Category: Books
Alice Munro books not off-limits for London-area students: School boards
Area school boards will not oppose students reading books by the author who stayed with her husband after he sexually abused her daughter
Book sheds new light on London’s ‘Mayor of Richmond Row’
London-born author Lynda Curnoe has published a new book about the late poet and downtown fixture Roy McDonald, which contains facts she says may surprise those who knew the man nicknamed âthe Mayor of Richmond Row.â Recognized for his long beard, rumpled second-hand clothes and a suit jacket covered in buttons, McDonald became something of […]
Book launch series coming to Kincardine
Owen Sound author Gwen Lamont is heading to Kincardine on Aug. 22 to discuss her memoir, The View From Coffin Ridge: A Childhood Exhumed, as part of her summer book launch series. Lamont chose East Street Cider Company in Goderich as her first stop on July 11. The chapters set in Goderich describe a significant […]
New book series shows girls hockey is a game for everyone, everywhere
When Jenna McCoubrey Prestidge was a little girl there were two things she loved most in the world: being a farm kid and playing hockey.
HOT SUMMER READS 2024: London Public Library’s most-requested books
Summer doesnât get much better then when you’re digging into a sizzling summer read in a hammock or on the beach under the sun. Here is the London Public Library’s 10 most-requested summertime holds, a rundown that includes thrillers, romances and true crime. Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand The final installment in this bestselling authorâs […]
Author’s book launch series kicks off in Goderich
GODERICH – Owen Sound author Gwen Lamont spoke to readers about her memoir, The View From Coffin Ridge: A Childhood Exhumed, during a July 11 launch at East Street Cider Company in Goderich. As part of the summer book launch series, Lamont chose Goderich as her first stop. The chapters set in Goderich describe a […]
Public monument will remain in Alice Munro’s longtime hometown: Mayor
Politicians in Alice Munro’s longtime home community remain committed to keeping the public monument honouring her amid a posthumous scandal around the Nobel Prize-winning writer.
Tobermory celebrates 50 years of the Chi-Cheemaun
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Jun 16, 2024 • 2 minute read Fireworks capped off Saturday’s celebrations as part of the 50th Annual
Buy the book: London sixth-grader takes action against bigotry
Article content After hearing a man shout homophobic slurs outside her school, a London sixth-grader decided to take matters into her own hands – one
Namesake literary festival honours the life and the work of Alice Munro
As we mourn the passing of Alice Munro, the local community will celebrate her life and her work, and her impact as a writer in “this place” — Huron County, or more broadly small-town Ontario, the setting of most of her stories. Through the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story, we’ll continue to uphold […]