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Author Talks & Lectures
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Treena Orchard: Sticky, Sexy, Sad
Thu Sep 12, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryAnthropologist Treena Orchard studies sexuality and a sex-positive feminism at Western University. Her debut book, Sticky, Sexy, Sad : Swipe Culture and the D...
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Rachel Kushner: Creation Lake
Fri Sep 13, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryAuthor Rachel Kushner, Booker Prize finalist, two time National Book Award finalist, and called "one of the most gifted authors of her generation" (The New York Times Book Review), joins us to discuss her new novel, Creation...
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Didier Leclair, Le jazz et l'écriture
Sat Sep 14, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: OnlineMélomane et écrivain renommé vivant à Toronto, Didier Leclair (de son vrai nom Kabagema) va nous parler de sa passion pour l'écriture liée à celle de jazz. Dans son dernier roman Le prince africain, le traducteur et le nazi,...
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Beverly McLachlin: Proof
Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryFormer Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author Beverley McLachlin joins us to discuss her newest thriller novel, Proof, featuring the razor sharp defense attorney Jilly Truitt as she defends a high profile mother ac...
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Author Talks | Us and them : Canada, Canadians and the Beatles
Mon Sep 16, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: RichviewWith words, images and music, local author John Robert Arnone will tell the remarkable, proud and little-known history of Canada's relationship with The Beatles. His research will leave you breathless, including: A Canadian t...
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Introduction to Writing in the Romance Genre
Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryRomance is a billion-dollar industry, and the romance genre outsells all other genres - by far. With subgenres like historical romance, fantasy romance, contemporary romance and paranormal romance, there is so much room for d...
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CBD Oil, Edibles, Vaping: An Update on the Legalization of Cannabis in Canada
Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryA lot has happened since Canada first legalized cannabis in October 17th, 2018. Internationally recognized forensic toxicologist and author James Wigmore will provide an update on the forensic toxicological aspects of CBD oi...
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Desmond P. Ryan Story-Behind-The-Story: Death Before Coffee
Wed Sep 18, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Don MillsThe true homicide investigation that inspired crime fiction novel 'Death Before Coffee', the second in the Mike O'Shea Crime series, will be discussed in detail, by author Desmond P. Ryan, providing the audience...
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Breaking Barriers: The Power of Children's Books
Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryJoin authors Rie Muranaka and Eriko Ishikawa as they introduce their award winning picture book "Kokun" (Nodding), chosen as Outstanding for the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities. Based on their work in Japan...
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Catherine Hernandez: Behind You
Wed Sep 18, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryAward-winning author Catherine Hernandez discusses her new novel about a city gripped by terror, a young girl facing danger closer to home, and chilling memories that last a lifetime....
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The Donnelly Curse Book Launch
Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Lillian H. SmithJoin us for a thrilling evening with author Peter McGarvey, as he discusses his latest book, The Donnelly Curse. Inspired by the most notorious unsolved mass murder in Canadian history, the story explores the unearthly conseq...
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*FULL* The Billionaire Murders: The Mysterious Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman
Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Forest HillToronto Star investigative journalist Kevin Donovan chronicles the unsettling story of the infamous Barry and Honey Sherman murder case which occurred in Toronto in 2017 from the beginning, drawing on interviews with family m...
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Astra Taylor: How to Build and Sustain Solidarity
Thu Sep 19, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryTPL and Toronto Metropolitan University presents renowned filmmaker, activist and author, Astra Taylor in conversation with Sanjay Ruparelia, at Toronto Reference Library's Appel Salon space. People around the worl...
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Guildwood Discussion Group
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm on recurring dates listed below
Location: GuildwoodCome to the library to discuss current events. Every third Friday each month from 2 to 3 p.m. No meetings in July or August. Please contact the branch to register. Space is limited.
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Write Better Faster with Maaja Wentz
Sat Sep 21, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: York WoodsParticipants will use discussion and reflection to diagnose their areas of challenge and opportunity to write more efficiently. Maaja will demonstrate the advantages of writing in the zone, as well as the many impediments cre...
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katherena vermette: real ones
Mon Sep 23, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryAward-winning author katherena vermette discusses her new novel, a heartrending story of two Michif sisters who must face their past trauma when their mother is called out for false claims to Indigenous identity. I...
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Amazing Time Travel in Movies and Science with Tom Vassos
Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryAre you interested in space and time travel? Join us with Astronomer, Tom Vassos, as he utilizes cutting-edge astrophysics to explore the fascinating world of time machines and the intersection of imaginative Hollywood movies...
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Garlic Gardens: Naturalize Your Green Space
Tue Sep 24, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: ParkdaleGarlic not only adds flavour to your cooking but it can help to reduce your workload by growing it to replace your lawn! Naturalized garlic plantings, including some of the Alliums that are native to Southern Ontario, will s...
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Author Talk:Carol Williams-Wong |Letters To My Grandchildren
Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: RunnymedeJoin Carol Williams-Wong, as she discusses her personal history in Letters to My Grandchildren: Memoirs of a Dragon Lady. Born to Hakka Chinese immigrants in Jamaica, Carol Wong discusses her early life in the West...
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Marissa Stapley: The Lightning Bottles
Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central LibraryBestselling author Marissa Stapley joins us to discuss hew new novel, The Lightning Bottles, a spellbinding story of rock 'n' roll and star crossed love -- about grunge era musician Jane Pyre's journey to find out what really...