Category Archives: Events

January-March 2014 News & Events

My first review for 2014, by Susan Fish in the Guelph Mercury, ended with these lovely words, “Muse is a treat to read and would be a terrific book for a book club to feast upon”. In February, I had great fun being guest author at my first Muse book club and look forward to being invited to visit other Vancouver… Read More

November-December News & Reviews

On All Saints’ Eve, I flew to Toronto for my first appearance in the International Festival of Authors, buoyed up by an interview in the groovy on-line mag, Hazlitt. Once settled in the authors’ hotel, I walked over to the festival site to check it out, then back to the hospitality suite, where authors unwound every night from the day’s activities. One of… Read More

October News, Reviews, & Interviews

October was a busy month. I travelled with Random House on its Fall Preview tour in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver, and made new friends amongst the guests from Indigo, Chapters, and Coles. On the eve of the Vancouver Writers Fest, L’amante del papa was reviewed at mangialibri.com and Erin McPhee’s lovely profile of me was published in the North Shore… Read More

November 2013 Events

I am delighted to be making my first appearance in the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. I will be in a Reading with Catherine Bush, Rodge Glass, and Meg Wolitzer on the Lakeside Terrace on Friday, November 1 at 8:00 pm, and in Ahead by a Century, a discussion with Justin Cartwright and Elizabeth Ruth in the Studio Theatre on Sunday, November 3 at 3:00 pm. It… Read More

October 2013 Events

Already, October is shaping up to be a busy month. When Random House hosts Indigo employees in Calgary (October 8), Edmonton (October 9), and Vancouver (October 10), I will be part of the entertainment. If you’re an Indigo employee, please register to join in the fun. The Vancouver Writers Fest will take place from October 22-27 on Granville Island. This… Read More

September News, Reviews, & Interviews

Events for Muse began with a pleasant book club evening at Book Warehouse (Black Bond Books). This year at Word Vancouver, the driving rain and gale-force winds drove us inside the Vancouver Public Library. I read from Muse in the Blenz coffee shop, a much warmer venue than the Canada Writes tent would have been outside. The first West Coast Bookstravaganza, held in the… Read More

Vancouver’s First Bookstravaganza

On September 30, I’ll be appearing at the first Vancouver Bookstravaganza hosted by Random House and Chatelaine at the Hotel Vancouver (Fairmont), 900 W Georgia (tickets $30, 1-877-422-2292). Apparently the tickets are selling out fast, probably because there’s $100 in swag, including books by the authors. Talk about glitz and glam! The fun begins with cocktails at 7 pm, followed by appearances by Mary Novik, Roberta Rich, and Rosie Daykin. Afterwards, you can get your books signed by the authors. This YouTube video shows Toronto’s 2012 guests having fun at “book publishing’s most glamorous event”. The 2013 Toronto Bookstravaganza was attended by 400 women and three men. Read more

September 2013 Events

On September 18 at 9 pm ET, I will be in a tweetchat hosted by the YummyMummyClub.ca and @BookaliciousCA, using the hashtag #MuseNovel. On September 19, from 7-9 pm, Roberta Rich and I will visit Book Warehouse, 632 W Broadway, Vancouver, for a special book club evening. On September 29, at 2:45 I’ll be appearing in the Canada Writes tent at Word Vancouver at Library Square, Homer and W. Georgia. On September 30, I’ll be appearing with Roberta Rich and Rosie Daykin in the first Vancouver Bookstravaganza hosted by Random House and Chatelaine at the Hotel Vancouver (Fairmont Hotel), 900 W Georgia. Call 1-877-422-2292 for tickets, $30. The fun begins with cocktails at 6:30 pm, followed by the entertainment, then a book signing. Here’s a YouTube video showing last year’s guests having fun at “book publishing’s most glamorous event”. Read more

Mary Novik’s Blog Tour for Muse

The nice people at Random House have set up an exciting blog tour with book giveaways for Muse that will take me to seven bloggers’ sites, beginning at their Retreat website on Thursday, August 22. I’ll be guest-blogging at a different blog every day between Monday, August 26 and Saturday, August 31, writing about the backstory and inspiration for my… Read More

August & September 2013 YummyMummyClub.ca Events

Muse has been spotlighted by YummyMummyClub.ca as a featured book club read with this groovy headline, Gratify Your Addiction For Historical Fiction. Lots of yummy things are going on here, including a book draw if you “click here to spill it”. Also, twenty lucky Twitter Book Club members can win free copies by retweeting the @BookaliciousCA #MuseNovel contest on Friday, August 23 until midnight ET. The Twitter book club chat will take place on Wednesday, September 18 from 9:00-10:00 pm ET using the hashtag #MuseNovel. Not only will you get a chance to chat with other yummy readers, but you can ask me–that’s @MaryNovik2–any question you want, as long as you stay within 140 characters. Read more