McArthur Mystery Series: John Brady

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www.movingstories.tv Author John Brady speaks from between the lines about his new Matt Minogue mystery THE GOING RATE. Brady will be appearing at the International Festival of Authors 2008.

McArthur Mystery Series: C.C. Humphreys

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www.movingstories.tv - Author C.C. Humphreys talks candidly about writing his latest novel VLAD, THE LAST CONFESSION. Book Summary: DRACULA. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his tale not one of a monster but of a man and a contradiction. For the one they called The Devils Son was both tyrant and lawgiver, crusader and mass slaughterer, torturer and hero, lover and murderer.

McArthur Mystery Series: Louise Penny

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www.movingstories.tv -- Author Louise Penny speaks from between the lines about her new novel THE MURDER STONE.  Book Smmary:  When the privileged offspring of the Finney family get together at the luxurious Manoir Bellechasse to commemorate their father, family tensions are let loose. When one of their number is killed in unusual circumstances, it's up to the charming Inspector Armand Gamache to delve beneath the sibling rivalries, bitter jealousies and outsider envy to solve the devious crime in this super-smart, hauntingly subtle murder mystery. (Marie Claire, UK)

Quarrington: It’s harder to adapt others’ books to film than his own (Ottawa Citizen, 19 Oct 2008, Page B2)

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Quarrington: It’s harder to adapt others’ books to film than his own

Ottawa Citizen
19 Oct 2008

He’s had lots of meetings lately, as he searches for gainful screenwriting employment. (He’s not just a multi-tasker, he’s a multi-media artist as well.) “It’s kind of that frustrating thing where I’m doing a lot of meetings and a lot of development,...read more...

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David Chariandy interview with James McCreath, on the nature of forgetting

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www.movingstoriesfilmfest.com -- Our intrepid and curious colleague, author and de facto Moving Stories reporter JAMES MCCREATH caught up with David Chariandy at Toronto's The Word on the Street (Sep 2008).  A timely interview indeed, as Moving Stories prepares screen the premiere of the short film inspired by the book, SOUCOUYANT.  BC filmmaker KEN TSUI is hard at work with his post-production team preparing the film for its debut OCTOBER 25 at the Vancouver International Writers Festival, Granville Island.  The venue -- Emily Carr University of Art and Design, a generous sponsor of both the production and the screening.

For more reports on front lines of the book scene, visit JamesMcCreath.com; and to find out more about the adaptation of Soucouyant to the silver screen, visit www.MovingStoriesFilmFest.com to read Ken Tsui's Guest Filmmaker blog.

(c) BookShorts Literacy program for Moving Stories Film Festival 2008.

MovingStories.TV Ep 21: Performers "Rally for Culture" A Moving Stories Report Oct 8, 2008

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http://www.movingstories.tv/ -- A countrys culture defines its national identity. But Stephen Harper says that ordinary Canadians dont care about the arts, and that government must avoid "funding things that people actually don't want." Over the last three years, the Harper government has attempted to muzzle our culture industry. But Canadas fiercely talented artists have come back swinging. If anything, Harpers comments have reminded ordinary Canadians just how much culture does matter. Top artists in Canada's arts and culture industry undertook a rally today, October 8, to ensure that federal politicians continue to realize the necessity of supporting Canada's cultural sector. High profile artists from every creative discipline called on political leaders to commit to proper funding of the arts and encourage Canadians to consider where the various parties stand on culture when casting their vote on Election Day.

These committed artists and organizations appeared on stage and in the crowd:

Ted Dykstra (Actor)
Melanie Doane (Juno Award winning singer/songwriter)
Suzette Couture (screenwriter, Conspiracy of Silence)
Linda Griffiths (playwright)
Tabby Johnson (singer)
Richard Hardacre (performer/ACTRA National President)
John MacMaster (opera singer)
Denis McGrath (screenwriter, The Border)
Mark McKinney (performer/writer, Kids in the Hall, Slings and Arrows)
Eric Peterson (performer, Corner Gas)
Karl Pruner (performer, ACTRA Toronto President)
Noah Richler (author)
Rebecca Schechter(screenwriter, Writers Guild of Canada President)
Johnny Wright (performer, Dirty Dancing the Musical)
many more performers, as well as these organizations...
ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
Arts Hamilton
The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
Toronto Musicians Association
The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC)
The Writers' Union of Canada

For more information on what the Harper government has done to arts funding visit: departmentofculture.ca/ . Our thanks to Deborah Windsor, Executive Director of The Writers' Union of Canada for alerting us to the event. Get out and get counted!

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Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist Announcement

The Scotiabank Giller Prize announced its 2008 shortlist selected by the a jury comprised of award-winning author and previous Giller Prize winner Margaret Atwood; Liberal MP, Foreign Affairs critic and author Bob Rae, and, international journalist, professor and author Colm Toibin. The shortlist was chosen from 95 books submitted for consideration by 38 publishing houses from every region of the country.

The finalists are:Joseph Boyden for his novel Through Black Spruce, published by Viking Canada; Anthony De Sa for his collection of short stories Barnacle Love, published by Doubleday Canada; Marina Endicott for her novel Good to A Fault, published by Freehand Books/Broadview Press; Rawi Hage for his novel Cockroach, published by House of Anansi Press; Mary Swan for her novel The Boys in the Trees, published by Henry Holt/HB Fenn.

Seamus O’Regan, co-anchor of CTV’s Canada A.M. hosted the press conference. Jack Rabinovitch, founder of the Giller Prize, spoke at the event as did Rick White, Vice-President, Brand and Marketing Programs, Scotiabank, and Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV. CTV will once again support the broadcast with a dedicated website, giller.ctv.ca. Harbourfront Reading Series host the shortlist authors in an event on the closing night of the IFOA, November 1.

(c) Produced by BookShorts for MovingStories.TV