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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 It's Not All CSI And Serial Killers
Fri May 24, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Don Mills

Where do crime and mystery stories come from? Sharon A. Crawford, Writer in Residence at the Toronto branch of the Canadian Authors' Association, will discuss the origins of her plots and characters as she reads from Beyond t...

Icon of the event Nepal's Wild West: The Dolpo and Mustang Regions
Fri Jun 28, 2013 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Don Mills

Join Chris Beall, a freelance photographer, writer, lecturer and Himalayan mountain guide with more than 20 years of experience, for a slide presentation about the landscapes, mountains, people, cultures, festivals, monasteri...

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...