So You Want to Go into Politics? – $20

[gdlr_button href="https://shop.artscommons.ca/single/selectSeating.aspx?p=11019&id=C35827A8-75B1-4322-A75A-AA56F6B62299" target="_self" size="medium" background="#358CCB" color="#ffffff" border_color="#999999"]Buy Tickets[/gdlr_button] [gdlr_space height="20px"] With wit and humility, three of Canada's most astute authors share uniquely personal perspectives on writing about politics versus being in politics. From Edward Riche's satirical skewering of small-town government and Sydney Sharpe's astute analysis of the NDP's recent victory in Alberta to Noah Richler's first-hand account of running for office in the 2015 Federal Election, discover how anything that can go wrong will go wrong when you trade a press badge for a party button. Hosted by Russell Bowers. [gdlr_divider type="solid" size="100%" ]

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Today I Learned It Was You by Edward Riche

Edward Riche's new novel skewers small-town government and modern identity politics. When a retired actor who frequents a city park is purported to be transitioning from man to deer, municipal authorities in St. John’s, Newfoundland, find themselves confronted by an exasperatingly difficult problem. Complications mount as advocates, bureaucrats, police, and local politicians try to corral the situation, which escalates into an even bigger problem after the story blows up on Facebook. Today I Learned It Was You is another bitingly brilliant comic novel from one of Canada’s funniest and most astute literary talents.

The Candidate: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail by Noah Richler

Noah Richler offers a comical and revealing account of what it's like to run for office with no political experience, little money and only a faint hope of winning. In The Candidate, Richler recounts his time on the 2015 federal election campaign trail in sizzling detail and hilarious frankness, from door knocking in Little Jamaica to being internet-shamed by experienced opponents. He lays bare what goes on behind the slogans, canvassing and talking points, told from the perspective of a political outsider. With his signature wit and probing eye, Richler's chronicle of running for office is insightful, brutally honest and devastatingly funny.

Notley Nation by Sydney Sharpe and Don Braid

Alberta has long been seen as politically paralyzed. But it has always been a cauldron of discontent, producing the Reform Party, the Wildrose movement, the modern Conservative Party of Canada, and Stephen Harper. Notley Nation tells how this pent-up energy exploded in an unexpected direction with an NDP victory that presaged the Trudeau Liberal win on the federal stage. [gdlr_button href="https://shop.artscommons.ca/single/selectSeating.aspx?p=11019&id=C35827A8-75B1-4322-A75A-AA56F6B62299" target="_self" size="medium" background="#358CCB" color="#ffffff" border_color="#999999"]Buy Tickets[/gdlr_button]