Presenting Ondjaki and Granma Nineteen

Next week we're delighted to announce that Ondjaki, one of Angola's best-known and most beloved authors, will embark on a cross-country Canadian tour. Are you in Ottawa? Toronto? Montreal? Windsor? Vancouver? Come out and hear the voice that has captured over a dozen international prizes and earned praise around the globe. For his complete tour schedule, read on! We'll have more about Granma Nineteen in the coming days.

1. Ottawa Writers Fest, OTTAWA

Tuesday, April 29 – 8:30pm 

"Another Word for Nothing Left" 

with Padma Viswanathan, Ondjaki and Nadia Bozak

hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood 

(location: Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar Street at Elgin)

2. International Festival of Authors (IFOA), TORONTO

Wednesday, April 30 – 7:30pm

Reading with Ondjaki, Miriam Toews and Evie Wyld 

(location: York Quay Centre, Brigantine Room)

3. Blue Metropolis Festival, MONTREAL                        

                           Friday, May 2^nd – 7pm – 7:20pm

                            Book signing (location: Las Americas)

Saturday, May 3^rd – 3:30pm – 4:30pm 

“Memory, family lore and fiction” 

with Luis Alberto Urrea, David Homel, and Ondjaki

(location: Las Americas)

Saturday, May 3^rd – 5pm – 6pm

“Cara a Cara Com Ondjaki” Portuguese language event 

(location: Las Americas)

Saturday, May 3^rd – 8pm – 9:30pm

“Face to Face With Ondjaki” Interview

hosted by CBC's Paul Kennedy 

(location: Salle Godin)

4. Biblioasis Spring Fiction Launch, WINDSOR

Tuesday, May 6 – 7pm

Reading with Ray Robertson, C.P. Boyko, K.D. Miller and Ondjaki 

(location: Biblioasis bookshop)

5. Incite: Vancouver International Writers Fest, VANCOUVER

Wednesday, May 7 – 7:30pm

Reading with Ondjaki, Claire Battershill and Sean Michaels 

(location: Alice MacKay Room, Central Library)

Anakana Schofield & the Snuggly Snuggly Dark

Check out the Vancouver international Writers' Festival blog for the latest installment of the Proust Questionnaire, featuring our own Anakana Schofield! What makes Mrs. Malarky tick? The vacuum cleaner? Morning gymnastics? Carpentry videos? Have a looksee and find out.

(And, um, in case you're wondering what happens when you do a google image search for "gymnastic vacuums" ... cast yr. gaze stage right. If you're looking upstage centre, on the other hand, then you have the fabulous AK doing a bounce-about. Who knew authors were so springy?)