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Author Talks & Lectures

Icon of the event Dr. Donald Smith's Mississauga Portraits
Thu Jun 27, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Spadina Road

Meet Dr. Donald Smith, Professor Emeritus at University of Calgary. Smith's newest book brings to life some of the Mississauga's most important and interesting community leaders from the mid-nineteenth century. Each portrait...

Icon of the event Author Reading. Don Gillmor discusses his novel  Mount  Pleasant
Thu May 30, 2013 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Deer Park

In this tragicomic social novel,Gillmor examines the anxieties of the once confident baby boomers caught in the recent global recession - the downsizing of lifestyles,ambitions and rosy dreams of easy retirement.

Icon of the event Author Jan Wong
Thu Jun 06, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Leaside

Meet Jan Wong, author of "Out of the Blue." Free tickets available 30 minutes before the presentation.

Icon of the event Join us for an Evening with Susan Manchester
Tue Jun 04, 2013 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Parkdale

The Poetry Circle is delighted to welcome award winning poet Susan Manchester, author of Pouring Small Fire. Her poems have appeared in many periodicals including: The Antigonish Review, The League of Canadian Poets Antholog...

Icon of the event Author Linda Hutsell- Manning
Mon Jun 10, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Leaside

Linda Hutsell-Manning, author of many publications including juvenile fiction, poetry,and TV scripts, will read from her first novel for adults. "That Summer in Franklin" explores the trauma and heartbreak of dealing with par...

Icon of the event James Bartleman Book Launch
Wed Jun 19, 2013 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Spadina Road

Bestselling author and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, James Bartleman, will be at the Spadina Road Branch to launch his latest novel "The Redemption of Oscar Wolf."