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Author Talks & Lectures

Icon of the event Kamal Al-Solaylee: Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes
Thu Jun 13, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Parliament Street

Author and journalism professor Kamal Al-Solaylee talks about his family's movements from Yemen to Egypt and back amid the tumultuous political events of the 1960s and his own struggle to find a way to live as a gay man. Prid...

Icon of the event Jan Wong Out Of the Blue
Wed May 29, 2013 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Northern District

Journalist Jan Wong's Out of the Blue: A Memoir of Workplace Depression, Recovery, Redemption and, Yes, Happiness - self-published memoir that details her depression, following a controversy over an article she wrote, and her...

Icon of the event Tea & Books
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
Agincourt

Join us for an entertaining and relaxing afternoon and listen to librarians review and discuss recent publications, upcoming titles, their favourite authors, and recommend some good titles for you to read. Light refreshments ...


Upcoming Dates:
Tue May 28
Tue Jun 25
Icon of the event Author Talk: Marguerite Pigeon
Mon May 27, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Parliament Street

Marguerite Pigeon is a writer of poetry and fiction....

Icon of the event The eh List Author Series: Une soirée avec Kim Thuy
Wed May 22, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Northern District

C'est une épopée des plus extraordinaires que raconte Kim Thuy dans son roman "Ru". D'un palais somptueux à Saigon au camp de réfugiés en Malaisie, d'une immigration difficile à sa nouvelle vie au Québec, cette histoire vous ...

Icon of the event Meet Author Eric Walters!
Wed May 22, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Parliament Street

Meet 2013 Silver Birch Express and Red Maple nominee Eric Walters as he talks about his amazing books, experiences, and about being a writer....

Icon of the event Author Talk: Joy Fielding
Tue May 21, 2013 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Parliament Street

Joy Fielding is the author of the New York Times bestsellers...