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November 2019
Seyward Goodhand and Jess Taylor | In Her Voice
Please join us for a special In Her Voice event! Seyward Goodhand and Jess Taylor will be discussing and reading from their new books, Even That Wildest Hope and Just Pervs, respectively. A book signing will conclude the event. When: Friday November 15 6:30 to 8pm (Doors at 6) Where: Ben McNally Books 366 Bay Street This is a free event. All are welcome. You can RSVP on Eventbrite. Even That Wildest Hope bursts with vibrant, otherworldly characters—wax girls and gods-among-men, artists on…
Find out more »Graeme Truelove | Book Launch
Please join respected political writer Graeme Truelove and special guest Barâa Arar, poet and activist, for the launch of his new book, Un-Canadian: Islamophobia in the True North. Free entry, with book available to purchase. When: Saturday November 16 5 to 7pm Where: Ben McNally Books 366 Bay Street Un-Canadian: Islamophobia in the True North is a provocative warning to Canadians that the values they cherish are being eroded through a disturbing pattern of political, legal and social prejudice against…
Find out more »Erin Morgenstern: The Starless Sea
Please join Ben McNally Books and Doubleday Canada in welcoming bestselling author, Erin Morgenstern to Toronto. In celebration of her remarkable sophomore novel The Starless Sea, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2011 bestseller The Night Circus, Erin will be in conversation with former SPACE host Ajay Fry. Books are available to pre-order at a discounted price, or can be purchased at the event. A book signing will conclude the evening. When: Monday November 18 6:30 to 8pm (Doors open at 6pm) Where: The Isabel Bader Theatre 93…
Find out more »Pat Sorbara | Book Launch
Please join Ben McNally Books and Nightwood Editions to celebrate the publication of Let 'Em Howl by Pat Sorbara. We'll have (plenty) of books for sale. Pat will be happy to sign copies, and will make some short remarks sometime after 6. When: Tuesday November 19 5:30 to 7:30 Where: Ben McNally Books 366 Bay Street This is a free event. You can RSVP on Eventbrite. Patricia Sorbara has been a political operative for more than forty years—a mainstay in…
Find out more »Ruth Panofsky | In Her Voice
Please join us for a special In Her Voice event in celebration of Ruth Panofsky's new book, Toronto Trailblazers: Women in Canadian Publishing. When: Wednesday November 20 6:30 to 8pm (Doors at 6) Where: Ben McNally Books 366 Bay Street This is a free event. All are welcome. The first-ever study of women in Canadian publishing, Toronto Trailblazers delves into the cultural influence of seven key women who, despite pervasive gender bias, helped advance a modern literary culture for Canada. Publisher Irene…
Find out more »Abby Stein | Koffler Arts
Ben McNally Books is thrilled to partner with Koffler Arts for their Fall Books & Ideas Series. The Koffler is thrilled to present the Toronto launch of Abby Stein’s Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman. When: Thursday November 25 7pm Where: CSI Annex 720 Bathurst Street Cost: $10 to $20 You can purchase tickets on Eventbrite. Trans activist Abby Stein was raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, isolated in a culture that lives according to…
Find out more »Abby Stein Book Signing
Abby Stein will be signing copies of her new book Becoming Eve over the lunch hour on Friday. Come by to say hi and grab your copy of this remarkable book! When: Friday November 22 12 to 12:45pm Where: Ben McNaly Books 366 Bay Street The powerful coming-of-age story of an ultra-Orthodox child who was born to become a rabbinic leader and instead became a woman Abby Stein was raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, isolated in a…
Find out more »December 2019
45 Books in 45 Minutes – Sold Out
This event is sold out. You can still join the Waiting List and we hope to make a few more seats available. Ben and Rupert are at it again! It's the 11th anniversary of our famous 45 Books in 45 Minutes and we would love nothing more than to share our favourite books of the season with you. This year we will be spending three nights - December 3rd, 4th, and 5th - talking about all the books worth knowing…
Find out more »45 Books in 45 Minutes – Sold Out
This event is sold out. You can still join the Waiting List and we hope to make a few more seats available. Ben and Rupert are at it again! It's the 11th anniversary of our famous 45 Books in 45 Minutes and we would love nothing more than to share our favourite books of the season with you. This year we will be spending three nights - December 3rd, 4th, and 5th - talking about all the books worth knowing…
Find out more »45 Books in 45 Minutes – Sold Out
This event is sold out. You can still join the Waiting List and we hope to make a few more seats available. Ben and Rupert are at it again! It's the 11th anniversary of our famous 45 Books in 45 Minutes and we would love nothing more than to share our favourite books of the season with you. This year we will be spending three nights - December 3rd, 4th, and 5th - talking about all the books worth knowing…
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