We’ve rescheduled Cook the Books.

It’s time once again for an evening of delightful, delicious, edible literary puns! Cook the Books, the Graduate English Department’s Annual Literary Potluck, will be taking place on Friday, March 1st from 5 to 8pm in JHB Room 719. Bring a dish or stop by to socialize and enjoy the puns!

If you are planning to contribute a food item, please bring your own serving implements, and make sure to provide a list of ingredients. We are also asking that dishes contain no nuts.

This year’s potluck will also feature a silent talent auction to raise money for the GEA’s Karma Travel Fund. If you have a talent you would like to auction, please email elisa.tersigni at mail.utoronto dot ca. Items that will be up for auction include:

  • Dinner at a local restaurant with Alan Bewell. Offered by: Alan Bewell
  • A custom knit shawl. Offered by: Chris Pugh
  • A 90-minute Thai yoga massage. Offered by: Kathleen Ogden
  • A tour of the new Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library exhibition, “From No Where: Utopian and Dystopian Visions of our Past, Present, and Future.” Offered by: Curator Chris Young
  • A signed, first-edition copy of Heather Jessup’s The Lightning Field. Offered by: Heather Jessup
  • Composition and recording of a song, on the topic of your choice. Offered by: Dave Ritter
  • Consultation on Pedadigigogy I: Harnessing technologies to stay human in today’s oversized humanities classroom. Offered by: Peter Latka
  • Consultation on Pedadigigogy II: Ready to upgrade your in-class operating system? How digital media helps undergraduate students engage black marks on white pages. Offered by: Peter Latka
  • A night in at Robertson Davies’ collection of 19th century printing presses for up to 6 people. Offered by: Elisa Tersigni
  • 25 copies of a custom-set card, printed in 19th century letterpress. Offered by: Elisa Tersigni
  • A custom bookmarklet that allows you to replace any term or name with any other term or name, all at the click of a button! Just one tap on this bookmarklet, and you can transform “Justin Bieber” into “Friedrich Kittler.” Offered by: Matt Schneider

Hope to see lots of you there!