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 ...

Across Canada by Story

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

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Lillian H. Smith

Author and psychotherapist Donald Robertson discusses his new book, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor. Using anecdotes from the life of Marcus Aurelius, the book focuses on Stoic philosophical precepts and psychological techn...

Learn How to Get Published! A Freelance Writing Seminar with Brian D?Souza

Mon Sep 16, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Location: Annette Street

Writer and author Brian J. D'Souza shares tips, insight and anecdotes to getting publishing in magazines and websites. From querying publications to working with editors, you will gain an insider's perspective. Those with kee...

CANCELLED Authour Visit with Raquel Rich

Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Fort York

Join us as Author Raquel Rich talks about her book, Hamartia.

Glory Edim: Well-Read Black Girl

Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Glory Edim appears to discuss her edited collection, Well-Read Black Girl, a compilation of original essays from black women writers about the importance of seeing themselves represented in literature. ...

Settling By, On and With Water: Early Experiences with Water

Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central Library

Wayne Reeves is the Chief Curator, City of Toronto Museums and Heritage Services. He provides a wide-ranging look at Toronto's relationship with its rivers and lakefront from a city-building perspective (1793 to 1920). Why an...

Getting Published: A YA Author Answers Your Questions

Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Brentwood

Tanaz Bhathena discusses her popular current novel "A Girl Like That" set in present-day Saudi Arabia, and her newest novel "The Beauty of the Moment" (Feb 2019) and shares her experience as a new, up-and-coming YA author.

Evening with Victor Malarek

Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Toronto Reference Library

Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto's Don River Valley

Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: North York Central Library

Professor Jennifer Bonnell provides a fascinating account of how a small river can shape the growth of a big city. For the past two centuries Toronto residents have imagined the Don Valley as both an eyesore and a refuge. The...