KIRBC Notes, March 22, 2010

Winter’s icy chill had not yet abated, and yet eight brave book warriors still made the trek to my home, where they’d be warmed by close quarters and heated conversation. Here’s the down-low from our latest (themeless) meeting in Toronto. Sarah recommends . . . This American Drive, Mike Holmes a hybrid b/w novel and [...]

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KIRBC Notes – March 16, 2009

For this almost-ides-of-March meeting, the KIRBC masterminds decided a bonus theme was in order based on the hilarious Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids series (next event April 7th), so we asked people not only to bring a book to advocate, but also to dig through basements, desk drawers and top secret hideaways to [...]

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KIRBC Toronto Chapter Meeting, Jan. 19/09!

On Monday night, 6 tough ladies trudged through the blistering cold to warm themselves by the fire of their literary loves. One new member (Tennile) joined the fold, and 9 new books had advocates even Canada Reads producers would envy. I couldn’t help starting the meeting with this quotation I recently stumbled upon, that was [...]

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