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Your favourite book could be read by Medicine Hat!

The OBOC committee is busy planning our next event for October 2012 but we need your help! Each year, the OBOC book to be read by all of Medicine Hat is selected from suggestions from the community. Read a great … Continue reading

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Giller Prize and Governor General’s Award Winners

OBOC celebrates great Canadian literature and our choices are often drawn from winners of major awards in Canada. The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2011 was awarded to Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan. This novel was shortlisted for the Man Booker, the … Continue reading

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Psst! Pass it on….

As part of the One Book One Community event on Saturday October 15, 2011, attendees were tasked with a collaborative story-telling activity. In groups, stories telling ‘what happens next’ in the life of a character from the novel Come, Thou … Continue reading

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OBOC event a success!

On Friday evening, author Jessica Grant, read selections from her novel Come, Thou Tortoise, and thoughtfully answered the numerous questions posed by those in attendence. On Saturday, we had the opportunity to engage in additional discussions about the novel, attendees … Continue reading

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OBOC in the Medicine Hat News

Medicine Hat News reporter Alex McCuaig interviews OBOC author Jessica Grant – in today’s newspaper. “I think (One Book One Community) is a great idea. To have a community read a book, to be so enthusiastic about reading and sharing … Continue reading

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One Book One Community 2011 This Weekend in Medicine Hat

The 7th annual One Book One Community Medicine Hat event takes place this weekend,  October 14-15, 2011 at Medicine Hat College. This year’s book is Come, Thou Tortoise by Jessica Grant. Friday, October 14, 2011 – 7:30pm – Medicine Hat … Continue reading

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