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Aqua Books
Aqua Books was a Canadian independent bookstore opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba by Kelly Hughes in 1999. It was acknowledged for helping revitalize downtown Winnipeg and creating an eclectic mix of programs and events for the Winnipeg arts and culture community.〔http://uniter.ca/view.php?aid=40406〕〔http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/columnists/m_walker/story/4088196p-4686986c.html〕 Aqua Books closed in early 2012, and after a failed attempt to reopen in a new location, closed permanently later that year.〔http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/854404/aqua-books-owner-says-winnipegs-cultural-city-hall-is-done/〕
== Overview ==
Aqua Books consisted of a bookstore, a restaurant called Eat Bistro, writers' studios and an events theatre. Aqua sponsored the Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry and hosts numerous literary and cultural events. Writers who have launched books or read at Aqua Books include Paul Quarrington, Susie Moloney, Shane Koyczan, Sarah Klassen, George Murray, Miriam Toews, David Bergen, Joan Thomas, Andrew Davidson, Catherine Hunter, and Margaret Christakos. Lecturers have included politician Tim Sale, musician Steve Bell and activist David Northcott. Owner Kelly Hughes hosted a live in-store talk show called Kelly Hughes Live!,〔http://www.aquabooks.ca/kellyhugheslive.php〕 which has seen visits by writer Margaret Sweatman, comedian Kevin McDonald, children's entertainer Fred Penner and actor/politician Tina Keeper.
The store was visited by journalist Noah Richler in 2009, who called it "one of the craziest, most amusing and well-ordered second-hand bookstores I have ever frequented".〔http://www.thestar.com/Travel/article/595857〕
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