toronto reading series

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Head to Toe

It's never too late to say it: Happy New Year!
We are really looking forward to January reading. Tuesday the 27th promises to be very interesting with some dynamic readers presenting very different POV's and strategies for feeling your best, thinking your best and being your best. The evening begins with Jen McLagan who has received mondo press for her gorgeous book Fat: An Appreciation. Part philosopher, part chef, part terrific writer, Jen has presented a highly readable tome with luscious recipes and stunning but simple photography. If you want to remodel your kitchen in these hard times, just buy Jen's book Tuesday night and set it on your kitchen counter....ta-daaa....kitchen remodeled into a chic, modern and charminlgy intellectual space! How easy is that?
Patricia Pearson is the funniest woman in Canada and we at TRS dare anybody to defy that! Witty, quick and piercing are the words we use to describe her humour and overall everyday approach to life and living. AND: compassionate. Her latest work A Brief History of Anxiety is an important read for anybody in the deep mid-winter. Pearson makes us laugh and thus forgive ourselves for all manner of quirks and foibles. She has looked into history for lessons from elders and searched the past and our ancestors to learn better and more constructive ways to manage modern-day anxiety. A meaningful and important volume.
The evening closes with the ever evervescent Bryce Wylde, frequent flyer on CityTV and CBC radio and tv. He gives nutrition personality and good looks and manages to make vegetables very sexy. His new work The Antioxidant Prescription helps you use food to rid your body of toxins and troubles. His work is insightful and inspiring.
TRS has you covered in January: from head to toe, you'll leave our Commensal reading feeling terrific. What's not to like?
See you Tuesday January 27 at 7:00pm sharp, Commensal Resto on Elm...look for the red awning.
TRS Team