Happening in the Region ...
Thank you to Calgary member Colleen Biondi for this guest post and stay tuned for future monthly updates on regional happenings from the Calgary Chapter!
The
University of
Calgary’s Common Reading
Program selection for this fall is Bitter
Medicine: A Graphic Memoir of Mental Illness by Clem and Olivier
Martini. Through this program, each
first year undergrad student will receive a copy of the book, be able to
participate in a discussion group online, have the opportunity to enter a
“reflective response” contest and be able to meet the authors at a reading. What
a wonderful way to celebrate an important book and get the chatter going on a
critical topic. To find out more
about the program call 403-210-9269 or email oweek@ucalgary.ca.
"Bitter Medicine" is definitely a book I want to read. I'm in good company, too. Calgary's Freehand Books lists the following accolades for this piece of work:
ReplyDelete-winner, City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize
-finalist, 2011 Alberta Readers’ Choice Award
-finalist, Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction!
-finalist, 2011 Alberta Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year.