LITERARY CALENDAR
Friday, Nov. 7: Winnipeg author Maurice Mierau reads from his new book, Detachment: An Adoption Memoir (Freehand Books), about attachment disorder and foreign adoption, 7 p.m., Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave. Saturday, Nov. 8: Authors for Altruism charity book sale and silent auction, with a number of authors including Leacock-Medal-winning Cassie Stocks (Dance, Gladys, Dance), proceeds to Rainbow Society of Alberta and Alberta Caregivers Society, noon to 4 p.m., Expressionz Café, 9938 70th Ave. Free entry. Sunday, Nov. 9: Longview author Susan Raby-Dunne speaks about her book, Bonfire: The Chestnut Gentleman, the story behind the poem In Flanders Fields, 2 p.m., Audreys Books.
Monday, Nov. 10: Colleen Murphy, a Governor General Literary Award winner for drama, reads from her new play Armstrong’s War, the story of a friendship between a soldier and a young girl in a rehab wing of a hospital, 7 p.m., Audreys Books.
Wednesday, Nov. 12: The Young Alberta Book Society hosts Smorgasbook — A Buffet of Youth Literature, a showcase of new works by Alberta children’s and young adult authors, 6:30 p.m. Whitemud Crossing Library, 4211 106th St. Wednesday, Nov. 12: Sonja Greckol presents her latest poetry collection, Skein of Days
(Pedlar Press), 7 p.m. Audreys Books.
Thursday, Nov. 13: A panel of female authors discusses stereotypes and misperceptions in literary genre fiction, including Candas Jane Dorsey (Black Wine), Janice MacDonald (Randy Craig mystery series), S.G. Wong (Die on Your Feet), Karen Dudley (Robyn Devara mystery series), 6 p.m., Lois Hole Library, 17650 69th Ave. Contact Jason Lee Norman, 780-496-5999. Thursday, Nov. 13: Authors Thea Bowering (Love At Last Sight) and Kimmy Beach (The Last Temptation of Bond) take part in a Blue Pencil Reception and the launch of Regenerations, a collection of women’s writing in Canada, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Arts building, student lounge, University of Alberta. Free. Friday, Nov. 14: Karen Dudley launches her new book Kraken Bake (Turnstone Press), 7 p.m., Audreys Books. Wednesday, Nov. 19: Bestselling author Gary Chapman, whose 5 Love Languages, The Secret to Love That Lasts has sold more than nine million copies, will speak at Evangel Pentecostal Assembly, 4461 50th St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tickets.buzztix.com. Thursday, Nov. 20: First-time author Todd MacLean will sign copies of his book Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet (Rocky Mountain Books), 1-3 p.m., Chapters, West Edmonton Mall. Among the voices in his book are Jane Goodall, David Suzuki, Justin Trudeau and Stephen Hawking. Thursday, Nov. 20: Edmonton book launch for Tough Crimes, a collection of stories by 20 prominent Canadian criminal lawyers, 5-8 p.m., Audreys Books.