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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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Creative Writing Workshop with children's author Sarabeth Holden
Sat Jun 08, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Albert CampbellJoin children's author Sarabeth Holden for a reading of her book Benny the Bananasaurus Rex, followed by an interactive creative writing workshop. This workshop is designed for children aged 3-8. Sarabeth is a chil...
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Keiron Pim: The Genius and Tragedy of Joseph Roth
Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryWriter Keiron Pim visits the Appel Salon to discuss his new book Endless Flight: The Genius and Tragedy of Joseph Roth with host Eleanor Wachtel. The mercurial, self-mythologising novelist and journalist Joseph Rot...
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Kai Cheng Thom, Falling Back in Love with Being Human
Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryKai Cheng Thom (she/her), MSW, MSc, QMed, is a writer, performer, somatic coach, and professional dialogue facilitator. An award-winning author and thought leader on revolutionary love, trauma healing, and transformative appr...
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Ann Powers: On the Path to Joni Mitchell
Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Toronto Reference LibraryCelebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers visits the Appel Salon to discuss her new book Traveling: On the Path to Joni Mitchell with host Tabassum Siddiqui. Not another standard telling of the Joni Mitchell story but a tale of...
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Author Talk: Gary Barwin
Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: BrentwoodIn this lively presentation, award-winning best-selling author Gary Barwin will share engaging examples from his many books of fiction, poetry, and essays. He will also speak about how he addresses difficult subjects with hum...
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Author Talk: Miriam Edelson
Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: BrentwoodEdelson?s work delves into parenting and family relationships as well as topics related to lived experience of mental health challenges and loss. She has a hopeful take on difficult subjects, diving deep into an emotional pla...
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Mighty Scared: The Amazing Ways Animals Defend Themselves
Fri Aug 02, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: BrentwoodWhile people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves when they're afraid: Fulmar birds vomit, Texas horned lizards shoot blood from their eyes and hagfish slime their enemies! ...
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How to Conserve Our Urban Green Spaces
Thu Aug 22, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: BrentwoodCanada is one of the most urbanized countries globally. This talk will cover some of the challenges related to conserving and enhancing urban space and trees. Dr. Danijela Puric-Mladenovic is a researcher and professor...