Author Talks & Lectures
Audience
Library Branch
Bendale
Join us for talks on historical subjects. Meetings are free and include refreshments. At this meeting Regan Hutcheson will be a Tour Guide of Markham Heritage Estates at Hwy.48 and 16th Avenue.
Writer and psychologist Lydia Kwa on a tale of good and evil, ...
When was the last time you considered eating fruit from a city tree? In Toronto alone, volunteers with Not Far From the Tree have picked almost 150,000 pounds of fruit since 2008. In The Fruitful City, Toronto author Helena M...
Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars) tells the story of making Mars into a habitable planet. It explores climate change, revolution, and scientific communication in an environment where no one...
Authors Carrianne Leung and Djamila Ibrahim discuss their new books, ...
Described as "riveting," "masterful" and "elegantly-composed," activist Arif Anwar presents his debut novel, ...
Meet an AccessNow security trainer and computer engineer who has worked with hacktivists, bloggers, and community organizers across the Middle East, during some of the region's most recent upheavals. Discuss issues of interne...
Kevin Sylvester will present stories from his award-winning series The Neil Flambe Capers and MINRs, as well as stories from his many non-fiction books. Kevin will also present his patented 5-second cartooning class. Kids won...
Award-winning writer Liz Harmer and acclaimed editor and writer Harriet Alida Lye present their seductive and mysterious debut novels, ...