Paying For It, with Director Sook-Yin Lee Q&A

Paying For It, the film adaption of Chester Brown's bestselling graphic novel, debuts in Ottawa on February 22nd! Don’t miss the screening, Q&A, and signing with the film's director, Sook-Yin Lee! Perfect Books will be there selling merch and graphic novels! 

For more information and tickets: Bytowne Cinema

Filmmaker and musician Sook-Yin Lee and cartoonist Chester Brown were in a romantic relationship in the 1990s. When Lee ended the relationship, Brown decided to hire sex workers instead of looking for a new girlfriend. He shared this experience in his graphic novel. Now, Lee is directing and co-writing the adaptation, bringing the story full circle.

Daniel Beirne (“I Like Movies”) plays Chester. He enjoys having sexual relationships without emotional ties, but he feels confused when people ask if he knows what he’s doing. Emily Lê (“Riceboy Sleeps”) plays Lee’s alter ego, Sonny. Sonny follows her open heart into new opportunities and hopes Chester will support her as she navigates the changing dynamics of their relationship.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, with Omar El Akkad

We are delighted to be selling books at this important event with Ottawa Writers Festival. Welcome Omar El Akkad, hosted by Jamie Chai Yun Liew, launching his new book, One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.

For more information and to buy your ticket, visit ottawawritersfestival.org.

From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in the heart of an Empire which doesn’t consider you fully human. ... This is his heartsick breakup letter with the west. It is a breakup we are watching all over the world, on college campuses, on city streets, and the consequences of this rupture will be felt by all of us. His book is for all the people who want something better than what the west has served up. This is the book for our time.

Everything But Money Book Launch

Join accredited financial counsellor and host of the popular More Money Podcast, Jessica Moorehouse, for the launch of Everything But Money: The Hidden Barriars Between You and Financial Freedom (HarperCollins).

Everything but Money is a practical, inspirational book that teaches readers to uncover their money story and empowers them to create a new, healthier and happier relationship with money.

Some of the topics explored in the book include:

-Realizing how past trauma shapes your negative relationship with money

-Unlearning some of the “truths” about money that are hurting you

-Recognizing patterns and red flags to stop the cycle of poor financial decision-making

-Understanding the institutions and systems that are holding you back financially and learning the difference between good and bad financial advice

-Learning how to trust yourself and others when it comes to money management

-Creating a new path for achieving financial freedom

Steven High Book Launch

In partnership with the Department of History and the Centre for Public History at Carleton, we are excited to welcome Steven High and Ken Clavette in conversation about Steven’s new book, The Left in Power: Bob Rae’s NDP and The Working Class (Between the Lines Publishing).

Join us for a timely discussion that contextualizes the history of the Ontario NDP into an international perspective.

Arctic Predator Book Launch

Journalist Kathleen Lippa comes to Perfect Books to launch Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada’s North.

The result of years of research, this important book examines the devastating impact Horne’s crimes had on individuals, families, and entire Inuit communities in Canada’s Arctic. Her compelling work lifts the veil of silence surrounding the Horne story once and for all.