BOOK EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
❚ span-o (the small press action network — Ottawa) presents The Factory Reading Series, with readings by authors Hoa Nguyen, Dale Smith and Mari-Lou Rowley. Doors open at 7 p.m., readings at 7:30 p.m., upstairs at The Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong St.
❚ Kimberley Mansfield, will sign her book Deadly Tricks at Perfect Books, 258A Elgin St., from 1-3 p.m.
❚ Chris Nihmey will sign books at the Carlingwood Coles bookstore from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nihmey is a volunteer at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and a writing mentor with residents, and is putting together a soon-to-be-published anthology of their works. In April, he released his book, Two Sides to the Story: Living a Lie, a memoir about his battle with mental illness. Info: chrisnihmey.com
❚ Ottawa’s Stacey Atkinson will launch Stuck, a coming-of-age novel, noon to 3 p.m. at Chapters Rideau.
❚ Barry Risk, author of The Thinner Line: Life & Times of a Dedicated Customs Officer, will be at The Arnprior Book Shop, 152 John St. N., for a signing at 1 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22
❚ Meet Robert Fontaine, author of True Confessions of a Film Critic, at 5 p.m. at The Manx Pub, 370 Elgin St.
❚ Gayle Jabour and Daniel Tigner, authors of The Time of Your Life — Everyone Has a Story, will sign books, 1-3 p.m. at Perfect Books, 258 Elgin St.
❚ Author Rachel Eugster launches picture book, The Pocket Mommy, 4-7 p.m. at Kaleidoscope Kids’ Books, 1018 Bank St. 613-232-7406.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 24
❚ As part of the Ottawa Public Library’s Teen Author Fest, Elizabeth Wein, author of the new novel Rose Under Fire, will appear at the Sunnyside branch at 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25
❚ Former foreign correspondent Graeme Smith will be at Books On Beechwood to launch his new book, The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War in Afghanistan, 6-8 p.m. at 35 Beechwood Ave. Info: 613-742-5030.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
❚ Gayle Jabour and Daniel Tigner, authors of The Time of Your Life — Everyone Has a Story, will sign their book from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
❚ Dr. Edmond Dixon will sign copies of his book, Helping Boys Learn: 6 Secrets For Your Son’s success In School, at Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave from 3-5 p.m.