Hot Springs News

Sunday, Oct 1, 2006
Literary Talk & Reading, Musical Performance, Art Exhibit and Multi-media presentation at Chapters/Indigo in Vancouver (Robson St. Store)
Well, I guess the rather long-winded title above says it all. If you're interested in hearing Steve Zio, talk, read, play guitar and show photos and other stuff from his Mac, then we hope to see you there. Address is 788 Robson Stree, Vancouver, BC. Phone: 604-682-4066.
The Word on the Street Literary Festival - Sunday, Sept 24, 2006
The Word on the Street is a national celebration of literacy and the printed word that takes place simultaneously in Vancouver, Calgary, Kitchener, Toronto, and Halifax. More than 500 attractions (including Steve Zio doing readings, played his guitar and displayed paintings from the Hot Springs website at the Vancouver version) which included exhibits by publishers, booksellers, literacy organizations, libraries, writers' associations and more. Click here for Vancouver information. Steve Zio also spoke on a panel about books and technology. This discussion, organized by Charles Campbell of The Tyee.ca, also features Crawford Gillan, John Maxwell, and Monique Trottier.

"Internet links stretch scope of paperbound adventure tale"
Such is the title of a story in the Victoria Times Colonist of Aug 20, 2006 by journalist and musician Marco Ursi. Here's another quote from the article. "One of the book's prominent themes is a move away from the dehumanizing world of technology back to the earth, a seemingly strange one for a book that so openly uses technology as an artistic and marketing tool. Zio says this choice was deliberate. Writing the novel and creating the accompanying site impelled Zio to examine his own relationship with technology."

Hot Springs on All Points West
Here's a photo of Steve with host Jo-Ann Roberts on CBC's terrific afternoon BC show, All Points West, taken at 4:00pm on Monday, June 10th, 2006. Click on the Bookclub section and, if you care to, that is, you can download and listen to the interview.

A different kind of online presence
On Mon, June 12th, Steve Zio was interviewed by Brett Popplewell of Canadian Press. The story was picked up by The Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, CBC.ca, CTV.ca, Yahoo.ca, Discovery Channel, Maclean's online, ArtNews.ca and many other place. You can read the story here.

"The next generation of book..."
The very cool Olena runs a very cool website (New Mediatrix) about publishing, communication and design. She also ran a story (and my response) on her site. My favorite quote is this: "Perhaps - this new generation is so hooked into the web that this new hybrid book/web concept might just be the answer to keep them reading."

Here come The Suns
In mid June, reviews of Hot Springs appeared in both the Vancouver Sun and the Calgary Sun.

Wikipedia
Tickled, Steve Zio discovered that someone (he doesn't know who) has submitted an item to online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, declaring that Hot Springs is probably the world's first "iNovel." Steve is thrilled (particularly since he didn't write the item)...

Upcoming....................
Tyee.ca
BC's weekly online news and views featuring indendent political and cultural analysis. Of note is the new book section, edited by Charles Cambell of Georgia Strait renown. Look for an upcoming article by Steve Zio, titled: What the hell's an iNovel and why would I want to create one?

Upcoming....................
In Praise of Rhinos
That's the name of a fun article by Steve Zio for the fun website, Feathertale.com. Should be up soon.

The Trentonian
In an article in the June 19th edition of The Trentonian (Trenton, Ontario), Shelby Parker describes the iNovel concept of Hot Springs and tells readers about Steve's connections to Trenton Ontario, where his mother still lives.

Japan Here We Come
ELT News is the website for language teachers in Japan. On June 15, 2006, they ran on article on Steve Zio and Hot Springs.

CBC's Here and Now
Catch it? On Mon, June 12th, 2006, Steve Zio appeared as a guest on Toronto-area CBC drive-home show, Here and Now, with host Matt Galloway.

TV and Technology
On Wed, June 14, Steve Zio was a guest on the CityTV technology show, HomePage, hosted by well-known veteran broadcaster, David Onley.

Kelly Ryan, Cameron Phillips, and Steve Zio
On Thursday, May 18th, CBC Radio One's national afternoon show, Freestyle, intereviewed Steve Zio about Hot Springs and iNovel idea as well as playing one of the songs from the book of the same name.

Radio, Radio
On Friday, May 19, those in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, may have tuned in to the Gary Doyle Show on 570News from noon - 3PM. Gary, known to 570News listeners as a voice for better living in the community, interviewed Steve Zio about Hot Springs and the ideas behind it. On June 12th, Steve also got to talk with Christine Curtis of Owen Sound today and was interviewed for Books Bits with Craig Rintoul and by James O'Hearn for York University Radio.

Quill & Quire
Hot Springs and author, Steve Zio, are featured in the June, 2006 issue of Quill and Quire. Click here to read the online version.

Book Expo, TO
Steve Zio made an appearance at the Book Expo in Toronto, Ontario on Sunday, June 11th and Monday, June 12, 2006. Click here for more info.

Song, but not quite dance...
The BC Bookfair was held in Kelowna, BC. At the authors breakfast, Steve Zio sang a song and displayed paintings from Hot Springs on Monday, June 26, 2006. Other authors included Ivan Doig, Robert Wiersema, and Jack Whyte.