July 21, 2013. Western Head, N.S. Reader's Festival.

It was held at The Old Meeting House of Port Medway.  Last evening was my first event.   Normally,  by the time I hear about the event, all tickets have been sold but last summer Gill got smart and put herself on the e mail list for the announcement,  so this year we bought tickets early.   Actually, Gill bought the tickets and I paid her after the fact.   Last evening was the first of the three author's readings.

Port Medway is a small community but every year they invite three authors to Port Medway to read from their work and discuss their books, at three different times through the summer..    The building is circa 1832, but due to the efforts of The Reader's Festival, the old building has been restored.   The event began as the fun raiser for the Old Meeting House so this small committee decided on The Reader's Festival, which has turned out to be very successful.   Last year Margaret Atwood was one of the three authors, and the year before was Alistair Macleod,  so the authors are not insignificant.   This small group of very literate people put on an amazing event.  I am not sure how they do it,  year after year, but I am glad they do.

The author last evening was Ami McKay, reading from her new novel, The Virgin Cure.   Her first book was The Birth House, which was the #1 best seller in Canada in 2007.   The talk and discussion took an hour, followed by a reception and book signing in the firehouse.  Gill and I enjoyed the event and were glad we attended.   The 1832 Meeting House is charming and the reading and discussion enlightening.  The book is worth reading too, especially if you are a woman doctor.   Gill and I both feel fortunate to be born in the first half of the 20th Century and to be spending summers in Nova Scotia..