Author Talks & Lectures
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Memory and Fiction
Tue Jul 21, 2020 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Deer ParkToronto author and Giller Prize & Toronto Book Award finalist, Anthony De Sa ("Barnacle of Love," "Kicking the Sky"), discusses his novel, Children of the Moon, and delves into the role of memory in fiction, and how he...
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My Year of Living Spiritually
Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: RiverdaleAnne Bokma, an award-winning journalist and author of the memoir My Year of Living Spiritually: From Woo-Woo to Wonderful?One Woman's Secular Quest for a More Soulful Life (published by Douglas & McIntyre) shares the experien...
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Are We Done Fighting?
Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: S. Walter StewartAuthor Matthew Legge will be presenting key findings shared in his 2019 book "Are We Done Fighting? Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division." This talk will offer practical tips that you can use right away, for...
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Hannah Mary McKinnon: Sister Dear
Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: MorningsideJoin us as Hannah Mary McKinnon presents her newest suspense novel SISTER DEAR (May 2020) and discusses her career as an author. In her interactive conversation we?ll discuss Truth or Lies, and its major theme in the novel. S...
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Social Seniors Series: The Senior Licence Renewal Process for Drivers
Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: FairviewA representative of the Ministry of Transportation will be presenting information about renewing Seniors' driving licenses. Discussion will include topics about test requirements for those 80 years and older, the collision re...
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Crime Writers of Canada
Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Victoria VillageMembers of Crime Writers of Canada introduce, read passages, and talk about their crime and mystery books that take place in and around the city of Toronto.
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Kathleen Winter's Annabel
Thu Jun 18, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Bloor/GladstoneThe daunting yet romanticized environment is often featured in recent fiction from and about Newfoundland and Labrador. The relationship between person and place often parallels or even rivals human relationships. Wayne/Annab...
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Diana: a Spencer in Love
Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Humber BayMeet Toronto writer, Deb Stratas, a proud royalist with a lifelong passion for the British monarchy and an avid Diana watcher for over 30 years. Deb will discuss her book, Diana: A Spencer in Love. Please call 416-394-5300...
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Elie Wiesel, A Novelist Born of the Holocaust
Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Armour HeightsTo commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Dr. Leonard Rosmarin will talk about Elie Wiesel's texts which "speak most eloquently to our times and all proclaim the triumph of the human spirit over the...
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Richard Bell on Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery
Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: RunnymedeAuthor and Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, Richard Bell, shares his new book "Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home." "Stolen" is a gripping and true st...