Five years ago, I attended Acadia University, located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Wolfville is known for its small town charm, it contains only one Tim Hortons and one Subway, everything else is pretty much independently owned, including the little bookstore known as Box of Delights. During my University years, I worked every weekend at this adorable bookshop; the same bookshop that the aspiring author Ami McKay would regularly visit with her husband and two boys. As quoted in a recent CBC interview , Ami notes where her favorite bookish place is in Canada, “The Box of Delights bookstore in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. When I was writing The Birth House, I would go there every week and stare at the place on the shelf where I hoped to someday find my novel.”

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Last week in Toronto, we invited 25 VIP members and their guests to join us at Ben McNally Books for a very special Fall Preview. Ben McNally, also known as The Book Addict around these parts, is no stranger to sharing his opinion about books; he’s been doing it for 30 years! And he has such a beautiful bookstore! We knew our VIPs would love it.

I had always heard of Ben’s store, but hadn’t found a chance to visit. Now I am a fan along with my friend who attended with me. He really liked the selection of war books and we will be visiting again so we can take our time and really wander the store.- Donna O.

What a great venue for this type of event. Ben’s book store is just fantastic. Julia S.

The evening started out with a guest appearance by author Terry Fallis. With grace and humor, Terry shared his story about self-publishing his first novel before being discovered by McClelland & Stewart. The Best Laid Plans went on to win the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 2008, and Terry’s second novel, a sequel titled The High Road, is just as funny!

I had a thrilling time last night.  I really enjoyed Terry Fallis story about gettin his first book to be noticed and am looking forward to reading this one. - Doreen D.

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