Bakka-Phoenix Books
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Location:
Toronto, ON, M6J 1E6
Phone:
416-963-9993
Mon - Thurs:
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Fri:
11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sat:
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tomorrow is November 11th. As is usual on Remembrance Day, we won't open at 11am; instead, we'll open after 11:01am. Because one minute of silence really isn't too much to ask.
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...that's bouncing off the street? Yeah, that's snow.In unrelated* news, we have a signing this weekend. Deborah Cooke, who is currently the Writer in Residence at the Toronto Public Library, will be here on Saturday to launch her new novel, Winter Kiss...
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It's nice to know that no matter how old I am on the surface, when faced with a giant pile of leaves, I'm still four years old inside.Wheeee!
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Well, we've finally got the latest in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, The Gathering Storm, via collaboration with Brandon Sanderson. Present quantities are limited, but we will be getting more shortly, so don't worry if you can't find one right off the bat.editQuantities are not so limited anymore...
Ken
Ken
Guess I know where I will be tommorow
October 27 at 6:32pm
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Oooh, we've got something cool to give away!Jared Hess, director of Napolean Dynamite, is in town this week for a special screening of his new film Gentlemen Broncos. And we're giving away passes to the screening (which comes complete with a Q&A; session with Hess afterwards)...
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Tomorrow is "Independents Day": a day to celebrate your local independent bookstore. And Canadian author Violette Malan is coming to celebrate with us. Join us at 3pm to meet Violette, find out about her newest novel Storm Witch, and maybe even have a cookie or two.
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We gotcher Terry Pratchett right 'ere!In other words, Unseen Academicals has arrived. If you asked us to put a copy aside for you, we have (and we'll be contacting you shortly). If not, well, you can come get one anyway.
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The winner of the Godzilla on Sundays tickets is Hugh Gamble. Yay, Hugh!And we have another Very Cool contest. The International Festival Of Authors is one of the world's pre-eminent literary gatherings, held right here in Toronto's Harbourfront...
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Oooh! We have two tickets for the October 14th performance of Godzilla on Sundays, a geek-friendly show about life, love and Godzilla. Really, what could be more interesting? And these tickets could be yours. Send an email to contest (at) bakkaphoenixbooks (dot) com with Godzilla in the title...
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Phew. Thanks to the efforts of our noble crew, we had the Fastest! Inventory! Ever! last night, even with the shelf I forgot to assign until the very last minute.Kudos and gratitude go out to: Brian, Doug, Dylan, Jana, Jo, Karina, Kate, Kier, Lara, Laura, Leah, Lexi, Mercy, Rob, Sarah, Stewart.....
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We're fast approaching the end of September*. September 30th marks the end of our fiscal year. Which means that come Wednesday evening, we'll throw ourselves into that fun-filled, laugh-a-minute endevor known as Inventory. So if you've been thinking you need to buy a book or ten, now's the time...
Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Darn, if I'd known, I would have swung by when I was at WOTS Sunday just to buy something and help you count one less item . . .
September 28 at 6:00pm
B. Ross
B. Ross
I got 2 of 'em out this afternoon!
September 28 at 7:31pm
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(Though not the news we were talking about earlier)Tonight is the premiere of Flashfoward, the television series based on the eponymous book by our very own Robert J. Sawyer...
Tim
Tim
But I watched it last night on ABC - its good but different than the book, I won't spoil the part that will make stalwarts complain but its there.
September 25 at 4:01pm
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So... our news. We bought a building. We are now the proud owners of 84 Harbord St, located on the north side of Harbord, just west of Spadina. The building was formerly the home of Atticus Books*, and is right across the street from Toronto Women's Bookstore...
Amy
Amy
Excellent news! Much closer to my work :)
September 26 at 5:50pm
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... we have some. And it's really, really REALLY cool. But we're not going to tell you what it is yet. Soon though. Promise.
David Fruitman
David Fruitman
that is so not cool - WHAT????
September 22 at 11:42pm
Kim Locke
Kim Locke
Th owners of Bakka-Phoenix are actually white mice, and the store is actually situated on a time rift? ;)
September 23 at 7:59pm
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You get a call you need to take. You're on a loud and busy street, and you can barely hear. So you duck into a nearby store...