Fall Reading Schedule 2009

Thursday, October 8th, 7:00 pm
Please join us for a night of literature with three dynamic authors reading from their latest works. Joining us will be Sky Gilbert reading from his latest poetry collection Nice Place to Visit, Cordelia Strube reading from her latest novel Lemon and Mike Knowles reading from his latest novel Grinder
Gallery on the Bay (231 Bay Street North, Hamilton). Please RSVP as space is limited

Tuesday, October 27th, 7:00 pm
In partnership with the International Festival of Authors and A Different Drummer Books we are happy to present a reading by four wonderful authors. Please join us in Burlington for an evening with Annabel Lyon (Golden Mean), Margaret Elphinstone (Gathering Night), Lorna Crozier (Small Beneath the Sky: A Prairie Memoir), and Barry Dempster (Love Outlandish)
St Luke's Parish Hall (1384 Ontario Street, Burlington). Tickets $10, refreshments will be served

Thursday, October 29th, 7:30 pm
Please join us for an engaging lecture by award-winning anthropologist, ethnobotanist, film-maker, and photographer, Wade Davis. Mr Davis will be presenting the 2009 Massey Lecture The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. This lecture will focus on the shocking loss of animals, birds and flora. Mr Davis will also discuss the fact that of the 7,000 languages in the world today, 50% will disappear in our lifetime and the ramifications this will have on poetry, songs, knowledge, etc.
Burlington Arts Centre (1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington). Tickets $7

Wednesday, November 4th, 7:00 pm
In partnership with A Different Drummer Books we are happy to announce an evening with three exciting Canadian authors. Please join us to hear Michael Crummmey reading from his latest novel Galore, Ray Robertson reading from his latest novel David and Will Ferguson reading from his latest travelogue Beyond Belfast: A 560-Mile Walk on Sore Feet.
Gallery on the Bay (231 Bay Street North, Hamilton). Tickets $10, refreshments will be served

Thursday, November 12th, 7:00 pm
Please join us for a night of literature with two amazing authors reading from their latest works. Joining us will be 2009 Giller Nominee Anne Michaels reading from her latest novel The Winter Vault and John Bemrose reading from his latest novel The Last Woman
St Luke's Parish Hall (1384 Ontario Street, Burlington). Tickets $10

Thursday, November 12th, 7:00 pm
We are happy to announce that we will be partnering with The Well: The LGBTQ Community Wellness Centre of Hamilton to celebrate the Hamilton book launch for Who's Your Daddy?: And Other Writings on Queer Parenting. Join us for a short lecture on the topic of queer parenting followed by a question & answer panel discussion with editor, Rachel Epstein and several contributors to the collection.
The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre (126 James Street North, Hamilton). Pay-what-you-can.

Thursday, November 26th, 7:30 pm
It is our pleasure to once again welcome award-winning author Margaret Atwood to Hamilton. Ms Atwood will be reading from her long-awaited new novel, The Year of the Flood. The novel is a brilliant visionary imagining of the future that incorporates science and religion, catastrophic natural disaster and the enduring humanity of its characters. Also appearing will be acclaimed author Graeme Gibson who will be reading from his latest book The Bedside Book of Beasts, which is a companion to the internationally bestselling Bedside Book of Birds. Mr Gibson's latest work explores the relationship between predators and their prey. It provokes a profound sense of the eternal, often unsettling connection between the human animal and the untamed beasts of the wilderness.
Royal Botanical Gardens (680 Plains Road West, Hamilton). Tickets $10

Sunday, December 6th, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Please join us as we celebrate the latest book by local author and Globe and Mail sports writer, Stephen Brunt (Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, Canada & the Day Everything Changed).
Gallery on the Bay (231 Bay Street North, Hamilton). Refreshments will be serve, please RSVP as space is limited.

Saturday In-Store Signings:
We are trying something new this December and will host an in-store signing on Saturday afternoons to help put local authors in touch with their readers. Please join us as for one or more of these exciting events.
Saturday, December 5th: Jane Christmas (Incontinent on the Continent) 11:00 am-12:00 pm; Steve Milton (Figure Skating's Greatest Stars) 2:00 pm -3:00 pm. Saturday, December 12th: Lawrence Hill (Book of Negroes) and Stephen Brunt (Gretzky's Tears) 11:00 am -12:00 pm. Saturday, December 19th: Jeff Crump & Bettina Schormann (From Earth to Table: Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm) 11:00 am-12:00 pm

For information on these events please contact us via email at staff@princebooks.net or by phone at (905) 528-4508