2014 One Book One County - Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer

One Book One County 2014

The 2014 One Book title was revealed on Tuesday, February 25 at the Orangeville Public Library. This year's 'One' to read is Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer. Set in Washington D.C., Triggers is a science fiction political thriller about the nature of memory.

"Constantly gripping on the surface and seriously provocative deep down." —The Wall Street Journal

"A tense, race-against-the-clock adventure with a surprise ending." —Library Journal

Join us in reading the OBOC 2014 title and sharing the experience with others in Dufferin County. It's a gigantic book club without the meetings.

Events

Wednesday, April 9 - 7 p.m., Mill Street branch - Demystifying book editing with Adrienne Kerr, Robert J. Sawyer's editor. Please register with Orangeville, Grand Valley or Shelburne Public Library or BookLore.

Tuesday, May 13 - 7 p.m., OBOC Finale featuring Robert J. Sawyer - Centre Fellowship Church, 375 Hanson Blvd. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Orangeville, Grand Valley or Shelburne Public Library or BookLore.

Robert J. Sawyer 

Robert J. Sawyer is a best selling Canadian author who has won every international science fiction award. He is one of only eight authors in history to win all three of the science-fiction field's highest honors for best novel of the year: the Hugo Award (which he won for HOMINIDS), the Nebula Award (which he won for THE TERMINAL EXPERIMENT); and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (which he won for MINDSCAN).He is also the recipient of the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for mystery fiction. His novel FLASHFORWARD was the basis for the ABC TV series of the same name.

Robert was born in Ottawa and lives in Mississauga with his wife, poet Carolyn Clink.

For more information about Robert and his award-winning books, check out his web page: http://sfwriter.com/

The annual One Book One County program is presented by BookLore and the Grand Valley, Orangeville and Shelburne public libraries.

One Book One County 2014

When I talked to Joanne at the Grand Valley Public Library, she mentioned that the One Book in 2014 is Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer.

I said, "Oh, he's a sci-fi writer. I took some workshops with him."

I don't know exactly how she worded it but something to the effect that Triggers wasn't too science fiction. I laughed but I should have told her that I love sci-fi.

And of course I've read other books by Robert J. Sawyer. I am definitely a fan but I especially adored the Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy: Far-Seer, Fossil Hunter and Foreigner.

Sonja highly recommends Triggers.

For writers of any genre, Robert has valuable information on his website:

http://www.sfwriter.com/owindex.htm

http://www.sfwriter.com/
 
One Book One County 2014 - from Orangeville Library March 2014 Newsletter:
Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer
The title for the 6th annual One Book One County (OBOC) Dufferin is Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer. Set in Washington D.C., Triggers is a science fiction political thriller about the nature of memory.

Robert Sawyer launched OBOC 2014 at the Orangeville Public Library on Tuesday, February 25. He gave a lively presentation on why everyone should be open to reading science fiction.

If science fiction is not your usual genre of choice, Robert would like you to remember three key things. He writes science fiction that is set in the near future or present day not some far off world. A scientific event is central to the story and it wouldn't be the same without it. And it is main stream literature that is well written and plot driven.

Robert is a best selling Canadian author who has won every international science fiction award. He is one of only eight authors in history to win all three of the science-fiction field's highest honors (Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell Memorial Award)for best novel of the year.
The finale featuring Robert J. Sawyer is on Tuesday, May 13 at 7 p.m. at the Centre Fellowship Church, 375 Hansen Blvd. Tickets are $10.00 and are available at the Orangeville, Grand Valley and Shelburne Public Libraries and BookLore. Space is limited.

OBOC is presented by the three libraries in Dufferin County and BookLore. Check out the library website for more information.

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