About this Event
Join Toronto Lit Up, the Toronto International Festival of Authors, the Toronto Arts Council at Another Story Bookshop to celebrate the launch of BREAD AND STONE by Toronto author, Allan Weiss (Black Rose Books, Montréal) with special guest, Honey Novick!
7:00 pm sharp!
Monday, October 28, 2024
Another Story Bookshop
315 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada
Free! All are welcome to attend.
Seating is limited
Bookstore accessibility: https://anotherstory.ca/faq/accessibility
ABOUT THE BOOK:
William McLean is an Alberta farm boy seeking the work that he believes God has put him on Earth to do. Returning from World War I in a crisis of conscience, he finds his calling when he is drawn into Winnipeg's labour movement by his army buddy Daniel Eckersley. As unrest mounts and the authorities respond with force, William finds himself in the midst of an upheaval that could mean freedom — or destitution — for all.
In Bread and Stone, Allan Weiss skillfully combines the story of one of the most dramatic real events in Canadian history, the Winnipeg General Strike, with the spiritual journey of a young man growing to understand who he is, who he is becoming, and what it is that he must do.
ABOUT ALLAN WEISS:
Allan Weiss, a fiction writer and Professor of English at York University, was born in Montreal and later moved to Toronto to pursue doctoral studies after earning his BA and MA at Concordia University. He is the author of three story cycles: Living Room (2001), Making the Rounds (2016), and Telescope (2019). His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines, including Fiddlehead, Wascana Review, On Spec, and the Tesseracts anthology series. His historical novel, Bread and Stone, was published by Black Rose Books (June 2024.)
https://blackrosebooks.com/products/bread-and-stone-allan-weiss
ABOUT HONEY NOVICK:
Honey Novick is a singer, songwriter, voice teacher and poet. She is a full member of the League of Canadian Poets, the Writer’s Union of Canada, and Poetry in Voice. She has published eight recordings and 10 chapbooks. The Stop Community Centre awarded her 2024 Outstanding Neighbor and earned her 5th Gerstein Legacy Fund award in teaching Voice Yoga. Her Member of Provincial Parliament, Jill Andrew, nominated her for Poet Laureate of the Province of Ontario. She sings with bill bissett, George Elliott Clarke, Kyp Harness and is an artist in residence for the Friendly Spike Theatre Band and directs Liter-art-I and Womanvoice.
www.honeynovick.com
The Toronto Arts Council (TAC) and Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) have partnered on Toronto Lit Up, a three-year initiative designed to spotlight Toronto writers and empower local artists with career-building opportunities. The goal of Toronto Lit Up is to present Toronto authors to audiences across the city. These launches allow the public to learn about and access Toronto’s local writing community.
For more information about Toronto Lit Up, visit http://festivalofauthors.ca/toronto-lit-up.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Canada
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