Before we get to the busy month of April we want to thank Fotis for a wonderful job leading the discussion of March’s book “Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion. A sombre read on a very personal topic but the consensus was that it was handled with a great deal of skill and honesty by Didion.
Date Change
A reminder that for this month only our meeting has been moved to the fourth Thursday rather than the third, meaning that Michel will be leading us in a discussion of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake on Thursday, April 24.
As mentioned in last month’s post, the change was made to accomodate a book reading by Saskatchewan author Sharon Butala at Collected Works on the 17th.
Two more events:
On Saturday, April 19, at 2.00 PM, Belfast journalist and broadcaster Malachi O’Doherty will be speaking from The Telling Year: Belfast 1972 at the Ottawa International Writer’s Festival at the National Archives building on Wellington.
I warmly invite you all to join me at this reading; I heard him at the Blue Met in Montreal a few years back and was so impressed that I contacted the OIWF and arranged to co-sponsor his appearance in Ottawa.
Here is the entry from the Festival Programme:
THE TELLING YEAR – BELFAST 1972
with Malachi O’Doherty
Hosted by the CBC’s Adrian Harewood
Sponsored by PODCO New Media
“The most subtle and astute account of the IRA campaign yet written.” — Fintan O’Toole
A young man’s first experience in journalism begins in the horrific year of Bloody Sunday. He returns home at night to streets ruled by Provo gunmen where the army and IRA hold fire to let his mother walk to work between them. One of Northern Ireland’s best-known and most respected journalists shares his experiences of Belfast on the verge of civil war.
Tickets: $12 General / $10 Students & Seniors / Free for Festival Members
Day Pass: $30
And WSR friend Ottawa writer Frances Itani has sent this invitation for an April 30 event along via Hannah:
DATE: Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
TIME: 7 p.m.
FEE: $10 (proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity)
EVENT: Book club discussion with Frances Itani about her latest novel, “Remembering the Bones,” (and possibly her other works).
LOCATION: Knox United Church, 25 Gibbard Avenue in west end (Knoxdale & Greenbank area — close to Hunt Club & Greenbank).
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CONTACT: Lynn Colfer at lynn.colfer@rogers.com or Phone Lynn at: (613) 728-2636 to let her know you are coming. She will arrange to set aside a ticket at the door.
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A reminder that May’s title- our final bookfor our anniversary season – is Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill. The email address of the person who I thought was leading the discussion has bounced back so I’m having trouble confirming who will lead – so if they are managing to read this despite missing the email, please contact me to confirm that you are indeed still leading the discussion.
That’s it for this month’s update – see you all on the 24th, if not at Sharon Butala or Malachi O’Doherty first.
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