At the IFOA 2013: Mary Novik, Justin Cartwright, Elizabeth Ruth, and moderator Brendan de Caires
I am delighted to be making my first appearance in the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. I will be in a Reading with Catherine Bush, Rodge Glass, and Meg Wolitzer on the Lakeside Terrace on Friday, November 1 at 8:00 pm, and in Ahead by a Century, a discussion with Justin Cartwright and Elizabeth Ruth in the Studio Theatre on Sunday, November 3 at 3:00 pm. It looks like a good weekend! From 6:30-8 pm on November 7, I will be visiting the Bigger Book Club at Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks, 1740 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver. Tickets (include a copy of Muse) must be purchased in advance. And talk about fun–Roberta Rich and I will be doing a road tour of Vancouver Island. At 6 pm on November 12, we will be appearing at a Mulberry Bush Books dinner at Lefty’s Restaurant in Parksville; $30 tickets and info 250-248-1193. At 7 pm on November 13, we’ll be reading at Bolen Books, 1644 Hillside Avenue, Victoria, and at 7 pm on November 14, we’ll be having dessert at Zocalo’s in Courtenay. The Zocalo’s event is organized by Laughing Oyster Bookshop, 286 Fifth Street, Courtenay ($15 tickets and info 250 334 2511).