Welcome to the London Reads website!

Panelists

Gitta Kulczycki
Western's VP Resources & Operations

and

Kevin Switzer
President of London Chamber of Commerce

Jonathan Vance
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Conflict and Culture, Department of History

and

Jane Roy
Co-Executive Director of London Food Bank

Penn Kemp
Western's Writer in Residence

and

Bob Smith
News Director & Anchor of First Local News on Rogers TV

The Day the Falls Stood Still

February 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Stevenson & Hunt Room, Central Library
251 Dundas St., London

London Reads is pleased to invite you to a book talk and reading by Cathy Marie Buchanan, best-selling author and Western alumna (BSc'86, MBA'88), as she showcases her debut novel The Day the Falls Stood Still.

Please register online before Tuesday, February 22, 2011.

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London Reads: Edition Seven

London Reads closed its 2010 season with a celebration on April 30 with authors Gil Adamson and Marina Endicott.

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Presented by Alumni Western, London Reads was originally launched as Western Reads, part of The University of Western Ontario's 125th anniversary celebrations in 2003.

Alumni Western's partners in London Reads are the Book Store at Western and the London Public Library.

Past Winners of Western/London Reads:

2008-09 William Neil Scott, "Wonderfull"
2007-08 Joseph Boyden, "Three Day Road"
2006-07 David Bergen, "The Time in Between"
2005-06 Robert McGill, "The Mysteries"
2004-05 Douglas Coupland, "Hey Nostradmus!"
2003-04 Alistair MacLeod, "No Great Mischief

A Book For Every Child (R) is a year-round project established in 1992, with an annual campaign during November and December. The goal is to give books to children who otherwise would not own a book. A Book For Every Child (R) promotes awareness of the importance of books in a child's life, supports family literacy and has a direct and lasting impact on children in our community. Download the brochure (PDF 464 KB).

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