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Winnipeg’s Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre building is the subject of a new book by the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
The book, simply titled Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, explores all manner of aspects of the brutalist building, designed by Winnipeg’s Number Ten Architectural Group and completed for Manitoba’s centennial.
The book launches Wednesday at 7 p.m. at McNally Robinson Bookseller’s Grant Park location and will feature a trio of contributors — Susan Algie of the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, architectural historian Jeffrey Thorsteinson and writer (and Free Press book reviewer) Alison Gillmor.
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Carol Penner explores notions of forgiveness, healing, letting go and seeking joy in a new book launching virtually on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with CommonWord, the bookstore and resource centre at Canadian Mennonite University.
Published by Herald Press, Unburdened: A Lenten Journey Toward Forgiveness sees Penner take her experiences as a pastor, chaplain and theologian to chart a path through forgiveness and towards joy. To register to attend the virtual launch, visit wfp.to/jnG.
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Winnipeg-born, California-based Dr. Jen Gunter launches her much-anticipated new book Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. (International Women’s Day) in Winnipeg in an event being presented by McNally Robinson at the Muriel Richardson Auditorium at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Gunter’s new book Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation explores the myths, misconceptions and more regarding menstruation, bringing an arsenal of facts with a feminist perspective. She’ll be joined in conversation by Dr. Joss Reimer.
Tickets for the event are $15 through McNally Robinson’s website at wfp.to/jnH. Gunter’s other books include The Menopause Manifesto and The Vagina Bible.
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The Winnipeg International Writers Festival’s annual celebration of all things children’s literature, Thin Air Kids, kicks off Thursday — the first day of I Love to Read Month.
Children’s and young adult authors will set out to schools across the province (or visit virtually) to read from and talk about their books with students. Participating authors include Jodi Carmichael, Anita Daher, Colleen Nelson, Michael Redhead Champagne, Tasha Spillett and many more.
For more information, or for teachers or parents looking to book a writer to talk to their kids, email programming@thinairwinnipeg.ca or visit wfp.to/jn0.
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The 2024 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury has been announced, with a trio of Canadians and a pair of international names making up the panel.
The jury will be chaired by much-lauded author (and former National Post books editor) Noah Richler, who will be joined by fellow Canadians Kevin Chong (author of the 2023 Giller-shortlisted novel The Double Life of Benson Yu) and singer-songwriter Molly Johnson. Rounding out the jury are Ethiopian-born novelist Dinaw Mengestu and New York-based author Megha Majumdar.
The Scotiabank Giller Prize will be awarded this fall.
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A group of signatories from the book publishing industry have come together to remind the federal government about the need to regulate the development of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly as it pertains to copyright protection.
Having submitted briefs to the federal consultation on AI, the groups are hopeful the pertinent federal ministers will “honour their commitment to amend the Copyright Act so that authors and publishers can receive their fair share of the use of their published works,” the group said in a press release sent out Jan. 15.
“Copyright is an exclusive right of human creators. Existing copyright legislation protects human creativity and originality … This should not be changed to grant copyright protection to AI generated products or to allow copyrighted works to train models without permission.”
The signatory associations include Access Copyright, the Association of Canadian Publishers, the Canadian Authors Association, Literary Press Group of Canada and The Writers’ Union of Canada.
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Ben Sigurdson
Literary editor, drinks writer
Ben Sigurdson is the Free Press‘s literary editor and drinks writer. He graduated with a master of arts degree in English from the University of Manitoba in 2005, the same year he began writing Uncorked, the weekly Free Press drinks column. He joined the Free Press full time in 2013 as a copy editor before being appointed literary editor in 2014. Read more about Ben.
In addition to providing opinions and analysis on wine and drinks, Ben oversees a team of freelance book reviewers and produces content for the arts and life section, all of which is reviewed by the Free Press’s editing team before being posted online or published in print. It’s part of the Free Press‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press’s history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates.
Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber.
Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
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