The document announces an event featuring two acclaimed authors, Maureen Jennings and Margaret Atwood, giving solo performances on Saturday, November 2nd at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. Maureen Jennings, creator of the books that inspired the TV series Murdoch Mysteries, will discuss her new WWII mystery novel Beware This Boy. Margaret Atwood will conclude her popular dystopian trilogy, Oryx and Crake, by presenting her book MaddAddam. Tickets for the all-day event featuring both authors are $20 for adults and $5 for students, providing an entertaining package at a low price.
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Two of Canada's top authors lead the Saturday Night storytelling team at BookFest Windsor 2013.
The document announces an event featuring two acclaimed authors, Maureen Jennings and Margaret Atwood, giving solo performances on Saturday, November 2nd at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. Maureen Jennings, creator of the books that inspired the TV series Murdoch Mysteries, will discuss her new WWII mystery novel Beware This Boy. Margaret Atwood will conclude her popular dystopian trilogy, Oryx and Crake, by presenting her book MaddAddam. Tickets for the all-day event featuring both authors are $20 for adults and $5 for students, providing an entertaining package at a low price.
The document announces an event featuring two acclaimed authors, Maureen Jennings and Margaret Atwood, giving solo performances on Saturday, November 2nd at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor, Ontario. Maureen Jennings, creator of the books that inspired the TV series Murdoch Mysteries, will discuss her new WWII mystery novel Beware This Boy. Margaret Atwood will conclude her popular dystopian trilogy, Oryx and Crake, by presenting her book MaddAddam. Tickets for the all-day event featuring both authors are $20 for adults and $5 for students, providing an entertaining package at a low price.
Margaret Atwood, left, photo by Jean Malek. Maureen Jennings, right, photo by Iden Ford Photography.
With a grind line like this, who needs hockey?
Saturday, Nov. 2 Maureen Jennings 7:00 p.m. Margaret Atwood 8:30 p.m. Capitol Theatre 121 University Windsor ON N9A 5P4 All-day tickets: $20 Adults/$5 Students FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: There's never been a Saturday night like this in the history of Windsor/Detroit. Our city of a million stories hosts two top storytelling stars as they lace up in our historic Capitol Theatre, ready to win over area fiction fans. Maureen Jennings, creator of the popular books that inspired CBC's toprated series, The Murdoch Mysteries, will go for a breakaway, with a solo performance. Check out her new WW2 mystery, Beware this Boy. International literary cup winner Margaret Atwood scores a hat trick, presenting the big finish to her much-loved and honoured dystopian Oryx and Crake trilogy, MaddAddam. Its the best entertainment package of the season: 2 big events + much more for the price of 1 all-day ticket. Its a once-in-a lifetime double-header. And you thought the only fun to be had on Saturday nights was on the ice! Complete details for Maureen Jennings, Margaret Atwood and the other star players on our storytelling team at bookfestwindsor.com.
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