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CANCELLED - Author Visit: Sharing Life Stories
Tue May 28, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Spadina RoadAuthor Carol WilliamsWong shares her life story through readings of her memoir/books, "Letters to My Grandchildren: memoirs of a dragon lady", and "Conversation with a Hakka Dragon Lady". From Jamaica to...
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Memoirs of a Dragon Lady
Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: RiverdaleJoin Carol-Williams-Wong for a reading of her memoirs and presentation, followed by a Q&A session. Drop-in. If you identify as a person with a disability and require an accessibility accommodation to participate in...
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Unsettling Desires: Understanding Sex in Sally Rooney's Normal People
Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Bloor/GladstoneThis lecture explores the intersection between sex, social class, desire and violence that are at the core of Sally Rooney's Normal People . To get a fuller understanding of Rooney's novel,...
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Caribbean Storytime with Yolanda T. Marshall
Fri Jul 05, 2024 11:00 am - 11:45 am
Location: Spadina RoadLet's get moving! Join Guyanese-born Canadian author Yolanda T. Marshall for a lively, interactive storytelling program as she reads from her Caribbean-inspired picture books followed by Soca music. Yolanda T. Mar...