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Nino Ricci

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On Hiatus

Nino Ricci is avoiding personal appearances for the time being in the hopes of actually completing another novel. Any enquiries involving free merchandise, travel to exotic locations, or large sums of money, however, can still be directed to his publicist Saverio Mancina at saverio@ninoricci.com.

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Dr. Ricci

The University of Windsor has honoured Nino Ricci with a Doctor of Laws degree, Honoris Causa. With the degree, he has finally become both the doctor and the lawyer that his parents hoped he might be.

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Books in Brampton

Nino Ricci reads from his work and answers intimate questions about his personal life at the Cyril Clark Branch of the Brampton Library.

Thursday, 14 June 2012
7 PM
Cyril Clark Branch, Brampton Library
20 Loafer’s Lake Lane,Brampton,
905-793-INFO(4636)

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Congress 2012 of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Consilience: How the digital revolution is bridging the divide between the arts and sciences

Nino Ricci addresses the crossroads between the arts and sciences, and between the pre-digital and digital ages as part of the 2012 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

11:00 to 12:00 noon
Saturday, 27 May 2012
Waterloo University, Waterloo, Ontario

Sponsored by the Canadian Society for Italian Studies.

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Congress 2012 of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Jane Urquhart, Margaret Atwood

Banff Centre Writing Studio

Nino Ricci joins fellow faculty Tim Bowling, M.A.C. Farrant, Larissa Lai, Tim Lilburn, Shyam Selvadurai, and Colin Bernhardt at the Banff Centre’s 2012 Writing Studio.

In residence from May 13th to June 3rd.

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Banff Centre Writing Studio

PONGAPALOOZA

Join a stellar cast of literati and glitterati at the First Annual Pongapalooza Event, a ping pong tournament in support of First Book Canada, helping to raise awareness of Canada’s low literacy rates and to provide children in need access to books.

Tuesday May 8, 2012
6 PM
Spin Toronto
461 King St. West (west of Spadina)

For tickets and information, visit First Book Canada.

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Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Pongapalooza

Sense of Place: Cape Breton

The road show that never ends finally reaches the promised land: Cape Breton, ancestral home of Sense of Place stalwart and Canadian literary great Alistair MacLeod. Join the original Sense of Place trio of Iain Baxter&, Nino Ricci, and Alistair MacLeod as they jig their way through the place that writer Ray Smith dubbed the thought-control centre of Canada.

SENSE OF PLACE: A CROSS BORDER EXHIBITION

Opening Reception & Special Event
March 20, 2012 6:00 – 9:30pm
An Evening with Alistair MacLeod, Nino Ricci and Iain Baxter&

Join us for a lively exchange between MacLeod, Ricci and Baxter& at the Boardmore Theatre on the theme of place. The presentation will be followed by an opening reception and book signing in the CBU Art Gallery. Meet the special guests and see the exhibition. Works by Ricci and MacLeod and Sense of Place exhibition catalogues will be available for sale. Free event.

Special Presentation
March 21, 2012 1:00- 3:30pm

Join us for a special presentation for artists, writers, readers and students at the Boardmore Theatre. Alistair MacLeod, Nino Ricci and Iain Baxter& will enlighten audiences with readings and a discussion about creativity, art, place and identity, followed by an informal viewing of the exhibition at the CBU Art Gallery. Light refreshments will be served. Free event.

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Alistair MacLeod, Boardmore Theatre, Cape Breton, Cape Breton University Art Gallery, Iain Baxter&, Sense of Place

25th Anniversary of Trillium Book Award

Nino Ricci joins Ian Brown, Wayson Choy, Austin Clarke, Anne Michaels, Jane Urquhart, and Richard B Wright to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Trillium Book Award.

7 PM
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
The Gladstone Hotel
1212 Queen Street West, Toronto

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Anne Michaels, Austin Clarke, Gladstone Hotel, Ian Brown, Jane Urquhart, Richard B Wright, Trillium Book Award, Wayson Choy

Talking Fresh

Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild Presents “Talking Fresh 10”

 

Talking Fresh 10 – “Projecting the Novel: Books and Film”
March 2-3 at the Mackenzie Art Gallery

Talking Fresh is a two-day writers’ workshop that targets Regina and a wider Saskatchewan community including aspiring writers and anyone interested in writers and books.

This year Talking Fresh celebrates its 10th anniversary with the theme of “Projecting the Novel: Books and Film.” Alison Pick, Gail Bowen, Karen Walton and Nino Ricci, will present a public reading, panel discussion, and individual workshop sessions on writing fiction and screenplays through various stages of pre-production to film to television.

The presenters will focus on building relationships between the writers, film, and the wider community.

Friday, March 2

4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Panel: Books & Film
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Red Carpet Reception (Prizes for best Red Carpet attire)
7:30 p.m. Readings

Saturday, March 3
9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Alison Pick: “Uncertain Gifts: One Writer’s Take on Being Optioned for Film”
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Gail Bowen: “The Cheques Always Cleared: A Novelist’s Adventures in the Amazing World of TV production”
Lunch on your own
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Nino Ricci: “How I Sold My Soul to Sophia Loren: The Sequel”
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Karen Walton: “Adaptables: the difference between Translation to Screens versus Adaptation”

  • Gail Bowen is a local mystery writer and nearly a household name in Regina. Her popular Joanne Killborn mystery books have been made into a series of television movies.
  • Alison Pick has had huge literary success with her last two novels, both of which are in preproduction.
  • Nino Ricci’s novel The Lives of Saints was adapted into a miniseries.
  • Karen Walton Irreverent, genre-bending dramatist Karen Walton is a Canadian film and television writer.

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Alison Pick, Gail Bowen, Karen Walton, Saskatchewan Writers' Guild, Talking Fresh 10

Tequila in Tepoztlán

Can you stand hot days and cool nights in the shadow of Mount Tepozteco? Then join the Café Literario La Sombra del Sabino as it celebrates the 2nd Canadian Literary Festival in Tepoztlán, Mexico, one hour south of Mexico City in the Tepoztlån Vally.

Cultures within Cultures

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: 2nd Canadian Literary Festival, James Bartleman, La Sombra del Sabino, Miriam Toews, Tepoztlan

The Book Lover’s Ball

Tracy Moore of Cityline and Melanie Ng of CityNews host The Book Lover’s Ball, a night of literary fun and fashion in support of Toronto’s Public Library. Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York. Voted one of Toronto’s best fundraisers.

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Book Lover's Ball, Toronto Public Library

Sense of Place: Thunder Bay

The roadshow continues as Sense of Place comes to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, organized and circulated by the Windsor Printmaker’s Forum. The exhibition runs from January 13 – February 26, 2012. On Friday, January 27, come on out of the cold for readings at 7:30 PM from Nino Ricci and Alistair MacLeod.

7:30 PM – FRIDAY 27 JANUARY 2012
THUNDER BAY ART GALLERY
1080 KEEWATIN STREET – CONFEDERATION COLLEGE CAMPUS
From Sense of Place: Adam Medley, Secrets of Ventriloquism – Now Revealed, 2006

Filed Under: Past Events Tagged With: Alistair MacLeod, Sense of Place, Thunder Bay Art Gallery

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Nino Ricci

About Nino

Nino Ricci is the author of award-winning novel The Origin of Species and of the Lives of the Saints trilogy, adapted as a miniseries starring Sophia Loren. For more on Nino's life and work, including his acclaimed biography of Pierre Trudeau, contact Nino's parole officer. Or you can also poke around this nifty … Read more.

News

Italian Week Ottawa

Ottawa's Italian Week hosts an evening of conversation with Nino Ricci, including a sneak peek at his new novel, set in London, England in the months leading up … [Read More...]

Librissimi

Lino Rufo, Dom Fiore, Andrea Ramolo and Nino Ricci open this year's Librissimi, Toronto's Italian book festival, with a tribute in music and spoken word to the … [Read More...]

I Migliori Awards

Nino Ricci has been named one of the recipients of the Pirandello Lyceum's 2025 I Migliori Awards. This year marks the 40th anniversary of an award that Boston … [Read More...]

Amnesty International Book Club

Check out the Amnesty International Book Club, the largest free book club in Canada. Members enjoy lots of perks, including free signed books, invitations to author events, and free merchandise. You'll also get discussion guides and a chance to share the authors' own insights on their work.

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