Ruth Ozeki Makes Debut One Book, One Vancouver Appearance on May 7 at Vancouver Public Library
For Immediate Release, April 24, 2007
(Vancouver, British Columbia) -- The event will take place at the Central Library (350 West Georgia St.) in the Alice MacKay Room on Monday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Chosen by Vancouver Public Library as the 2007 One Book, One Vancouver title, Ruth Ozeki's My Year of Meats is a juicy and engaging blend of humour and social and cultural commentary that brings together the media, the global meat industry, and two women from opposite ends of the earth who join forces to expose the meat industry's hazardous practices.
Ruth Ozeki is an award-winning novelist and documentary filmmaker, whose work has garnered international critical acclaim for its fresh humour and ability to integrate issues of science, environment, politics, and global popular culture into unique hybrid narrative forms. She has lectured around the world, and has worked in commercial television and media production for over a decade. She currently divides her time between New York and British Columbia. My Year of Meats is her first novel.
Monday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION OF PROGRAM:
Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.)
in the Alice MacKay Room
The event is free and all ages are welcome!
Space is limited, so arrive early.
Visit www.vpl.ca for more information on My Year of Meats , author readings, book discussion groups, and other upcoming One Book, One Vancouver events at VPL branches throughout the summer.
One Book, One Vancouver is presented by Vancouver Public Library with support from Penguin Group Canada, Book Warehouse, the Necessary Voices Society, the Listel Hotel, Word on the Street, and media partners CBC Radio One and The Vancouver Sun.
Founded in 1869, the Vancouver Public Library is one of Canada's largest library systems, dedicated to meeting the lifelong learning, reading, recreation, and information needs of the people of Vancouver. Each year, the Library's 22 branches serve over 370,000 patrons, offer over 2.5 million items and countless online resources to the public, and answer more than one million reference questions. In 2006, a record 10 million items were circulated.
For more information contact:
Marya Gadison
Acting Manager of Marketing & Communications
Vancouver Public Library
604-331-3681
maryagad@vpl.ca
