Atlantic, canoeing up the fur trade route, and trekking in winter on a cariole toboggan to get to the hospital for a baby to be born. Day-to-day life of aboriginals is observed, and the positive role of missionaries in that era. More than just a northern adventure story, it is the hard journey of two souls seeking to create a better world after the trauma of the war. The love story is presented by the author but written in Kathleen and Jack’s own words.”
Find out more about Margaret and her book at https://cozybookbasics.wordpress.com/
We look forward to seeing you this Saturday!
Randall Denley Signing on Saturday, October 31
Local author and newspaper columnist, Randall Denley will be in the store on Saturday, October 31 to sign copies of his new book The Situation from 11:00am to 1:00pm.
About the book:
“When the financial crash of 2008 hit, Ottawa hedge fund manager Tom Atwater was swept up like a guppy in a tsunami. Once the storm is over, he and his wife Sarah find themselves nearly destitute and struggling to keep their marriage and family together. In desperation, they are forced to move in with Tom’s 88 year old father, a crusty former judge who finds Tom and his brood about as welcome as a litter of incontinent puppies. The Situation is the story of how the Atwaters fight to keep their self-respect, and rediscover what life is really all about.”
For more information about Randall and his book, check out www.randalldenley.com