May Events! Join CEO Heather Reisman in Conversation with Author Lisa Genova in Toronto, Plus Hear The Tenors Live at Chapters and Indigo

MAY EVENTS AT INDIGO BOOKS & MUSIC

TORONTO, April 29, 2015 /CNW/ - From bestselling authors to the most anticipated winter releases, Indigo and Chapters stores across Canada are thrilled to announce the following FREE and exclusive events in May.

IN PERSON: ROBIN ESROCK
Meet travel writer and host Robin Esrock, as he signs copies of his newest books, The Great Central Canada Bucket List and The Great Atlantic Canada Bucket List , cataloguing the must-sees of each region.

Dates and Locations:
Chapters East Point
East Point Centre, 41 Fashion Drive, Saint John, New Brunswick
Friday, May 1, 1:00 p.m.

Chapters Moncton
Crystal Palace, 499 Paul Street, Dieppe, New Brunswick
Saturday, May 2, 1:00 p.m.

Indigo Charlottetown
465 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Sunday, May 3, 1:00 p.m.

Chapters Bayers Lake
Bayers Lake Power Centre, 188 Chain Lake Drive, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Wednesday, May 6, 12:00 p.m.

Chapters Mic Mac
41 Mic Mac Boulevard, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Wednesday, May 6, 2:30 p.m.

Chapters St-John's
70 Kenmount Road, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Thursday, May 7, 1:00 p.m.

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IN PERSON: ERIC BOGOSIAN
Meet and listen to Eric Bogosian - an actor, playwright, and novelist of Armenian descent - as he signs his newest book, Operation Nemesis, a riveting read and a profound examination of evil, revenge, and the costs of violence.

Date and Location:
Indigo Place Montréal Trust
1500, avenue McGill College, Montréal, Québec
Saturday, May 2, 2:00 p.m.

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IN PERSON: MICHAEL CHRISTIE
Join us with Michael Christie as he signs his dazzling, kinetic prose, If I Fall, If I Die, a beautifully tender and emotionally resonant story about family and friendship, overcoming our fears, and learning when to protect the ones we love and when to let them fall.

Date and Location:
Chapters Thunder Bay
797 Memorial Ave, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Sunday, May 3, 1:00 p.m.

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INDIGO PRESENTS: MAY THE 4^TH BE WITH YOU!
The Force will be strong in-store May 4th at 7:00 p.m. with special Star Wars-themed kids' activities and select giveaways while quantities last.

Locations:
Indigo Bay & Bloor
55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario

Chapters Brampton
52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, Ontario

Chapters Rideau
47 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Chapters Shawnessy
16061 Macleod Trail S.E., Calgary, Alberta

Indigo Edmonton
1837 99^th Street N.W., Edmonton, Alberta

Chapters Kelowna
Orchard Park, 2271 Harvey Ave, Kelowna, British Columbia

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IN PERSON: JOE CROSS
Meet Joe Cross, filmmaker, entrepreneur, author and wellness advocate. His new book, Reboot With Joe: Fully Charged: 7 Keys to Losing Weight, Staying Healthy and Thriving, shares what he's learned since filming Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead about staying healthy in an unhealthy world.

Dates and Locations:
Chapters Burnaby
Metropolis, Metrotown 4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia
Monday, May 4, 7:00 p.m.

Chapters Queensway
1950 The Queensway, Etobicoke, Ontario
Tuesday, May 5, 7:00 p.m.

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IN PERSON: THEO FLEURY & KIM BARTHEL
Following the release of his mind-blowing first book, Playing with Fire, Theo Fleury joins forces with world-renowned therapist Kim Barthel in a new book, Conversations with a Rattlesnake. The book is a raw and honest conversation, loaded with personal insights and cutting-edge information about healing from trauma and abuse.

Date and Location:
Chapters Waterloo
428 King Street North, Waterloo, Ontario
Tuesday, May 5, 6:00 p.m.

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LIVE PERFORMANCE: THE TENORS
Enjoy a special live performance by The Tenors to celebrate the release of their newest album, Under One Sky. After the performance, meet the musicians and purchase an autographed copy of the CD or a new book they've contributed towards, A Letter to Mom – just in time for Mother's Day!

Dates and Locations:
Indigo Bay & Bloor
55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Tuesday, May 5, 7:00 p.m.

Chapters Robson
788 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Saturday, May 9, 2:00 p.m.

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IN PERSON: TOSCA RENO
Join us with internationally-renowned fitness guru, Tosca Reno, as she signs The Start Here Diet, a life-changing book designed to help you gently lose problem pounds without a big lifestyle change.

Dates and Locations:
Chapters Oshawa
419 King Street West, Oshawa, Ontario
Saturday, May 9, 2:00 p.m.

Chapters Erin Mills
Erin Mills Power Centre, 3050 Vega Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario
Sunday, May 10, 2:00 p.m.

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IN PERSON: SUSAN JUBY AND SUSIN NIELSEN
Meet authors Susan Juby and Susin Nielsen for a book signing of their latest young adult books. The Truth Commission by Susan Juby is a mystery with a love story intertwined while Susin Nielsen's new book, We Are All Made of Molecules, explores family tragedy and sibling rivalry.

Date and Location:
Indigo Crossiron Mills
261055 Crossiron Blvd, Rocky View, Alberta
Monday, May 11, 7:00 p.m.

Chapters Brampton
52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, Ontario
Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 p.m.

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INDIGO EXCLUSIVE: RONDA ROUSEY
Join Olympic medalist, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and Hollywood star Ronda Rousey as she signs her inspiring new book My Fight/Your Fight. Marked by her signature charm, barbed wit, and undeniable power, Rousey's account of the hardest fights of her life – in and outside the Octagon – reveal what it takes to become the toughest woman on Earth.

Event Guidelines:

• 500 wristbands will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis with purchase of one copy of My Fight/Your Fight beginning at 8 AM at the Bay Street entrance of Indigo Bay & Bloor on Wednesday, May 13.
• ONE wristband per person.
• Only individuals with a wristband may enter the line.
• A limit of one signed book per customer.
• Candid photos only, NO posed photography.
• NO other books or memorabilia.
• NO personalization, autograph only.

Date and Location:
Indigo Bay & Bloor
55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Wednesday, May 13
WRISTBANDS 8:00 a.m.
BOOK SIGNING 7:00 p.m.

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IN CONVERSATION: LISA GENOVA WITH HEATHER REISMAN
Join bestselling author Lisa Genova as she sits down with Chief Booklover Heather Reisman to discuss her powerful and transcendent new novel about a family struggling with the impact of Huntington's disease, Inside the O'Briens.

Date and Location:
Indigo Bay & Bloor
55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 p.m.

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IN PERSON: ALFIE DEYES
YouTube sensation Alfie Deyes is back with another instalment of his unique brand of nothingness. Bigger, better, and even more pointless, The Pointless Book 2 is once again full of hilarious challenges and crazy activities, and the ultimate accessory to Alfie's wonderful PointlessBlog.

Event Guidelines:

• Space is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• NO items will be permitted in line past security (including cameras and cell phones).
• NO personalization, autograph only.
• NO memorabilia or additional items will be permitted for the signing including posters, clothing, CDs or any other item. Book signing only.
• NO photography or video recording will be permitted.
• Proof of purchase required from a Chapters, Indigo or Coles location.
• Visit us at twitter.com/indigogreenroom

Date and Location:
Indigo Bay & Bloor
55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Saturday, May 23, 2:00 p.m.

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INDIGO PRESENTS: MONTREAL FLUENCY CENTRE
Early identification and treatment of speech, language and learning problems are essential to reading, writing and math. Meet speech-language pathologists from the Montréal Fluency Centre to talk about these issues and to answer your questions.

Dates and Locations:
Chapters Pointe-Claire
6321, autoroute Transcanadienne, Pointe-Claire, Québec
Saturday, May 23, 11:00 a.m.

Indigo Laval
900 Le Corbusier Blvd, Laval, Québec
Saturday, May 23, 11:00 a.m.

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IN PERSON: ALEX A.
Come meet and have fun with bestselling author Alex A. as he signs the most recent instalment in the Agent Jean series, L'Agent Jean t.8 - Le castor à jamais. This book concludes the first series of your favourite agent's adventures, but he's just getting started.
*Please note this is a French language event.

Date and Location:
Indigo Laval
900 Le Corbusier Blvd, Laval, Québec
Saturday, May 23, 2:00 p.m.

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IN PERSON: WESLEY KING
Join us with Wesley King as he signs his new book, The Incredible Space Raiders from Space, an outer space story of adventure, mystery, and fantastical fun!

Date and Location:
Chapters Oshawa
419 King Street West, Oshawa, Ontario
Sunday, May 31, 2:00 p.m.

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NEW HEATHER'S PICKS AND INDIGO SPOTLIGHT

Indigo CEO and Chief Booklover, Heather Reisman, is announcing two new Heather's Picks: Very Good Lives by J.K. Rowling and Red Notice by Bill Browder.

Red Notice is a real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder of his principled young tax attorney, and his dangerous mission to expose the Kremlin's corruption.

Bill Browder's journey started on the South Side of Chicago and moved through Stanford Business School to the dog-eat-dog world of hedge fund investing in the 1990s. It continued in Moscow, where Browder made his fortune heading the largest investment fund in Russia after the Soviet Union's collapse. But when he exposed the corrupt oligarchs who were robbing the companies in which he was investing, Vladimir Putin turned on him and, in 2005, had him expelled from Russia. 

From there, Browder embarked on an unrelenting quest for justice. A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political crusade, Red Notice is the story of one man taking on overpowering odds to change the world.

J.K. Rowling, one of the world's most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice in Very Good Lives.

Very Good Lives presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important questions with acuity and emotional force.

The Indigo Spotlight program introduces readers to a new standout title every month selected and curated by our expert book buyers. We're pleased to announce that May's Spotlight title is Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum.

Provocative, intelligent and thoroughly engrossing, Hausfrau is impossible to put down – and then impossible not to talk about. Hausfrau is as shocking as it is smart, as gripping as it is graphic. Affairs, morality, motherhood, marriage – our experts' latest pick goes there. Now you need to.

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INDIGOREADS BOOK CLUB
Join the Indigoreads Book Club on the first Thursday of every month to discuss our latest book selection. Click here for a summary of upcoming meeting dates, the books we've selected to discuss and a list of participating store locations across the country.

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#WorldsBiggestBookClub!

Take part in Indigo's monthly Twitter party that brings book lovers together to discuss great reads in 140 characters or less. This month's #WorldsBiggestBookClub title is Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum.

Join an online discussion on Wednesday, May 27 at 7 P.M. EST. Follow @chaptersindigo and use #WorldsBiggestBookClub to take part in the online discussion.

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