Mandy Patinkin will do the reading, then the discussion will feature John Barth, Rebecca Goldstein, Mary Gordon, Charles Johnson, Faye Kellerman, etc. In June Eric passed the million sales mark in Canada. The bibliography is arranged by author and is extensively indexed by title, date, setting, main characters, etc., and contains biographical entries on authors, lists of Arthur Ellis Award Winners, and a wealth of snippets on Canadian crime lore. In Bloody York thirteen Canadian writers from the late nineteenth century to today find intrigue, mystery and terror in the familiar streets of Toronto. David introduces each story, giving it a geographical and historical context.
Admission is free.
Harlequin represents one of the world's great successes in the publishing and mass marketing of books, one source puts it at 177 million books in 23 languages in 100 countries every year. And it's Canadian. According to the reviews Paul tells it all with his usual aplomb and great turn of phrase.