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Stories About Storytellers: Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau and Others$32.95 add to cart

It was reported in the Winnipeg Free Press that Douglas Gibson would be in McNally Robinson's Grant Park location tonight, however please be advised that his presentation will in fact be tomorrow: Wednesday October 12th.

Event information below:

This is a special theatrical presentation from esteemed editor, publisher and raconteur Douglas Gibson based around his book Stories About Storytellers: Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau, and Others (ECW Press).

Stories About Storytellers follows the legendary Doug Gibson through 40 years of editing and publishing some of Canada?s sharpest minds and greatest storytellers. Gibson is a terrific storyteller himself, and through his recollections we get an inside view of Canadian politics and publishing that rarely gets told. From Jack Hodgins? Vancouver Island to Harold Horwood?s Labrador, from Alice Munro?s Ontario to James Houston?s Arctic, Doug Gibson takes us on an unforgettable literary tour of Canada, going behind the scenes and between the covers, and opening up his own story vault for all to read and enjoy.

Douglas Gibson worked as an editor and publisher from 1968 until he retired from McClelland & Stewart in 2009. His Douglas Gibson Books was Canada?s first editorial imprint and lives on. He travels widely from his Toronto, ON, base.

 

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Cold Hard Truth On Busn Money & Life$29.95 add to cart

CBC Dragon Den's Kevin O'leary will be here, in our Winnipeg store tonight at 7:00 talking about his new book Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life. .

Café Scientifique presents "Breast Cancer Research: What Does the Future Hold?" An interactive panel discussion. Monday, October 3, 7:00 pm.
Amanda Onchulenko, Small Works Gallery Opening showing Works in Colour. Monday, October 3, 7:30 pm.
Adrian de Hoog launching Natalia's Peace. Tuesday, October 4, 7:00 pm.
MYRCA 2011 Winner Norah McClintock reading & signing Taken Tuesday, October 4, 7:30 pm.
Garden City Collegiate launching Threads: A Literary Magazine. Tuesday, October 4, 8:00 pm.
Kevin O'Leary speaking & signing on Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money & Life Wednesday, October 5, 7:00 pm.
Victoria Morris launching The Waitress of Life. Wednesday, October 5, 8:00 pm.
Jim Cuddy, Intimate concert & Interactive discussion. This event is ticketed, the only way to get tickets is to win the in a draw, enter in the music area. Thursday, October 6, 6:00 pm.
Kristyn Dunnion, Jim Nason & Phoebe Tsang present an evening of readings with three acclaimed authors. Thursday, October 6, 2011 8:00 pm.
Alison Preston launching The Girl in the Wall. Thursday, October 6, 8:00 pm.
Eduardo "Huayo" Rendis, Free live music in Prairie Ink Restaurant + Bakery, Friday October 7, 8:00 pm.
Deri Latimer launching Wake Up to Your Habits. Saturday, October 8, 2:00 pm.
Helen Heppner signing Stories for Children Saturday, October 8, 2:00 pm.
Spring Thaw, Free live music in Prairie Ink Restaurant + Bakery, Saturday, October 8, 8:00 pm.

Bill Redekop launching Made in Manitoba: Best of the Open Road Stories. Monday, September 26, 8:00 pm.
Joanne Kelly's Shaw TV Book club. Discussion will be on Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 pm.
Caroline Woodward with Colleen Sydor, Marilyn Baillie Award readings. Tuesday, September 27, 7:30 pm.
Louise Penny launching A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel . Tuesday, September 27, 8:00 pm.
Shawnda Muir launching Cancer Scores a Hat Trick: Lessons About Living Life to the Fullest. Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 pm.
Sandy Venton presents "Thinking about lilies" as part of the Prairie Garden Committee's series of gardening talks. Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 pm.
John Gilmore launching Head of a Man, Thursday, September 29, 7:30 pm.
Audrhea Lande launching With Love to You All, Bogga S.: Stories and Letters from the Remarkable Life of Sigurbjorg Stefansson. Thursday, September 29, 8:00 pm.
Scott Malcolmson, Free music in Prairie Ink Restaurant + Bakery. Friday, September 30, 8:00 pm.
Carol J. Harvey launching Medieval French Miracle Plays: Seven Falsely Accused Women. Saturday, October 1, 2:00 pm.
Bill Stilwell launching Manitoba Wild. Saturday, October 1, 2:00 pm.
Jeff King Trio, Free music in Prairie Ink Restaurant + Bakery. Saturday, October 1, 8:00 pm.
Leanne Prain with special guest Takashi Iwasaki, A presentation from Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery. Sunday, October 2, 2:00 pm.
Joan Thomas signing Reading by Lightning: The Reader's Guide Edition. Sunday, October 2, 2:00 pm.