Writer and former Hells Angels head Donny Petersen reported dead at 74
Donny Petersen, author and former president of the Hells Angels motorcycle club in downtown Toronto, has reportedly died at age 74.
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Nov. 6: Join best-selling author Janet Evanovich in conversation
Best-selling author Janet Evanovich discusses the highly anticipated 27th book in the ongoing Stephanie Plum series.
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Aug. 26: Join author Ottessa Moshfegh in conversation at library
Ottessa Moshfegh discusses her latest book Death in Her Hands on Aug. 26 as part of the Toronto Reference Library’s continuing Appel Salon Programming.
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Aug. 17: Join author Michelle Good in conversation at library
Michelle Good discusses her novel Five Little Indians on Aug. 17 as part of the Toronto Reference Library’s continuing Appel Salon Programming.
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July 31: Join author Fernanda Melchor in conversation at library
Fernanda Melchor discusses her debut novel Hurricane Season on July 31 as part of the Toronto Reference Library’s continuing Appel Salon Programming.
Read moreAuthor ‘thrilled’ at prospect of film
Having his short story Clive adapted into a full-length feature film is a thrilling prospect for Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton author Richard Todd.
Read moreOff-the-beaten-path’s a fine road for writer
Once Lawrence Park resident Rob Brunet got on to the old dirt road of his imagination, he was living his dream as a crime novelist.
Read moreAuthor writes about ‘mutated trauma’
The clock is ticking in Pearl Goodman’s Foxbar Road office.
Read moreLove and war in Hoggs Hollow
The lunchtime crowd at the Miller Tavern is abuzz with people in office attire, murmuring about work. It could be a snapshot of a French cafe. But this is Hoggs Hollow.
Read moreAuthor explores hockey’s dark side
Local sports journalist turned novelist explores our favourite sport’s subculture in a popular new mystery
Read moreHow the Junction got its groove back
Author Henry Calderon plans a book that will tell the tale of how the neighbourhood got transformed
Read moreLocal poet revisits her roots
Karen Shenfeld is a poet who grew up in Bathurst Manor. Now, she just released a book called My Father’s Hands Spoke in Yiddish, which is a collections of poems about the community she was raised in.
Read moreTragedy gives author strength
Death of his partner from breast cancer helped Alan Simons through his own cancer battle
Read moreGreatness in all forms
People dedicate their novels to loved ones all the time. Some to wives or husbands, extended family members or close
Read moreYou can be anything you want to be: author
As a child growing up in the 1960s, Sharon Jennings was told that if she wanted to work, she could become a teacher or a nurse, and if she wanted to have a child, she would have to quit her job.
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