The organizers of the Lorenzo Reading Series regret to inform you that the Anne Michaels’ reading of The Winter Vault, originally scheduled for tomorrow (Friday November 27) at 7 pm, has been CANCELLED, due to circumstances beyond our control.  This reading will not be rescheduled.

The next Lorenzo Reading is Friday, December 4 at 7 pm – David Adams Richards (God Is) in an on-stage interview with Mark Tunney – Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre.

GG NOMINEE MICHAEL CRUMMEY TO READ AT UNBSJ. Fri Nov 06  7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, UNB Saint John. The Lorenzo Reading Series welcomes back Michael Crummey, reading from his gorgeous new novel, Galore. Shortlisted for the 2009 Governor General’s Award for Fiction, Galore is a fantastical tale indeed. Set in Newfoundland and spanning two centuries, it is about the power of stories to shape and sustain us.

“Michael Crummey is without a doubt one of Canada’s finest writers….the Newfoundland that exists in my imagination…smells and tastes and sounds like ‘Galore’. – The Globe and Mail

Join us to hear the best in Canadian literature. Contact: (506) 648-5540 or (506) 648-2315

Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 12:00 – 13:30 at the Whitebone Lounge

With help from the Falstaff Society, we are hosting a coffee house to promote Vox, the UNBSJ magazine of student writing. Take a break from the hectic pace of student life and share your music or give a reading of poetry, short-fiction, or drama. This is your chance to be heard, and the mic is open to all UNBSJ students. The event is open to everyone, so bring your friends.

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Admission & refreshments (tea, coffee, baked sweets) are FREE.

Contact: Matt Cornfield at j3ul1@hotmail.com

Sponsor: Lorenzo Society

Colin McAdam, Giller Prize Longlist Nominee, Reads in Lorenzo Reading Series

Colin McAdam will read from his new novel, Fall, on Monday, October 19 at 7 pm, as the second author in this year’s Lorenzo Reading Series. McAdam has just been named to this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist for the novel. The five shortlisted finalists will be announced on Tuesday, October 6. McAdam’s first novel, Some Great Thing, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Award, and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. It won the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award.

Join us for an evening of splendid literature. “Heralded as one of Canada’s most interesting new writers – despite the fact that he is really a citizen of the world – with Fall, McAdam takes us on a journey worth making.” – The Globe and Mail

For more information, please contact The University Bookstore at 648-5540 or Inprint Bookstore at 648-2315, or email sjbooks@unbsj.ca.

Admission Free. All Welcome

Monday, October 19, 2009, starting 19:00 at Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, UNB Saint John

This Friday:

John Bemrose First Up in Lorenzo Reading Series

A splendid roster of writers will be coming to Saint John for the 2009 – 2010 Lorenzo Reading Series, entitled, “City of Readers.” First up, is novelist, poet, playwright, and arts journalist John Bemrose. A contributing editor at MacLean’s, Mr. Bemrose has published two novels. His first novel, The Island Walkers (2003), was a national bestseller, a finalist for the Giller Prize and a longlist nominee for the Man Booker Prize. He will be reading from his new novel, The Last Woman, just released by McClelland & Stewart.

“Bemrose offers us nothing less than a template for embracing the core of life’s meaning….” The Globe and Mail

Admission Free. All Welcome

Friday, October 9, 2009, starting 19:00 at Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, UNB Saint John

For more information contact sjbooks@unbsj.ca.

Still don’t have URLs from a few of you. Please send them on, as time’s a’ wastin’. There are also a couple of you who have not signed up for presentations. Have a look at the schedule and let me know what would work for you. And please feel free to propose a different topic, if something else strikes you.