John A is on the move! To the Edge of the Sea BC book tour

John A. Macdonald heads to Penticton June 16, Kelowna June 17, Vancouver June 20 and 21, and Victoria. To the edge of the sea for To the Edge of the Sea, a Novel by Anne McDonald.

Penticton        Hooked on Books, Thurs June 16, 7:00

                        225 Main Street, Penticton

Kelowna         Mosaic Books   Friday June 17, 1:00 Signing

                        411 Bernard St, Kelowna

Vancouver    Café Montmartre  Tues June 21, 7:30

                       4362 Main Street, Vancouver B.C.

                       iQmetrix  Monday, June 20

Victoria          tba in June

FESTIVAL OF WORDS, Moose Jaw, Sk   JULY 16, 5:00 upper lobby Cultural Centre

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Upcoming BC Book Launches

BC Book Launch Touring with John A Macdonald   To the Edge of the Sea
Readings, Signing, Singing

Penticton      Thursday June 16  7:00
Hooked on Books
225 Main Street


Kelowna        Friday June 17
Mosaic Books

Here is the notice for the upcoming Vancouver Launch of To the Edge of the Sea and Yvonne Blomer's and Cynthia Woodman Kerkham's new poetry collections at Cafe Montmartre Tues June 21. Two poets and a poetic novel from the east and the west.

Vancouver    
Tues June 21    7:30
Cafe Monmartre
4362 Main Street
with Yvonne Blomer and Cynthia Woodman Kerkham

Upcoming Launches in Toronto and London

Launch for To the Edge of the Sea by Anne McDonald
and Shrinking Violets by Heidi Greco 
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Mykonos Restaurant, 572 Adelaide St North,
London, Ontario 

Please come out and help us celebrate new fiction from across the country! Readings, signings, books. Everyone welcome.

Shrinking Violets by Heidi Greco. Aside from the fact that she was born with bright orange hair, Reggie has always felt pretty ordinary. She works as a supermarket cashier, and her life as a single mother isn’t exactly what she’d wanted. But just when things start going the way she thinks they’re supposed to, she discovers that even that road isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. http://www.quattrobooks.ca/

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Launch for To the Edge of the Sea by Anne McDonald
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
7:00 pm
Toronto Writers Centre
(627 Bloor St West– at Euclid between Bathurst and Christie subway stations). 
Toronto, Ontario 
www.writerscentre.ca  

“Writ large, the country takes shape beneath a nurturing hand. We’re given Sir John A and the people of a groundbreaking time. We’re given writing that is evocative, genuine and eye-opening. A worthy chair by the fire sort of read.” 
Richard Wagamese

To the Edge of the Sea's Regina Launch



Anne McDonald reads from To the Edge of the Sea
Photo by Shelley Banks

 To the Edge of the Sea was launched to a full house at the end of April. The audience enthusiastically participated in the program which featured doorprizes, a stirring rendition of the Canadian Boat Song, PEI potato skins, and Sir John A. chocolate malt cheesecake. Check the photographs tab for more pictures of the event.

John A Macdonald and Anne McDonald - together again

Anne McDonald and John A Macdonald go over last-minute preparations for the upcoming launch of To the Edge of the Sea at 7:30 pm on Thursday, April 28 in the Arizona Room of Regina's Bushwakker Brew Pub.

Thanks to Shelley Banks at Latitude Drifts for the photo!

To the Edge of the Sea