Author Talks & Lectures
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Exchanging Notes: An Interview with Pamela Mordecai
Thu Dec 12, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryPoet, novelist, short-story writer, and anthologist Pamela Mordecai discusses her life and craft. Pamela is the author of more than 30 books including textbooks, poetry collections, a collection of short fiction and (with Mar...
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Sharon Olds: Arias of the Personal and Political
Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibrarySharon Olds presents Arias, her radical new collection of intimate life and political conscience, of race and class and a mother's violence.
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Carmen Maria Machado: In the Dream House
Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryCarmen Maria Machado appears to discuss In the Dream House, her fearless memoir exploring her relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman whose psychological hold resulted in years of abuse.
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Paul Seesequasis: Arresting Images, Untold Stories
Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryPaul Seesequasis is a nîpisîhkopâwiyiniw (Willow Cree) writer, journalist, cultural advocate and commentator. Since 2015, he has curated the Indigenous Archival Photo Project, an online and physical exhibition of archival Ind...
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Papercut & Paste: Make a Zine with Suzanne Sutherland
Sat Dec 07, 2019 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Danforth/CoxwellFrom sci-fi writers, to punks and riot grrrls, people have been making zines for nearly 100 years. What's a zine about? Anything you want! Join YA author and former zine-librarian Suzanne Sutherland as we explore the history ...
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Our People Will Be Healed
Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryOur People Will Be Healed, Alanis Obomsawin's 50th film, reveals how a Cree community in Manitoba has been enriched through the power of education. The Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre in Norway House, nor...
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Toronto the Good? These Crime Books Might Tell a Different Story!
Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Barbara FrumMembers 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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The Five Biggest Investment Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Forest HillIf you want to learn how to become a successful investor, find someone who already is a successful investor and model their behavior. Why try to reinvent the wheel? A part of this process is avoiding the five most common mist...
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How to Make Your First Million in the Stock Market
Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: RiverdaleMaking your first million in the stock market is much easier than you think! Contrary to popular belief, being a successful investor is not about how smart you are, or who you know. It's not about time in the market, or timin...
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The Deadly Dames
Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Northern DistrictAward-winning crime fiction authors Melodie Campbell, Rosemary McCracken and Joan O'Callaghan will discuss the world of writing, where authors get their ideas, how to get published - and much more.