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Binti's Journey

Submitted by dellis on March 6, 2008 - 10:20am
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Two weeks ago, I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Theatre Direct's performance of Binti's Journey, the play they created out of my novel, The Heaven Shop. I was completely blown away by the performances and by the adaption by Marcia Johnson. The performers are Lisa Codrington, Sefton Jackson, Jajube Mandiela, and Dienye Waboso, and they couldn't have been more perfect as they inhabited different characters from the book. There is one more public performance of the play coming up, on March 8, at 2:30 pm, at the Taragon Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Ave, 416-531-1872. They've been performing it for school crowds, and plan to bring it back again next fall.

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Submitted by clelia on July 30, 2010 - 10:42am

This Weekend: The Vagabond Trust's Fundraiser for Book Culture

If you're in the city for the long weekend, you'll want to go to The Ossington on Saturday, July 31st for The Vagabond Trust's summer event. They are celebrating their first anniversary as a semi-monthly reading series with a fundraiser in support of a new book culture initiative that's in the planning stages by Charles Huisken (formerly of This Ain't the Rosedale Library). The evening features readings by Claudia Dey, Sean Dixon, Mark Goldstein and Emily Schultz and a talk on book culture by Huisken. There will also be music from electronic folk pop trio Lovemaker. It sounds like a perfect evening! Go to our Events Page for details.

Deborah Ellis

Deborah Ellis is the acclaimed author of over 18 books and the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Vicky Metcalfe Award for a body of work, the Governor General’s Award, the Africana Book Award, the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Honour, and the Red Cedar Award. She has traveled the world to meet with and hear the stories of children marginalized by war, illness, and poverty, and has recorded their stories for others to read and learn from.

Go to Deborah Ellis’s Author Page