{"id":3389,"date":"2010-11-03T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T12:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontowots.wordpress.com\/?p=203"},"modified":"2010-11-03T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2010-11-03T12:43:40","slug":"203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/toronto\/203\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer’s Words: Iain Reid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our new weekly feature: Author’s Festival Reflections! Every Wednesday we will feature one of our 2010 scheduled festival authors on our blog who were kind of enough to share their thoughts about this year’s festival.<\/p>\n

This weeks author: Iain Reid. He spoke in the Great Books Marquee from 12:00-12:45 in our first “Short But Sweet” segment, and read from his new book One Bird’s Choice<\/a> <\/em>published by House of Anansi.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>On my walk from the Bed and Breakfast I\u2019d slept at to Queen\u2019s Park I remember noting what an ideal autumn day for an outdoor literary festival.\u00a0 I hoped others were thinking the same thing.\u00a0 I stopped en route for a coffee and some type of delicious pastry.\u00a0 I still arrived well before my scheduled reading.\u00a0 I\u2019m happy I did.<\/p>\n

The extra time allowed me to meet up with a friend of mine I hadn\u2019t seen in a while.\u00a0 He\u2019s also a writer.\u00a0 We were reading at different tents but at the same time.\u00a0 It meant we couldn\u2019t go and see each other read, but that we were free to stroll around and take in the festival together.\u00a0 We started at the base of a massive tree in the middle of the park near where my friend locked up his bike.\u00a0 From there we walked around the outside of the park, along the street, stopping at random stands, buying some books and chatting with strangers.<\/p>\n

Later, I read an excerpt from my book, One Bird\u2019s Choice, at the Great Books Marquee where Nathan Whitlock kept everything running smoothly.\u00a0 It was my first time reading outside (to a group).\u00a0 I liked it.\u00a0 I think I\u2019d like all future readings to be outside.\u00a0 In parks.<\/p>\n

After the reading I was brought over to the \u201csigning tent\u201d by a helpful volunteer.\u00a0 Sitting at the table with a collection of black sharpies and pens lying in front of me, I watched a\u00a0 line continue to grow and snake out almost as far as the road.\u00a0 It was becoming a huge line.\u00a0 It was very impressive to see so many people wanting to get a book signed.\u00a0 But really I was just impressed with how many people had come out in general, walking around aimlessly, perusing, eating, chatting, enjoying the festivities.\u00a0 The park was full.\u00a0 Hundreds, probably thousands of people mingling about because of literacy and books.\u00a0 It makes for a great day regardless of weather.<\/p>\n

I did sign a few books but I kept watching that huge line grow longer.\u00a0 It was for the booth directly to my right.\u00a0 It was close, only about five feet away.\u00a0 Maybe if someone was standing at a certain angle in the park it may have appeared from a distance like the line was for me.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t.\u00a0 David Miller seemed very excited to have drawn such a queue, and was shaking hands and signing copies of his new book passionately.<\/p>\n

All in all, a great day.\u00a0 Thanks to The Word On The Street for having me.<\/p>\n

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About his Book:<\/strong> One Bird\u2019s Choice<\/em> is a hilariou\"\"<\/a>s memoir by former CBC Radio writer Iain Reid. <\/em>When Iain lands a job at a radio station near his childhood <\/em><\/strong>home, he decides to move back in with his lovable but eccentric parents on their hobby farm. What starts out as a temporary arrangement turns into a year-long extended <\/em><\/strong>stay, in which Iain finds himself fighting with the farm fowl, taking fashion advice from the <\/em><\/strong>elderly, and ultimately easing (perhaps <\/em><\/strong>a little too comfortably) into the semi-retired lifestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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