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Darker Shade Of Blue Reporting for Duty At A Bookstore Near You It usually doesn’t happen this way. A retired Black York Region police supervisor wakes up at 4 am from a sound sleep, goes upstairs to his office, and sits down to begin writing his autobiography. Fast forward a few years, Keith Merith, without introduction, an agent, or an editor, mails off his manuscript to ECW publishing house in Toronto, who immediately pick it up! “They weren’t the only ones interested in my story,” Keith Merith told the Caribbean Camera. “I think there were four others (publishers) that were interested!” Now, with the book published and ready to appear on bookshelves across Canada, Merith is preparing for the launch. Typically, a book launch will attract 10 to 30 book lovers, so the event is usually held in a bookstore or a library, not a Scarborough restaurant bar. But, as the author explains, there are too many people wanting to come out to the launch that he had to find a place large enough to ac...

"Air Canada" Is About To Score BIG  In Canadian Bookstores A wave of Vinsanity is about to hit Toronto! The city that once witnessed the awe-inspiring acrobatics of Vince Carter is now eagerly awaiting the release of a new book that sheds light on the life and career of the Toronto Raptors legend. "The Making of Vince Carter: A Basketball Mom's Memoir" written by Dr. Michelle Vernae Carter, Vince Carter's mother, is set to hit bookstores on May 29. Vince Carter, known by many nicknames including Air Canada, Elevator Man, and Half Man Half Amazing, left an indelible mark on the Raptors and their fans during his tenure with the team from 1998 to 2004. Despite his departure almost two decades ago, Carter remains an unforgettable figure in Canadian basketball history. During his time with the Raptors, Carter played a pivotal role in leading the team to their first-ever playoff appearance in 2000. He continued to elevate the Raptors' performance, culminating ...

--> Cover for Kid's Parade book by Don Moreland  The Faces Of This Year's Festivals By Stephen Weir For the past two-weeks photographer Don Moreland has been pouring over the thousands of photographs that he and his team of photographers took at this year’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade, the Children’s Parade and the King and Queen Competition.   By this weekend his first copies of his coffee table photography books about the just completed carnival will begin to roll off the presses. “I am quite proud of our parade photographs. There were three of us taking pictures for the book. We spread ourselves around the route and got every section in each of the eleven bands that took part in the parade,” Don Moreland told the Camera. “If you went down the road this year, your photograph is in all likelihood in our Grand Parade photography book.   The same holds true for the Kiddies Parade and the King and Queen Show.” King and Queen Book Co...