Ann-Marie MacDonald | 7,807 (7,994) | 205 | 2,679 | (3.93) | 33 | 0 | Ann-Marie MacDonald was born in Baden Sölingen, in the former West Germany on October 29, 1958. She attended Carleton University before moving to Montreal to train as an actor at the National Theatre School of Canada, where she graduated in 1980. She has performed in theatres across Canada, and continues to act in film, television and theatre. She has appeared in several independent Canadian films including The Wars and Better Than Chocolate. She won a Gemini Award for her role in the film Where the Spirit Lives and was nominated for a Genie for her role in I've Heard the Mermaids Singing. Her play Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) won the Governor General's Award for Drama, the Chalmers Award for Outstanding Play, and the Canadian Authors' Association Award for Drama. Her first novel, Fall on Your Knees, was published in 1996. Her other novels include The Way the Crow Flies and Adult Onset (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Fall on Your Knees … (more) |
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Ann-Marie MacDonald has 4 past events. (show)  In Conversation with Ann-Marie MacDonald Ann-Marie MacDonald, the internationally acclaimed author of Fall On Your Knees and The Way the Crow Flies, sits down with NOW magazine’s Susan G. Cole to discuss her hotly anticipated new novel, Adult Onset, a powerful drama about a woman who experiences a flare-up of a childhood illness that compels her to rethink her memories of her youth. Susan G. Cole is the books and entertainment editor at NOW Magazine and a much sought-after onstage interviewer. She is the author of two books about violence against women, Pornography and the Sex Crisis and Power Surge, and the editor of Outspoken, a collection of scenes and monologues from Canadian lesbian plays. Her play, A Fertile Imagination, was one of the first stage works about a lesbian couple wanting to become parents. She can be heard every Thursday morning at 9am on Talk Radio 640's Media and the Message panel. Follow her on Twitter @susangcole. Ann-Marie MacDonald is an internationally bestselling author, actor, playwright and broadcaster. Her debut novel, Fall on Your Knees, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and has been translated into 19 languages. Her second novel, The Way the Crow Flies, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a Lambda Literary Award. MacDonald presents her highly anticipated new novel, Adult Onset, a powerful drama about motherhood, the dark undercurrents of family life and the power and pressures of love. Friday, October 31, 2014 - 7:00 PM Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay West. Toronto M5J 2G8 Cost: $18/$15 supporters/FREE students & youth 25 and under (Jenni_Canuck)… (more) Event location: Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8
 IFOA Burlington/Hamilton: Ann-Marie MacDonald Beloved Canadian author of Fall on Your Knees, Ann-Marie MacDonald, is coming to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton for a reading on Thursday, October 30th, at 7pm. MacDonald presents her highly anticipated new novel, Adult Onset, a powerful drama about motherhood, the dark undercurrents of family life and the power and pressures of love. For tickets and more information, please visit Bryan Prince Bookseller (905-528-4508) or A Different Drummer Books (905-639-0925).
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Ann-Marie MacDonald is an internationally bestselling author, actor, playwright and broadcaster. Her debut novel, Fall on Your Knees, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and has been translated into 19 languages. Her second novel, The Way the Crow Flies, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a Lambda Literary Award. MacDonald presents her highly anticipated new novel, Adult Onset, a powerful drama about motherhood, the dark undercurrents of family life and the power and pressures of love.
Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 7:00 PM Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington, Hamilton L7T 1J1
Cost: $10 (Jenni_Canuck)… (more)Event location: Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington, Hamilton L7T 1J1
Dinner with Ann-Marie MacDonald Meet and dine with Ann-Marie MacDonald, author of Adult Onset at grano on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Cocktails at 6:30 pm, dinner at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $100 per person (includes full meal with wine, a signed copy of the book, and all taxes). Please call us at (416) 361-0032 to purchase tickets, or send an e-mail to ben@benmcnallybooks.com. (Jenni_Canuck)Event location: grano, 2035 Yonge Street, Toronto
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