TORONTO, Aug. 3, 2016 /CNW/ -

AUGUST EVENTS AT INDIGO BOOKS & MUSIC:

From bestselling authors to the most anticipated new books, Indigo and Chapters stores across Canada are thrilled to announce the following free and exclusive events in August.

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IN PERSON: AMY STUART
Meet Amy Stuart as she signs her bestselling debut novel, Still Mine, a vivid portrayal of the stark mountain town of Blackmore, its hidden secrets and the shadowy cast of characters who inhabit its confines.

Date and Location:
Indigo Charlottetown
465 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI
Wednesday, August 3rd at 7:00 PM

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IN PERSON: KARMA BROWN
Join Karma Brown, award-winning journalist and bestselling author of Come Away With Me as she reads a short excerpt and signs copies of her new novel, The Choices We Make.

Date and Location:
Chapters Burlington
Woodview Place, 3315 Fairview, Burlington, ON
Friday, August 5th at 7:00 PM

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INDIGOKIDS STORYTIME: MONKEY READ, MONKEY DO
Mark 75 years of Curious George with stories and silly fun!

Date and Locations:
All Indigo & Chapters locations
Saturday, August 13th at 11:00 AM

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IN CONVERSATION: DREW AND JONATHAN SCOTT – THE PROPERTY BROTHERS
Meet W Network's biggest stars as they launch their long-awaited first book! Make a date with Property Brothers, Drew and Jonathan Scott, as they sign Dream Home, a comprehensive and completely accessible guide to buying, selling, and renovating a house, with hundreds of full-colour photos plus insider tips and tricks. A must-have resource for any current or aspiring homeowner! For full event details visit indigo.ca/events.

Date and Location:
Chapters Metrotown
4700 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
Friday, August 19th at 6:00 PM

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IN PERSON: MATTHEW SANTORO
Join beloved YouTube star Matthew Santoro as he signs copies of his first-ever book, Mind = Blown: Amazing Facts about this Weird, Hilarious, Insane World.

Date and Location:
Indigo Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
Friday, August 26^th at 7 PM

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INDIGOKIDS STORYTIME: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
Stories, demos and activities to get you geared up to head back to school!

Date and Locations:
All Indigo & Chapters locations
Saturday, August 27th at 11:00 AM

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IN PERSON: KELLEY ARMSTRONG
Join internationally bestselling author Kelley Armstrong as she signs copies of the fourth novel in The Cainsville Series, Betrayals.

Date and Location:
Coles Whitehorse
36 Chilkoot Way, Unit 120, Whitehorse, YT
Saturday, August 27th at 2:00 PM

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IN CONVERSATION: YA PANEL
Join YA authors Roshani Chokshi, EK Johnson, Ryan Graudin, Lindsay Smith and Leah Bobet as they discuss their latest books. Book signing to follow.

Date and Location:
Chapters Brampton
52 Quarry Edge Drive, Brampton, ON
Saturday, August 27th at 2:00 PM

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NEW HEATHER'S PICK

Indigo CEO and Chief Booklover Heather Reisman is announcing a new Heather's Pick for August: The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild. Wickedly funny, this totally engaging, richly observed first novel by Hannah Rothschild is a tour de force. Its sweeping narrative and cast of wildly colorful characters takes you behind the scenes of a London auction house, into the secret operations of a powerful art dealer, to a flamboyant eighteenth-century-style dinner party, and into a modest living room in Berlin, among many other unexpected settings.

In The Improbability of Love we meet Annie McDee, thirty-one, who is working as a chef for two rather sinister art dealers when she comes upon a highly sought-after painting from 18^th century France. Soon Annie finds herself pursued by interested parties who would do anything to possess her picture. For a gloomy, exiled Russian oligarch, an avaricious sheikha, a desperate auctioneer, and an unscrupulous dealer, among others, the painting embodies their greatest hopes and fears. Irreverent, witty, bittersweet, The Improbability of Love draws an unforgettable portrait of the London art scene, but it is also an exuberant and unexpected journey through life's highs and lows and the complexities of love and loss. 

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INDIGO'S STAFF PICKS OF THE MONTH

Indigo's Staff Picks program is the perfect place to start looking for your next favourite book. Each month we choose the book that Indigo employees at home office and in stores love the most, and what we think our customers will love. Click here to learn more about Indigo's Staff Pick of the Month program.

August's Staff Pick of the Month is All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker. It begins in the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut, where everything seems picture perfect. Until one night when young Jenny Kramer is attacked at a local party. In the hours immediately after, she is given a controversial drug to medically erase her memory of the violent assault. But, in the weeks and months that follow, as she heals from her physical wounds, and with no factual recall of the attack, Jenny struggles with her raging emotional memory. Her father, Tom, becomes obsessed with his inability to find her attacker and seek justice while her mother, Charlotte, struggles to pretend this horrific event did not touch her carefully constructed world. The relentless quest to find the monster who invaded their town - or perhaps lives among them - drive this psychological thriller to a shocking and unexpected conclusion.

Expect this book – the author's first in 8 years – to be a major summer hit. 

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#IndigoBookClub!

The #IndigoBookClub calls on booklovers from all over the globe to take part in a monthly Twitter party to discuss great reads in 140 characters or less.

This month's #IndigoBookClub title coincides with Indigo's Staff Pick of the Month – look forward to reading and chatting about one of the summer's hottest titles, All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker.

Join the #IndigoBookClub Twitter party with @chaptersindigo on Wednesday, August 31^st at 7 PM EST. Author Wendy Walker will be joining us to answer readers' questions.

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INDIGO TICKET

Get it here first! Pre-order one of Indigo's most anticipated new books of 2016 to be automatically entered the chance to win 1 of 10 prizes of 1,000,000 plum^® points! Plus, in addition, each book corresponds to an amazing prize – find details below and pre-order before their release date to enter.

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
Release date: August 16, 2016
Prize: A pair of tickets to one of Amy Schumer's shows in Toronto, Montreal or Calgary and a one night stay at Le Germain Hotel.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

Oh She Glows Every Day by Angela Liddon
Release date: September 6, 2016
Prize: A basket of Angela Liddon's favourite things.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Release date: September 27, 2016
Prize: 3 exclusive lithographic prints from the Bruce Springsteen Collection.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

99: Stories of the Game by Wayne Gretzky
Release date: October 15, 2016
Prize: A Wayze Gretzky signed and personalized hockey stick.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

Canada by Mike Myers
Release date: October 22, 2016
Prize: Personalized message and signed hockey jersey from Mike Myers.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Prize: A personal meet & greet with Chris Hadfield at his closest Canadian event.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
Release date: August 30, 2016
Prize: 1 of 3 complete sets of the Inspector Gamache series, signed by Louise Penny.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost
Release date: October 18, 2016
Prize: 1 of 30 Secret History of Twin Peaks swag-filled totes.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
Release date: October 18, 2016
Prize: $1000 shopping spree at magnoliamarket.com.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

Appetites by Anthony Bourdain
Release date: October 25, 2016
Prize: 1 of 5 signed collections of all Anthony Bourdain's books.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

Night School by Lee Child
Release date: November 7, 2016
Prize: Signed 1^st edition of Killing Floor by Lee Child.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Release date: November 15, 2016
Prize: Basket of Anna Kendrick essentials, including Slaughterhouse Five novel, Pitch Perfect Blu-ray, Miss Dior Eau de Parfum and more.
Click HERE for full contest rules.

SOURCE Indigo Books & Music Inc.