Author Talks & Lectures

Effective Victim Impact Statements

Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Lisa Freeman, author of ...

The War Correspondent: Lindsey Hilsum on the Life of Marie Colvin

Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Lindsey Hilsum appears in conversation to discuss In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin. The critically-acclaimed biography of one of the most admired war correspondents of our generation, who ...

STAR TALKS: Alix Ohlin: Dual Citizens

Thu Sep 05, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Celebrated author Alix Ohlin appears in conversation to discuss her new novel about art, love, friendship, motherhood, and belonging. ...

Nourish Your Mind, Body, and Spirit - REGISTRATION CLOSED

Thu Sep 05, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Mount Pleasant

A 4-session course for women of all ages, to inspire and empower them to commit to fitness, nutrition, and spirituality throughout their lives.

BODY & MIND. Jen Gunter: Busting Myths on the Vagina

Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Jen Gunter is an obstetrician and gynecologist with nearly three decades of experience as a vulvar and vaginal diseases expert. She has been called Twitter's resident gynecologist, the Internet's OB/GYN, and is a fierce advoc...

Écrire: l'art et la manière

Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Dans cette série interactive à quatre volets, l'auteur Daniel Soha nous communique son goût de l'écriture et nous livre les connaissances techniques et les astuces du métier nous permettant de réaliser notre rêve de création ...

STAR TALKS: Emma Donoghue: Akin

Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Emma Donoghue appears to discuss her new novel, Akin, a contemporary look at love, loss and family, set on the French Riviera.

Immune to Populism, eh?

Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

In 2016, the world witnessed a wave of right wing populism taking hold of Western democracies, from Brexit in the UK to the election of Donald Trump in the United States. Ever since then, Canadian academics, political comment...

Across Canada by Story

Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Crime Writers of Canada

Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Taylor Memorial

Members 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.