Bakka-Phoenix Books

...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...

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!

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...

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)...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.....

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...

(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...

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...

... 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.

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...