The Salon Series
The Salon Series is back! Join us online and in-person at the Appel Salon for an exciting range of literary and cultural events. Check out this season’s line-up and reserve your free tickets now.
In Person Events
The bright and spacious Appel Salon is located on the second floor of the Toronto Reference Library.
Grab a drink at our bar ahead of the event. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Reserve your in-person Salon Series advance tickets via TPL’s Eventbrite channel.
Upcoming In-Person Events
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Mark Abley: Strange Bewildering Time
Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryPoet and journalist Mark Abley joins us to discuss his new travel memoir, Strange Bewildering Time, looking back on a remarkable journey across the celebrated Hippie Trail from Turkey to Nepal in 1978, when the region was on...
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Before the 6ix: Ron Nelson's Fantastic Voyage
Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryIn 1983, Ron Nelson launched the Fantastic Voyage radio program on CKLN 88.1 FM, galvanizing Toronto's hip-hop community to listen to the show every Saturday afternoon. The legendary show would lay down a foundation for Toro...
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Eat Your Mind: The Radical Life and Work of Kathy Acker with Jason McBride
Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryJason McBride joins us to discuss his full-scale authorized biography of the pioneering experimental novelist Kathy Acker, one of the most original and controversial figures in 20th-century American literature. Twenty-five ye...
Online Events
In addition to in-person events, join us for a wide range of virtual events this fall from the comfort of your home, office, or wherever you choose to join us. Online Salon Series events will be hosted on Crowdcast and you can register for via our TPL Culture channel.
Upcoming Online Events
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Nancy Marie Brown: How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth
Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Location: OnlineNancy Marie Brown joins us to discuss her new book, Looking for the Hidden Folk: How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth. In conversation with journalist and author Egill Bjarnason. In exploring how Icelanders inte...
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Past Events
Missed an event? No worries! You can always watch replays of past in-person or online Salon Series events at your convenience.
Past In-Person Events:
In-person Salon Series recordings are available on our YouTube channel.
Past Online Events:
Online event recordings are available on our TPL Culture Crowdcast channel.
Watch replays of past online Salon Series programs
- Linwood Barclay: Look Both Ways
- Andrew Sean Greer: Less is Lost
- Maggie O’Farrell: The Marriage Portrait
- Harini Nagendra: The Bangalore Detective’s Club
- Cooking with Joshna: Diwali Celebration with Aparita Bhandari
- Nicholas Sparks: Dreamland
- Cooking with Joshna: Is There Bacon in Heaven with Ali Hassan
- Emma Donoghue: Haven
- Anuradha Roy: The Earthspinner
- Ruth Ware: The It Girl
- Zain Khalid: Brother Alive
- Miguel Syjuco: I Was the President's Mistress!!
- Amy Feltman: All the Things We Don't Talk About
- Ed Yong: An Immense World
- Kim Fu: Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
- Jennifer Egan: The Candy House
- Marlon James: Moon Witch, Spider King
- Jessamine Chan: The School for Good Mothers
- Stephanie Foo: What My Bones Know
- Dan Savage: Savage Love from A to Z
- Dimitri Nasrallah: Hotline
- Dan Charnas: Dilla Time
- Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr: I Am Because We Are
- Before the 6ix: Behind The Beat
- Andrew Neiderman: V.C. Andrews, The Woman Beyond the Attic
- The Life and Legacy of C.S. Lewis
- Damon Galgut: The Promise
- Eva Jurczyk: The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
- Lydia Davis: Proust, Arles and Madame Bovary
- Nita Prose: The Maid
Salon Series Reading List
Get started on the conversation and read the books that are featured in this season's Salon Series programming. There's something for everyone: mystery and intrigue, the highs and lows of romance, intellectual biographies, intimate memoirs and so much more!
Salon Series Fall 2022 Reading List
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Accessibility
Toronto Public Library is committed to providing equitable access to library service in a welcoming and supportive environment. A limited number of hearing assist devices are made available to all attendees at the Appel Salon bar. If special seating is required for any of the Appel Salon events, prior arrangements can be made by contacting event staff at salonprograms@tpl.ca. Please contact staff only once you have obtained an event ticket. We may not be able to accommodate requests on the day of our Appel Salon events.
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