UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, June 12: Vancouver’s Irene McDermott, who was born and raised in Edmonton, launches her non-fiction book, Remembering What it Means to be Human, about how the dominant thinking of our current cultural context has disconnected us from our essential nature. 5 to 9 p.m. at City Hall’s Kids in the Hall Bistro. Free event.
Sunday, June 14: Local fantasy author Dave Gross presents his new book, Lord of Runes; 2 p.m. at Audreys Books.
Monday, June 15: Local playwright Beth Graham celebrates the publication of her new play, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble; 7 p.m. at Audreys Books.
Tuesday, June 16: Edmonton joins Ireland and other European countries in honouring the life of Irish author James Joyce, at CKUA’s first Bloomsday party. Live music from Juno Award winners the McDades, readings of Joyce’s work, and local author
Ted Bishop (The Social Life of Ink) and Terry Wickham (producer of the Folk Fest) discuss why Joyce is still relevant to our lives today. Noon to 1 p.m. at 9804 Jasper Ave. Free to attend; RSVP by June 15 to albertabloomsday@gmail.com
Thursday, June 18: MS survivor Fiona Fifield’s new book Fiona’s Fight describes her struggle with this debilitating disease and her journey through a rare procedure called Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Book signing from noon to 1 p.m.; talk at 7 p.m., both at Audreys Books.
Monday, June 22: Join 92-yearold Canadian author and Second World War veteran Harry Leslie Smith for a discussion of his book, Harry’s Last Stand: How the World My Generation Built is Falling Down, and What We Can Do to Save it. Along with a panel of young Alberta activists, Smith will address the need for progressive change in the lead-up to the upcoming federal election. Art Gallery of Alberta’s Ledcor Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15; $5 students/seniors; free for veterans. Available through broadbentinstitute.ca
Wednesday, June 24: Ted Bishop visits the Provincial Archives of Alberta to discuss his award-winning book The Social Life of Ink: Culture, Wonder and Our Relationship with the Written Word. 7 to 9 p.m. Admission
to the event is free. RSVP to reserve, by email at paaevents@gov.ab.ca or by calling 780-4271750 (310-0000 for toll-free access within Alberta). 8555 Roper Rd.
Saturday, June 27: Author and environmentalist David Suzuki talks about his new book, Letters To My Grandchildren, in an event at the Metro Cinema, 8712 109th St.; 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets at metrocinema.org
Friday, Nov. 6: Beloved writer of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, among over 100 publications, Alexander McCall Smith visits the Myer Horowitz Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at ticketfly.com, or by phone at 1-888-732-1682.