Knock-Out Novel The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky VPL’s 2008 One Book, One Vancouver Winner
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“On behalf of my colleagues at City Council, I am delighted to announce The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky as the final choice for Vancouver Public Library’s 2008 One Book, One Vancouver program,” said Councillor Ball, City Council’s representative to the Vancouver Public Library Board. “I am sure that the thousands of
“The Library’s One Book One Vancouver committee was captivated by this superbly crafted novel and believes Vancouver readers will be too,” said Janice Douglas, Director of Youth Services & Community Relations. “An important consideration for One Book, One Vancouver titles not published in the past year is that the committee believes the book deserves a second look. This is definitely the case for The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky. We believe this book deserves to be read and that Vancouverites and Canadians will be fascinated by the little-known story at its core.”
A variety of One Book, One Vancouver events, including author readings, film screenings and even a boxing exhibition at
On Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., Karen X. Tulchinsky will make her first One Book appearance with a reading from the novel in the Alice MacKay Room at the Central Library,
For information on upcoming events or to reserve your copy of The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky visit your local library or visit www.vpl.ca For more information, about Karen X. Tulchinsky appearances and other One Book, One Vancouver events, visit www.vpl.ca, or contact your local library branch.
The 2008 One Book, One Vancouver program is presented by Vancouver Public Library with support from Raincoast Books, Book Warehouse, Friends of Vancouver Public Library, Spirit of Vancouver, Canada Council for the Arts, Word on the Street and The Vancouver Sun.
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