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Cancer 101: Innovations in Research and Therapy with RIOT
Tue May 21, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Lillian H. SmithSurvival from cancer has doubled over the last few decades, but it is still the leading cause of death in Canada. This century will continue to be shaped by cancer as we meet the challenge to overcome it. Join us to review th...
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Atelier Comment écrire une autofiction ? 3ème partie
Tue May 21, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryLa littérature d'aujourd'hui est obsédée par la vérité. Alors, quelles sont les règles pour écrire vrai ? Et qu?entendent les romanciers.ères par vérité ? C?est surtout l'affirmation de Boris Vian, que « l'histoire est entièr...
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Billy-Ray Belcourt: Coexistence
Tue May 21, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryBestselling author Billy-Ray Belcourt discusses his new collection of intersecting stories about Indigenous love and loneliness. Across the prairies and Canada's west coast, on reserves and university campuses, at...
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Crime Fiction : Why Series Work So Well
Wed May 22, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Northern DistrictIs it the engaging characters, the compelling plots, the sense of familiarity, or a bit of all that make crime fiction series? so addictive? In this one-hour talk, we look at why we love this immersive and addictive reading e...
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Racing to Go Viral | Ben Smith & Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Wed May 22, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryWhat's at stake when news becomes click-bait? In a data-driven world where success is often measured by likes and shares, news outlets are fighting for eyeballs. In the race against fleeting attention spans, what's the risk w...
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Atelier Comment écrire une autofiction ? 4ème partie
Tue May 28, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryLa littérature d'aujourd'hui est obsédée par la vérité. Alors, quelles sont les règles pour écrire vrai ? Et qu?entendent les romanciers.ères par vérité ? C?est surtout l'affirmation de Boris Vian, que « l'histoire est entièr...
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Rob Harvilla: 60 Songs that Explain the '90s
Wed May 29, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryWriter and podcaster Rob Harvilla visits the Appel Salon to regale music lovers with tales from his new book 60 Songs That Explain the '90s, a companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify. The 1990s were a chaotic...
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Kaya Genç: A Journey Through Modern Turkey
Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryConsidered a physical and cultural bridge between the East and the West, Turkey is a nation of contradictions. From its rich cultural history as one of the world's oldest civilizations to its challenging socio-political prese...
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Tommy Orange: Wandering Stars
Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryTommy Orange, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist and American Book Award-winning novel There There, discusses Wandering Stars, his follow-up novel tracing the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indust...
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Writing the Imaginable and Writing the Unimaginable
Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: S. Walter StewartAuthors Nora Gold and Gary Barwin present their brilliant new books and discuss a wide range of topics including Jewish identity and experience in the contemporary world, the nature of creativity, the writing process, their l...