Never Weres launch with Fiona Smyth

On Sunday, Fiona Smyth launched her new graphic novel The Never Weres at the Gladstone Hotel. The well-attended event was organized by This Is Not A Reading Series and Annick Press, and featured:

A comic jam:

A performance of the first chapter by Fiona and four talented actors:

A lively interview with RM Vaughan, art critic for The Globe & Mail:

And, of course, a book signing!

Check out the rest of the photos on our Flickr site and Facebook page. You can read a recent review of the book here, or check out Fiona's blog post about the event. And for a sneak peek inside the book, click here!

Toronto events for March!

Winter finally appears to be giving way to spring, so click here to check out our Spring 2011 list!

We've also got a few neat events to tell you about. On Wednesday, March 2 at 8 pm, the TIFF Bell Lightbox will be screening Life, Above All as part of their Human Rights Watch festival. This film premiered at Cannes last year, where it won a prestigious award and was highly praised by Roger Ebert--so if you're in Toronto, definitely go see it!

A week and a half later, on March 13, Fiona Smyth will be launching her dystopian graphic novel The Never Weres with This Is Not A Reading Series. RM Vaughan, art critic for the Globe and Mail, will be leading a discussion about her vivid career, and audience members of all ages are invited to grab Sharpies and doodle a panel for the event’s collective drawings/comics jam. Should be a fun time!

Details:Sunday, March 13
The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom
1214 Queen Street West
Doors open at 2 pm; event starts at 2:30 pm
Admission is $5 or free with book purchase

Click here to read a sample from The Never Weres. Hope to see you at the launch!