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Bookstravaganza event: A night of books, cocktails and literary guests

The Chatelaine Book Club and Random House recently co-hosted the very first annual Bookstravaganza event at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto.
By Allison Asis
Updated November 2, 2012
Bookstravaganza event: Authors Shauna Singh Baldwin and Annabel Lyon signing guests’ books. Authors Shauna Singh Baldwin and Annabel Lyon signing guests’ books.Bookstravaganza event: Bourjois Paris artists doing mini makeovers on guests. Bourjois Paris artists doing mini makeovers on guests.Bookstravaganza: Chatelaine Books Editor Laurie Grassi with Chatelaine book club members. Chatelaine Books Editor Laurie Grassi with Chatelaine book club members.Bookstravaganza event: Amazing door prizes were raffled off! (C/o The Ritz-Carlton, Keurig, Persona, Sony, and Purdy’s Chocolates). Amazing door prizes were raffled off! (C/o The Ritz-Carlton, Keurig, Persona, Sony, and Purdy’s Chocolates).Bookstravaganza: Associate Food Editor, Carolyn Chua, and Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief, Sue Marteleira Associate Food Editor, Carolyn Chua, and Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief, Sue MarteleiraBookstravaganza guests took home a fabulous swag bag! Bookstravaganza guests took home a fabulous swag bag!Bookstravaganza event: Chatelaine Team! (Jane Francisco, Marnie Peters, Lora Grady, Laurie Grassi, and Dominique Lamberton) Chatelaine Team! (Jane Francisco, Marnie Peters, Lora Grady, Laurie Grassi, and Dominique Lamberton)

The Chatelaine Book Club and Random House recently co-hosted the very first annual Bookstravaganza event at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto.

Book lovers gathered for a festive evening of cocktails and Chatelaine’s very own hors d'oeuvres (little cubano sandwiches and balsamic and prosciutto figs), and were treated to a candy bar and Bourjois Paris lip-gloss station. But the highlight of the evening was a preview of fall’s hottest books, from romances and mysteries to memoirs and cookbooks. Later, guests had the chance to meet award-winning novelists Shauna Singh Baldwin (author of The Selector of Souls) and Annabel Lyon (author of The Sweet Girl) to have their books signed.

Chatelaine would like to thank Random House for co-hosting the fabulous evening. Stay tuned for more exciting upcoming Book Club events!

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