Lawrence Hill will be reading from his newest book, “The Book of Negroes”, the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Thursday, February 8th at 7:30 p.m.

Centering around an actual document called ‘The Book of Negroes,” acclaimed writer Lawrence Hill’s latest novel features Aminata Diallo, one of the strongest female characters to appear in Canadian fiction. Readers will find themselves swept up in her moving quest to cut a swath through a world hostile to her sex and race. Called ‘a masterpiece” by author Edeet Ravel and ‘brilliant” by Austin Clarke, The Book of Negroes is both an excellent choice for Black History Month reading and a great pick for fiction lovers, as Hill displays a mastery for narrative only rarely seen in historical fiction.

Please join us for a reading and signing. There is no admission, and everyone is welcome.

iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon – Apple inventor Steve Wozniak will deliver the Wilford Jonah Lecture in Mount Allison University’s Convocation Hall on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. His public lecture in Sackville marks the first time he will speak in Atlantic Canada.

Steve’s autobiography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, was released in September 2006 by Norton Publishing and will be available for sale at the event.

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry with his invention of Apple’s first line of products, the Apple I and II, and influenced the popular Macintosh. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer of Acquicor Corporation, a public company which has announced acquisition of a semiconductor foundry in Southern California. For his achievements at Apple Computer, Steve was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honour bestowed on America’s leading innovators. In 2000 Steve was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame and was awarded the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, The Economy and Employment for ‘single-handedly designing the first personal computer and for then redirecting his life-long passion for mathematics and electronics toward lighting the fires of excitement for education in grade school students and their teachers.”

The Wilford B. Jonah Lecture Series was established at Mount Allison University in 2000 through the generosity of Wilford B. Jonah, a member of the Class of 1936. The endowment created is intended to provide funds to enable the University to bring to campus persons of high international stature and prominence to give a public lecture and, where possible, to take part in a forum of discussion with students. Past distinguished lecturers have included: Mordecai Richler, author and essayist; Dr. David Suzuki, scientist, broadcaster, and environmental advocate; and world-renowned physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss.

A reception will follow the talk in Jennings Hall on campus and there is no admission charge for these events.

We are pleased to partner with the Seven Mondays Society of Mount Allison University to present an evening with Lynn Coady, reading from her latest novel “Mean Boy”. Called “the best young writer in Canada” by the Montreal Gazette, Lynn Coady’s novel is “a pitch-perfect comedy of manners set at a small New Brunswick university” (Quill & Quire).
The reading will take place at the Owens Art Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 pm. The books will be available for purchase and signing.

Tidewater Books and the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at Mount Allison University are thrilled to present a special event with renowned author and activist David Suzuki as he celebrates the release of his latest book- “David Suzuki: The Autobiography”.
Where: Dunn Building, Mount Allison University
When: Saturday, June 10, 2006 from 2-4 pm
Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Dr. Suzuki will autograph books after his presentation.

Krista Johansen will launch her latest book, “The Cassandra Virus”, on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sackville Public Library. Aimed at ages 9-14, this science fiction tale takes place in a University town, much like Sackville.
Come out and meet this remarkable author, as we celebrate the release of her 9th children’s book. All are welcome!

Local poet Jenn Carson will launch her new book “LUNCH- My Favourite Season” on Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bridge St. Cafe. A selection of 28 of her poems has just been published in a new anthology of poets, inluding Gerald Arthur Moore, Mark Sampson and Mike Wills.
All are welcome!

Tidewater Books proudly presents Krista Johansen, reading from her new book “Torrie and the Firebird” on March 23, 7:00 p.m. at the Sackville Public Library.

Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. Please come out and meet our exceptional local author.

8th Book from NB Children’s Author-
The latest book by NB children’s author K.V. Johansen, Torrie and the Firebird, has been published by Annick Press. A fantasy novel for children aged 7-13, Torrie and the Firebird continues the story of Anna, a young sea captain, on a quest to recover a stolen gem and prove the innocence of Kokako, a young boy fleeing a mob. She has a secret weapon: Torrie, oldest of the Old Things of the Wild Forest. Through forest and desert, they travel deeper into danger …
Torrie and the Firebird is the latest in Johansen’s series, which started with Torrie and the Dragon and continued with Torrie and the Pirate-Queen.
Johansen is also the author of the Pippin and Mabel picture book series, a young adult fantasy short story collection, The Serpent Bride, an e-book essay collection on children’s fantasy, as well as a history of and guide to children’s fantasy literature, entitled Quests and Kingdoms. Ms. Johansen lives in Sackville, NB, where she is currently working on the next book in the Torrie series. Her website address is: www.pippin.ca

‘Empire, Religion and Democracy’: A Lecture by Tariq Ali

Wu Centre, Mount Allison University, March 17, 2006 at 7:30 pm

Leadership Mount Allison is pleased to present noted author, historian, and political campaigner Tariq Ali, who will deliver a public lecture on Friday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wu Centre, Mount Allison University campus. The lecture is entitled Empire, Religion and Democracy and everyone is welcome.

Tariq Ali was born in Lahore (then in British India) in 1943. He was educated in Pakistan and later at Oxford University. His opposition to the military dictatorship in Pakistan prevented his return to his own country and he became an unwilling exile in Britain. He was a leading figure in Europe during and after 1968.

He has written over a dozen books on history, politics, and biographies, many of which have been translated. These include: Can Pakistan Survive? The Nehrus and the Gandhis: An Indian Dynasty, StreetfightingYears: An Autobiography of the Sixties. In 1990 he began to write fiction, working concurrently on two different sets of novels: the Fall-of-Communism trilogy and the Islam Quintet. The first includes Redemption and Fear of Mirrors. The second consists of Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree, an account of the decline of Muslim civilization in Spain which was awarded the Archbishop San Clemente del Instituto Rosalia de Castro Prize for the Best Foreign Language Fiction published in Spain in 1994. It was followed by The Book of Saladin, The Stone Woman, and A Sultan in Palermo. All of his novels have been translated into several languages.

Tariq Ali has also written screenplays as well as plays for stage and television. He collaborated with Derek Jarman in the film Wittgenstein and has recently produced Big Women, a four-part drama series by Fay Weldon for Channel Four Television in Britain. His television company, Bandung Productions, was well established as a producer of quality documentaries and drama till he closed it down in 1998 because British television had become what he described as ‘a brothel.’ His theatrical interventions have usually been in collaboration with Howard Brenton: Iranian Nights (on the Rushdie Affair), Moscow Gold (an epic on Gorbachev and the fall of Communism), Ugly Rumours (a satire of New Labour), Collateral Damage (The Balkan War) and Snogging Ken (another broadside against New Labour). A rare theatrical solo by Ali was Necklaces, a plea against violence in South Africa.

Clash of Fundamentalisms, his first full-length non-fiction book for 14 years, was published in April 2002 and has already been translated into all the major European languages. Arabic, Korean, Malayalam, and Russian editions are currently in preparation. A companion volume, Bush in Babylon: The Re-colonisation of Iraq, was published in 2003. He is a longstanding editor of the New Left Review. For more information please contact Dr. Nauman Farooqi, Director of Leadership Mount Allison, tel: 364 2281 (nfarooqi@mta.ca) or visit the web site www.tariqali.org.

A selection of his books will be for sale at the event.

Tidewater Books is pleased to host an author event with Dr. David Beatty and Dr. Tom Edgett, co-authors of “The World War 1 Diaries and Letters of Lieut. Louis Stanley Edgett”, on Saturday, January 21st from 1-4 pm. The authors will be in-store to sign and discuss the book. Everyone is welcome.
Lieut. Louis Stanley Edgett grew up in Hillsborough, and attended the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Ultimately he died in the trenches of France during the WW1. He began a diary in 1915 whose events are faithfully reproduced in this book.
Dr. Tom Edgett, a Physician in Moncton, is his nephew. Dr. David Beatty is a retired Professor of History at Mount Allison University.

Mount Allison University and Tidewater Books are delighted to host an author event with Chris Eaton, reading from his new book “The Grammar Architect”. Chris is a novelist and musician from Sackville who currently lives in Toronto.
“The Grammar Architect” is a literary re-working of Thomas Hardy’s “A Pair of Blue Eyes (1873)”. This magical realist version demonstrates Chris’ rich and beautiful writing style.
The reading and signing takes place on Wednesday, January 11 at 4:30 p.m. at Mount Allison University’s Dunn building, Room 108, and is open to everyone.