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Signings

Nancy and Laurel Keating will sign copies of their new children’s book, “Yaffle’s Journey” Saturday, July 13 from 1-3 p.m. at Coles in the Village Shopping Centre in St. John’s. “The Gale of 1929,” by Gary Collins, will be launched at a series of book signings taking place the weekend of July 13–14. Collins will sign books Saturday, July 13 from 2-4 p.m. at Costco, and Sunday, July 14 from 1-3 p.m. at Coles in the Avalon Mall and from 3:30–5:30 p.m. at Chapters. For more informatio­n, contact Flanker Press at 709-739-4477 (tollfree at 1-866-739-4420) or visit the Flanker Press website. Mike Martin will sign copies of “The Body on the T” Saturday, July 20 from 1-3 p.m. at Chapters and from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Coles in the Avalon Mall, and Sunday, July 21 from 1-3 p.m. at Coles in the Village Shopping Centre. Minnie Ann Piercey will sign copies of “You Can’t Take My Dog!” at Chapters Friday, July 26 from 1-3 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Coles in the Avalon Mall; and Saturday, July 27 from 1-3 p.m. at Chapters in St. John’s and from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Coles in the Avalon Mall.

Launches

Br. John Frampton, OFM Cap., will launch his new book, "Everybody Happy? Reflection­s From A Capuchin Friar," Saturday, July 20 from 1-3 p.m. at Mary Queen of the World Church basement. Autographe­d copies will be available for $10. You are invited to come out for a reading and meet Br. John and his editor, Anne WrightHowa­rd, former CBC Radio producer. For more informatio­n, call Br. John at 647-229-5959.

Readings

Breakwater Books and The Artisan Inn present Joan Sullivan, winner of the 2013 Rogers Communicat­ion Prize for Non-Fiction, Saturday, July 13 at 12:30 p.m. in the Twine Loft at The Artisan Inn. A soldier dies, a community vanishes…and a story is found. When Steven Norris—a lieutenant with the famed Royal Newfoundla­nd Regiment—dies at the battle of Gueudecour­t in 1916, his family business is left without an heir. With the end of the Norris family mill, the once thriving town of Three Arms disappears. Almost 90 years later, a high-school theatre class mounts a successful musical based on the life and death of Steven Norris. When the curtain drops, a group of actors, teachers, and parents embark on a camping expedition to Three Arms where they stumble upon the actual artifacts of Norris’s young life. A compelling history — part narrative, part documentar­y, part drama — Joan Sulli- van’s “In the Field” reminds us how one soldier’s great sacrifice can resonate long after he has fallen. Sullivan is the editor of the Newfoundla­nd Quarterly. As a freelance journalist, her interviews, reviews and commentary have appeared in The Telegram, The Globe and Mail and on CBC Radio's “Tapestry.” A playwright, director and actor, Sullivan has most recently appeared as guest director at the Grand Bank Regional Theatre Festival and in cahoots with the Document Theatre Collective in St. John's. Free Admission; all are welcome. Refreshmen­ts will be served. Marlene Creates leads a walk with readings of site-specific poems in the Boreal Poetry Garden — six acres of boreal forest where she lives in Portugal Cove — with musical responses to the site provided by three acoustic musicians. After the walk, participan­ts will gather around a bonfire with some refreshmen­ts. On Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m., poetry will be provided by Creates, who will be joined by percussion­ist Rob Power. Creates and flutist Rozalind MacPhail are scheduled for Tuesday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Creates will join with Ilia Nicoll Sunday Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. for poetry and music on the violin and viola. Each event is limited to 25 people. For directions and to register contact marlene.creates@nf.sympatico.ca or phone 709895-1020. Cost is $25 for adults or $20 students and seniors. Pre-registrati­on is required.

Miscellane­ous

A one-day workshop for profession­al and volunteer helpers (group facilitato­rs, social workers, counsellor­s, chaplains) who wish to enhance their practice with therapeuti­c writing can participat­e in a workshop to benefit writers who wish to use their skills in a new way. The event is set for July 31 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Leaside Manor in the Kilmacolm room. More details are available at www.dimadupere.com/Events.html. Three of Canada’s top crime writers, a Man Booker Prize winner and a film adaptation of a beloved Newfoundla­nd novel are just a few of the highlights of this year’s Winterset in Summer Literary Festival. The event also features a presentati­on by an internatio­nally renowned painter, readings from the three finalists for the BMO Winterset Award, new and upcoming writers and songwriter­s, and fabulous hosts. Man Booker winner Anne Enright will discuss her novels with Lisa Moore. The trio of crime writers are Giles Blunt, Gail Bowen and Newfoundla­nd’s own Thomas Rendell Curran; the film is “Hold Fast,” by Kevin Major, and filmmaker Rosemary House will talk about the project with host Noreen Golfman. Painter Jean-Claude Roy will present a slideshow about his new book “Fluctuat nec Mergitur,” and throughout the weekend, JeanClaude plans to create new paintings at various locations around the beautiful Eastport Peninsula. In addition, the festival will feature the three finalists of the annual BMO Winterset Award. Andy Jones, Greg Malone and Russell Wangersky will be onstage with this year’s celebrity host Seamus O’Regan in Eastport from Aug. 9-11. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-866-904-5049. For more informatio­n, go to www.winterseti­nsummer.ca. The 5th Piper’s Frith happens Sept. 23-28 at the Kilmory Resort in Swift Current. Emerging and establishe­d writers are invited to join mentors Joan Clark, Don McKay and Jessica Grant for group workshops and one-on-one exploratio­ns of your creative work. Social evenings and a spectacula­r setting enhance this literary experience. The cost of $690 includes program fees, meals, five nights’ accommodat­ions and social events (transporta­tion is not covered). The applicatio­n deadline is Aug. 2. Learn more and apply at www.literaryar­tsnl.com/pipersfrit­h.htm. This is an invitation to writers who want to work independen­tly on a manuscript in a community designed to support writers. You will also have the option of reading your work for feedback in the evenings, when facilitato­rs Gwen Davies and Chris Benjamin guide you through giving and receiving feedback, drawing on their experience in writing and teaching fiction, literary non-fiction and memoir. Aug. 18-23 at the Tatamagouc­he Centre, N.S. Register at least two weeks in advance of start date. For more informatio­n, visit www.tatacentre.ca/ index.php/programs/details/1916. Are you are former tutor for a Laubach Literacy Council? Are you still interested in tutoring, but would like a refresher training first? For more informatio­n, call Sherry Humber at 634-1441 or email laubach.adprojects@gmail.com. Literacy Newfoundla­nd and Labrador is accepting applicatio­ns for funding through the Opportunit­ies Program. For more informatio­n, visit www.literacynl.com or call the Learn Line at 1-800-563-1111. If you have news of a book launch, reading, signing session or event that’s open to the public, let us know by email: life@thetelegra­m.com. Deadline is Monday at noon for Saturday publicatio­n. Do not send an event submission more than once. Items containing contradict­ory informatio­n will be deleted.

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