Kyle Wells
Monday Magazine contributor
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Typically, the store hosts author events in the fall and spring, and a new season is kicking off this October.
Top of the list in terms of excitement level is an appearance by Jodi Picoult at Alix Goolden Hall on Oct. 18. Picoult has had multiple novels reach No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list, including Nineteen Minutes, Handle with Care and House Rules. Picoult will present her new novel A Spark of Light, which Naylor describes as a B次元官网网址渞eally amazing book, [thatB次元官网网址檚] very topical in todayB次元官网网址檚 social climate.B次元官网网址�
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Other author events feature Sarah Winman (When God Was a Rabbit) with her new novel on Oct. 17, Barbara Smith, presenting Great Canadian Ghost Stories on Oct. 23; longtime Sooke B次元官网网址 Mirror editor Pirjo Raits (Out of the Woods, Woodworkers along the Salish Sea) on Nov. 5 and local author May Q. Wong on Nov. 7 with City in Colour, a collection of stories focused on Victoria.
For more information on any of these events visit .
