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Festivals, Photos, Events

Event photo: Coady, Robertson, and Babstock in Prague

You may think, looking at the photo below, that this is a shot of two unsuspecting tourists about to be fleeced by a suspicious-looking con man. But in fact it is authors Lynn Coady, Ray Robertson, and Ken Babstock in Prague. All three authors were in the Czech Republic to participate in the Month of Authors Reading Festival, which took place in the town of Brno in late July. The focus this year was on Canadian writers. Joining the three below were such authors as Michael Crummey, Madeleine Thien, Thomas Wharton, Eden Robinson, Louise Desjardins, and Sheila Heti. (Photo courtesy of Ray Robertson)

Prague

Festivals, Photos, Events

Event photos: Thomas King and Stuart McLean at the Hillside Festival

The 25th annual Hillside Festival took place in Guelph at the end of July. Though most of the outdoor festival was dedicated to live music, a few authors took the stage, and Flickr photographer Chris Iwanowski was there taking pics.

Thomas King

Author – and current federal NDP candidate – Thomas King lets his hat do the talking.

Stuart McLean

Hmm, needs a little more quirk….” Stuart McLean does some last-minute tweaks before taking the stage.

Festivals, Authors, Events

London bookies

The second annual London Literature Festival is in full swing this week, and to celebrate, the Guardian created an online quiz to test readers knowledge of literary London. Guardian calls it “a stroll through the fictional nooks and crannies of the capital.” (Apparently this Quillblogger is more the romping type, as her score was embarrassingly low).

Test your knowledge here.

The London Literature Festival is in its second year. Its mandate is to showcase the “dynamism and globalism” of the city by featuring writers and performers from myriad backgrounds working in a variety of mediums. The LLF is doing a series called “Tales of the City” and Toronto is featured this Thursday, July 10. Rawi Hage, Priscilla Uppal, Vincent Lam, and indie electro-breakbeat artists LAL will be on hand to represent.

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Screaming the summer away

A reminder to Toronto readers that this year’s Scream Literary Festival is now in full swing. It culminates with a dozen authors reading at High Park on July 14 (with a lineup that includes What Happened Later author Ray Robertson and Stunt author Claudia Dey), and there are smaller readings and receptions along the way. The full lineup is here.



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