The Readers’ Summit is coming. The Readers’ Summit is coming

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Regina Public Library

Regina Public Library

Created to encourage a culture of reading in Regina, this exciting
event offers enthusiastic readers a chance to share their love of reading through
lively discussion. All events take place at Central Library, in downtown Regina.
Seating is limited. Call 306.777.6120 to register.
A Mystery Reading in Honour of
the Saskatchewan Book Awards
THURSDAY April 3: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
(For adults)
2nd Level Mezzanine
Watch for the mystery reader’s identity to
be announced on March 12th!

Yann Martel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann_Martel
What is Stephen Harper Reading?
FRIDAY April 4: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
(For ages 19 and over)
2nd Level Mezzanine
Seating is limited. Doors open at 7:00 pm.
(ID may be requested.)

Dianne Warren: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Warren
Cool Water
SATURDAY April 5: 11:00 am – Noon
(For teens and adults)
Program Meeting Room 1

Alice Kuipers: http://www.harpercollins.com/author/microsite/about.aspx?authorid=32799

40 Things I Want to Tell You
SATURDAY April 5: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
(For teens and adults)
Program Meeting Room 1

Yann Martel: Beatrice & Virgil
SATURDAY April 5: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
(For teens and adults)
Program Meeting Room 1

Annette Bower: http://www.annettebower.com/

Woman of Substance
SUNDAY April 6:1:00 – 2:00 pm
(For teens and adults)
Program Meeting Room 1

Gail Bowen: http://www.gailbowen.com/

The Gifted
SUNDAY April 6: 3:00 – 4.00 pm
(For teens and adults)
Program Meeting Room 1

Woman of Substance is paired with a wine for Valentine’s Day

Duke of Clarence, a Madeira for Woman of Substance

Duke of Clarence, a Madeira for Woman of Substance

James Romanow, also known as Dr. Booze, http://www.drbooze.com/ shares his knowledge of wines in many publications. On February 12, 2014 in the QC a supplement to the Leader Post, he suggested, “At moments like this, curl up on the couch with a box of chocolates, a blanket and the remote. Or better yet a good book. And given that the fantasy is always better than the slings and arrows of the dating world, why not curl up with a good romance, like “Woman of Substance” by Regina’s Annette Bower.”
http://www.leaderpost.com/qc/Madeira+chocolate+perfect+Valentine+companions/9499134/story.html

I am thrilled to have a bottle of wine to accompany chocolate and a little brie along with re reading, Woman of Substance.

Chocolate and wine and a book, a great treat any day.

Chocolate and wine and a book, a great treat any day.


Purchase links:
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-of-Substance-ebook/dp/B00AN9TE8W/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1355464106&sr=1-3&keywords=annette+bower

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/woman-of-substance-annette-bower/1113954859?ean=9781619352254&isbn=2940015760903

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Woman-of-Substance/book-MZFwL4pOOUaxITmZkITv8Q/page1.html?s=HjolHOIc8UuO9NoHSbSdiw&r=1

Happy Valentine’s Day to one and all. May you discover the love within and without.

A love story with a serious theme

I'm in the newspaper!

I’m in the newspaper!

http://www.leaderpost.com/life/love+story+with+serious+theme/8787971/story.html

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in someone else’s body, to experience the world the way they do?
Fiction offers that chance, and in my novel, Woman of Substance, the main character Robbie Smith goes one step further and dons a fat suit to discover first-hand how heavy women are treated by society.

Robbie’s research raises risky issues for her thesis advisor, and more complications ensue when Robbie starts to fall for Jake, the new colleague who knows her both as a slim work acquaintance, and as his grandfather’s overweight and potentially suspect friend.

Robbie and Jake need to learn to trust, to see beneath the surface, to realize appearances may not, in fact, be real. But can they get beyond their fears and suspicions, to accept their friendship and let it develop into love?

Like my first book, Moving On, A Prairie Romance, Woman of Substance, is set in Saskatchewan. (Moving On, at Regina Beach; Woman in Regina.)

Woman of Substance also features realistic characters you might meet any day at the supermarket, cinema or dog park—prairie people just like you and me, struggling with loss and acceptance, celebrating love.

It explores similar serious subjects, too: trust, identity, self-esteem, physical appearance, illusion and self-deception.

And Woman of Substance, like Moving On, is published in electronic format for e-readers such as Kobo or Kindle or the appropriate app on your tablets. As a writer, I am excited about this, because it makes my work instantly accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world with an internet connection and e-reading device. I love its immediacy: You hear about a book or are enticed by its cover, and minutes later, you’re reading it!

So it’s time to close the covers on 50 shades, open the blinds and use your imagination about friendship leading to love right here in our own back yard. Robbie and Jake are our neighbours; the issues they face are our dilemmas; their dreams are a prairie reflection of love.

A good book does not have a best before date.

A good book does not have a best before date.

Download today. Save paper, save a writer, buy a book.

Annette Bower lives in Regina. For more about Woman of Substance, and links to purchase, visit www.annettebower.com

© Copyright (c) The Regina Leader-Post

Woman of Substance is now available in print at both: http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Substance-Annette-Bower/dp/1619352257
And http://www.amazon.ca/Woman-Substance-Annette-Bower/dp/1619352257/

A reader sent me a note.

Allison in Calgary reading WofS

In our conversation through messaging, she sent me this note, I thanked Alison for her comments and asked her permission to share them.
August 7, 2013
“Hi, Annette …. I’ve been reading Woman of Substance in bits of time here and there, and just finished this afternoon. What a lovely story! I totally admire all the ways you illustrate what love is truly about. Brava!!!!!
You are more than welcome, Annette!! You really got to the heart of love and its myriad ways of expression. I so appreciate the quieter, telling moments in addition to the tension that of course builds up in the genre. And yes, certainly you may use my comments! I’d be honoured.
Alison Lohans

Is there much more an author can ask for? I think not.

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