Chaudiere Books: opening launch report

Our first launch through the ottawa international writers festival on October 26 went swimmingly; thanks to the festival, a crowd of fifty or so including Susan Newlove, John Lavery, Amanda [see her version of same here] and Charles Earl, Pearl Pirie [see her version of same here, way at the bottom], Sandra Ridley, Elizabeth Lapointe [see her version of same here], Stephen Brockwell, Michelle Desbarats, Max Middle, Emily Falvey, Mac Jamieson (one of the inventors of Applegarth Follies, precursor to current Brick Books), John MacDonald [see his version with very cool photos here], Steve Artelle, Tanya Sprowl, Anita Dolman, James Moran and Rhonda Douglas listened as Meghan Jackson, Clare Latremouille and Monty Reid launched their books, the first ever from our Chaudiere Books. Afterwards, we all went for drinks to Pubwells on Preston Street (the official pub of Chaudiere Books), and to catch the end of the hockey game (we handed Toronto their head…). Jennifer showed up later, after listening to the following event, a reading by author Patrick McCabe, author of, among other books, The Butcher Boy, which recently became her favourite novel and movie. Thanks very much to Cathy MacDonald-Zytveld and Tina-Frances Trineer for helping out with the event, and to Cheryl Meyhew for taking photos. Don't worry; if you missed it, you can still get books directly through us, or very soon in bookstores, and plans are already underway for a follow-up reading in town for Latremouille and Reid, possibly in early December.