The Classic Theatre's new Ticket Outlet

Here is some exciting news...

Chat Noir Books will be the Classic Theatre's new ticket outlet in New Liskeard. We will be taking over from Robertson’s, who is closing, at the end of March.

During the changeover you can still get tickets by calling the box office, (705)679-8080, or by visiting the Classic Theatre online at www.classictheatre.net.

As soon as we have the ticket software up and running we will let everyone know!

Up coming MTG Tournaments

Tournament: Sealed
Time: 10:30pm Doors open
Date: Jan 29th 2012
Where: Chat Noir Books

The Prerelease tournament will be a Sealed event. Entry fee is $30.00

Doors open at 10:30am and the Tournament starts at 11:00am

There will be a Booster Draft after the event, the price to entry is 4 booster packs. This will not be a rare draft event!

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Tournament: Booster Draft
Time: 10:30pm Doors open
Date: Feb 5th 2012
Where: Chat Noir Books

The Launch Tournament will be a Booster Draft Event. Entry Fee is $20.00

Doors open at 10:30am and the Tournament starts at 11:00am

There will be a Booster Draft after the event, the price to entry is 4 booster packs. This will not be a rare draft event!

Check out our Facebook group Temiskaming Magic The Gathering Guild to find out more on Events, local players and trading cards!

Our 2011 Harvest Queen Sponsor Miranda Phillips

Well Friday turned out to be a beautiful day for the New Liskeard fall fair! Last night was freezing unless you were in the Horne Granite Curling Club, which Jenn and I were to cheer on one of our staff members Miranda Phillips! Miranda is a valued minion at Chat Noir Books and we are proud to be sponsoring her in this year's 2011 Harvest Queen Pageant.

Author Event with Robert Rotenberg

Time: Friday, August 26 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Chat Noir Books

Robert Rotenberg is one of Toronto's top criminal lawyers. He will be here in the store for a signing and meet and greet. Please Join us!

Robert's second novel is a another scorching page-turner.With a main suspect from Cobalt and a scene right here in the store!!!

From the publisher:
On the morning that his headline-grabbing divorce trial is set to begin, Terrance Wyler, youngest son of the Wyler Food dynasty, is found stabbed to death in the kitchen of his million-dollar home. Detective Ari Greene arrives minutes before the press and finds Wyler’s four-year-old son asleep upstairs. When Wyler’s ex-wife, a strange beauty named Samantha, shows up at her lawyer’s office with a bloody knife, it looks as if the case is over. But Greene soon discovers the Wyler family has secrets they’d like to keep hidden, and they’re not the only ones. If there’s one thing Greene knows, it’s that the truth is never simple.

A Cure for Emma avaible At Chat Noir Books

Chat Noir Books now has Copies of "A Cure for Emma: One Mother's Journey to Oz" by Julie Colvin available here in the store!! We also have a few sign copies in stock as well.

If your not able to get into the store we can ship a copy of the book to you. YOu can contact us by email chatnoir@ntl.sympatico.ca or by phone 705-647-8215.

Julie Colvin is a local author who lives here in Temiskaming Shores.

"During my fourteen years as a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, I acquired a vast knowledge of the body and its organ systems. It was not until dis-ease struck my family that I became aware of a larger picture of health. One that involved natural holistic approaches, self-empowerment, and the very thoughts we choose to think."

A Cure for Emma

"The tsunami of '04... The death of my dearest friend... The crash landing of our plane on my family's first vacation. That should have been enough to bring me to a place of deeper reflection—oh, how I wish!

Sometimes, the waters of change become murkiest before settling into their calmer, more pristine state. When that pivotal moment strikes, changing everything, you have a choice: retreat into fear and despair, or heal the wounds of the past, focus on the future you intend to create, and listen to any messages tap-tapping on your door or inside your head.

It took the diagnosis of an incurable disease for my seven-year-old daughter—our fourth catastrophe in one year—to grab me by the shoulders and stop me in my tracks. This turning point, this "cry Uncle" moment made me see the vibrational boomerangs I had been sending out into the universe. I could no longer ignore the relentless pounding of these similar energetic events and ever hope to live in peace.

It was time to cut a deal with my analytical, scientifically-trained mind—to investigate and participate in a world that could not be proven in a lab. From medical professional to wellness facilitator and stay-at-home mom/pancreas, there had to be a way to get back on track and save my daughter, my family and my mental state. There was no doubt: I would turn over every stone until I found it!"

Interview with Robert Rotenberg about his new book "The Guilt Plea."

Check out this great interview with Robert Rotenberg about his new book "The Guilt Plea.".
Bestselling author Robert Rotenberg is back with his next razor-sharp legal thriller. Rotenberg’s insider knowledge of the behind-the-scenes courtroom machinations and his mesmerizing trial scenes make this another scorching page-turner.




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Coffee Tasting tomorrow!!

Just getting the place ready for tomorrows coffee tasting and "Food Forever" Fundraiser!! Drop by tomorrow and purchase one of these beautiful locally handcrafted mugs and support a great cause! Supplies are limited!! Mugs supplies are limited...we have lots of coffee!

New Local baking avaible at Chat Noir Books!

Chat Noir Books is now carrying local baking from the ladies at the Orchard!



New to our cafe menu we have:

Chocolate Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Rich chocolate cake with chocolate chips and Cheesecake.






Banana Bread
Moist banana bread with walnuts and brown butter icing.






Fern Tarts
Shortbread crust with homemade jam, almond cake and icing.

You can find more of The Orchards amazing baking at Amber's in New Liskeard and at the New Liskeard Farmers Market!

Family Literacy Day!

I was just putting the posters in the store for Family Literacy Day and figured I might as well post on the blog as well!!

On Thursday Jan 27th, 2011 come and celebrate Family Literacy Day with the Early Years Centre and Chat Noir Books.

Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents and their children Ages 2-6 are invited to an inter-generational family Pajama party.

Hot Chocolate and Cookies FREE for everyone!

A FREE book for each family!

For more information call 705-672-5100 ext 23 ask for Brigitte.

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The Literacy Council & Temiskaming Shores Library are also hosting an event at Riverside place for Family Literacy Day!

"Playing For Literacy"

The Literacy Council & Temiskaming Shores Library invite everyone to a FREE community cards/board game night to celebrate FAMILY LITERACY DAY

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27th
6:30pm to 8:30pm
@ Riverside Place

Decks of cards and some games on site OR bring your own!

Light refreshments served.

Just looked at the calendar and realized that today was Delurker Day!!

The principle of the Delurker Day is that if you visit/read Chat Noir Books - A voice in the Wilderness but rarely or never comment, today is an opportunity for you to just leave a simple “hi” so I know you are there.

It’s real easy, all you have to do is fill out the comment form with your Name, Email address as mandatory items, a url if you like (that would be your blog or website) and just say “hi” or any other comments and then hit submit!

Gift idea for that Hard to buy person!

Stuck trying to find that last minute gift, or maybe something for that person that is hard to buy for? How about The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO along with a LCBO gift card?

The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO: With Over 150 New Wines
by Rod Phillips

Rod Phillips has spent another year tasting and rating the wines on the shelves of the LCBO. Now in its fourth edition, The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO is a proven seller.

The book rates wines on a five-star scale, provides concise, no-nonsense descriptions, and suggests food pairings for each wine. And there is space to add your own notes after you’ve tried Rod’s suggestions. And this year, Rod has expanded the section devoted to the best-value sparkling wines available.

No wine consumer in the LCBO will want to head to the store without this definitive guide. Take advantage of the good- to great-value wines available at reasonable prices, and try something new if you tend to buy the same wine time after time. With updated information and new reviews carefully researched, this book is the most comprehensive LCBO wine guide there is. Bottoms up!

A Clean Beating by Nico Rogers

The Drowned by Nico Rogers

Fatty Me Mommy by Nico Rogers

Check out the great video of Nico Rogers reading from his new book "The Fetch". Music by Mark Bradford and Dave Paterson.



Filmed at Chat Noir Books
Video by Good Gauley Productions!

New Frosty Nights Coffee Flavour!!

Check out the new Christmas Flavoured coffee from the The Las Chicas Del Cafe: Frosty Nights.

Toffee based flavour with hints of hazelnut and cinnamon. MMMmmmmm!

Available at Chat Noir Books!

Nico Rogers Book Release Tomorrow Night!

Nico was in the store earlier today going over the final preparations for his book release tomorrow evening. As you can see Nico is pretty excited and so are we!

We have local blues legend, Dave Paterson along with the stores own Offical Czar of the obscure, transcendental, sphinxlike knowledge, and all around Amazing musician Mark Bradford! The two musical masters will be backing up Nico as he reads from his new book "The Fetch".

Drew Gauley of Good Gauley Productions will also be on hand taping this historical event!

Fresh Roast Coffee!!

Just received a new shipment of Coffee from the Las Chicas Del Cafe! Mmmmmm I can smell freshly roast coffee all over the store!

We have brought in two new flavoured coffees: Frosty Nights - Toffee based flavour with hints of Hazelnut and Cinnamon! I am not a big fan of Hazelnut, but man does this stuff smell good! I even caught Jenn huffing the coffee bag! Also new is the las Chicas Del Cafe Caramel Flavoured Coffee!

We also have new copies of the Las Chicas Del Cafe Newsletter available at the coffee bar. The Las Chincas Del Cafe newsletter is a great way to find out where your Coffee comes from and how buying coffee from us here at Chat Noir Books helps out the coffee growers and picks down in Nicaragua.!

Movember Day 10: On the Razors edge.

So this whole shaving thing every night is the pits! Last night while lathering up, I dropped my wedding ring down sink drain!! Luckily, I have big fingers which means a big ring, so I was able to unscrew the goose neck and retrieve my ring out of the plumbing. This of course took about an hour of looking around for tools and then painstakingly reaching into the small space behind the sink to unscrew the goose neck. All said and done I got my ring back; lathered up and finished my shave.

Now I am not used to shaving every night, as I usually wear a beard and neither is my skin, which has been getting a lot of razor burn lately! I mentioned this to my friend and teammate Mark Bradford who is also participating in Movember this month and he suggest that I try using some body butter after I shave as it has helped him cut down on the razor burn. Not a bad idea.

So last night after flushing my ring down the drain and then retrieving it and shaving, I decided to take Mark's advice and see if I could find some of the raspberry body butter that I had received as a present last Christmas. Unfortunately Jenn was already asleep so I couldn't ask her where it was or make too much noise as I didn't want to wake her up. So I turned on my bed side lamp to find said body butter. I couldn't find it. I was able to find the vanilla stick of body butter I had given Jenn for her Birthday though. Surely she wouldn't want me to suffer, or be waken up and asked where my body butter was. Plus she was the one who signed me up for this month of shaving and sharing a little bit of her body butter is just part of the package right? So I grabbed the stick of body butter, turned off my lamp and made my way to the bathroom where I applied the body butter to my sore razor burned bare chin.

Time check 11:30pm and with all the excitement I was still wide awake. Well I thought to myself "You're up, why not check and see who the Giller Prize winner is, and blog about it." A great idea right? Get the news out to the masses...or the few that read our blog and by the time I am done I should be sleepy and ready for bed. Wrong! So I start typing out the the news that Johanna Skibsrud is the 2010 Giller Prize Winner(congratulations!) , and a funny thing happens, my face starts becoming a little itchy. That's when I begin to sneeze and cough. "Oh No!" I think to myself "What was in that body butter I grabbed?!" I picked up the body butter which is sitting beside the computer screen waiting for me to bring it back upstairs. I read what I though said vanilla body butter and realize that the body butter I have applied to my face is not just vanilla but also has some essential oils included in it as I well. Which I am allergic to of course. The things I do to my face for Prostate Cancer Awareness. Only 21 more days to go.

The Fetch - Book Launch

Please join us to celebrate the launch of The Fetch by Nico Rogers.
Readings, live music, snacks and fun are on the agenda!

Nico Rogers The Fetch Book Launch
Friday, November 19, 2010 at 7:00pm
Chat Noir Books

Drawing on family recollections, interviews with elders and extensive research in archives and regional museums, The Fetch, Nico Rogers’ first book, is a brilliant hybrid—neither a novel nor a collection of short stories. This compelling volume of tales and prose poems contains a

broad range of characters. There is the slow-witted girl who has lost her mother and now has only the cow named Fatty for a friend; the hard-bitten captain of a schooner in recoil from the ways of his alcoholic father; the child born premature, swaddled in olive oil-soaked linen, placed in a pan and incubated in an oven. And so on, twenty-eight vignettes in all, all tightly written and highly evocative of outport Newfoundland before Confederation. Funny, tragic, and just.

Nico Rogers is a storyteller and performance artist, and has appeared at writing and folk festivals across the country, as well as on TV and radio. He has taught writing and literature in post-secondary institutions in Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton and now lives in Toronto, where he is working on a novel which will be a thematic continuation of The Fetch.

Movember at Chat Noir Books - It's going to be a chilly month!

I'm doing Movember to support the 1 in 6 men diagnosed with prostate cancer. So should you. Join my team.

I think I have just convinced Mark to join my team!

The Mo, slang for moustache, and November come together each year for Movember.

Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for prostate cancer. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of Movember commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.

So this Friday I will be shaving off the beard, but I think I will will leave a MO. Come Sunday it all goes...it is going to be so cold!!

The idea for Movember was sparked in 2003 over a few beers in Melbourne, Australia. The plan was simple – to bring the moustache back as a bit of a joke and do something for men’s health. No money was raised in 2003, but the guys behind the Mo realized the potential a moustache had in generating conversations about men’s health. Inspired by the women around them and all they had done for breast cancer, the Mo Bros set themselves on a course to create a global men’s health movement.

In 2004 the campaign evolved and focused on raising awareness and funds for the number one cancer affecting men – prostate cancer. 432 Mo Bros joined the movement that year, raising $55,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia - representing the single largest donation they had ever received.

The Movember moustache has continued to grow year after year, expanding to Canada, the US, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, the Netherlands and Finland.

In 2009, global participation of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas climbed to 255,755, with over one million donors raising $47 Million for Movember’s global beneficiary partners. We are proud to announce that last year’s Canadian campaign was the second largest in the world behind Australia, with 35,156 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas coming together to raise $7.8 million for Prostate Cancer Canada.

Want to see more? Check out their Mo-Intro video by clicking on the image below:



The funds raised through Movember’s Canadian campaign go directly to Prostate Cancer Canada which enables them to fund vital research that will led to better screening tests and treatment options and to run support services for men surviving prostate cancer.