Thursday, January 17, 2008
New Book Thursdays
We receive books on many different subjects every week. Here's a sample of this week's new arrivals:
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Happenings
Author Reading with Wayne Johnston
Wednesday, January 23. 7:30pm at the Town of East Gwillimbury Civic Centre
Wednesday, January 23. 7:30pm at the Town of East Gwillimbury Civic Centre
Johnston was born and raised in Newfoundland, where most of his novels are situated.
Among his work are award winning THE STORY OF BOBBY O’MALLEY (1986), THE DIVINE RYANS (1990) and THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS (1998), which was identified by the Globe and Mail newspaper as one of the 100 most important Canadian books ever produced.
Wayne’s first work of non-fiction, a personal memoir of Newfoundland called BALTIMORE’S MANSION (1999), won the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction and was nominated for the 1999 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction.
In his latest novel, THE CUSTODIAN OF PARADISE (2006), he resumes a story he began in COLONY, following Sheilagh Fielding, one of the most memorable and beloved characters in Canadian Fiction. It won the Drummer General’s Fiction Award and was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award.
Among his work are award winning THE STORY OF BOBBY O’MALLEY (1986), THE DIVINE RYANS (1990) and THE COLONY OF UNREQUITED DREAMS (1998), which was identified by the Globe and Mail newspaper as one of the 100 most important Canadian books ever produced.
Wayne’s first work of non-fiction, a personal memoir of Newfoundland called BALTIMORE’S MANSION (1999), won the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction and was nominated for the 1999 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction.
In his latest novel, THE CUSTODIAN OF PARADISE (2006), he resumes a story he began in COLONY, following Sheilagh Fielding, one of the most memorable and beloved characters in Canadian Fiction. It won the Drummer General’s Fiction Award and was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award.
Tickets may be purchased at the door and at both the Holland Landing and Mount Albert branches of the library: $10 ($8 for members). For more information, please call 905/836-8589 or write to egfriends@sympatico.ca.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
What We're Reading This Month
In Sutton:
Leap of Faith: memoirs of an unexpected life by Queen Noor
A national best-seller on its first publication in 2003, Leap of Faith is the story of a young American woman who became wife and partner to an Arab monarch. In it, Queen Noor of Jordan provides a compelling portrait of her late husband King Hussein and his lifelong effort to bring peace to his wartorn region and an insider''s view of the growing gulf between the United States and the Arab nations. But most of all it is a love story--the intimate account of a woman who lost her heart to a king, and to his people.
Join us Tuesday, January 29th at 7:30pm to discuss Leap of Faith. Newcomers are always welcome!
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