Summer Books Series
Our new summer books series serves up fascinating ideas and engaging conversations with authors of some of the hottest books around. All events are free and presented on the TPL Culture channel on Crowdcast.
Past Programs
Watch replays of past events on the TPL Culture channel on Crowdcast, including these featured Summer Books series conversations:
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Ayad Akhtar: Homeland Elegies
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author Ayad Akhtar talks about his novel, Homeland Elegies, and forging an identity in a culture that expects conformity.
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Dawnie Walton: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
Dawnie Walton discusses her beautifully-crafted debut novel, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, which brings to life a faux music history that feels truly authentic.
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Indigenous Toronto: Stories that Carry this Place
A special panel discussion featuring contributors to the newly released book, Indigenous Toronto: Stories that Carry this Place, in conversation with Drew Hayden Taylor, Philip Cote, Johl Whiteduck and Denise Bolduc.
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Lisa Taddeo: Animal
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Taddeo discusses her debut novel, Animal, a depiction of female rage at its rawest. In conversation with Toronto Star Books Editor Deb Dundas.
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Domestic Revolutions: Gay Family Life in Three Novels
Bryan Washington, Kristen Arnett and Christopher DiRaddo talk with Jason Wagar about their novels which present domestic gay lives in all their complexity and variety.
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Tahmima Anam: The Startup Wife
Award-winning author Tahmima Anam talks about her new novel, The Startup Wife, and whether technology is set to disrupt love. In conversation with Aparita Bhandari.
- Jake Tapper: The Devil May Dance
- Gabriela Garcia: Of Women and Salt
- Jeremy Atherton Lin: Gay Bar – Why We Went Out
- Rob Kenner: The Marathon Don't Stop - The Life & Times of Nipsey Hussle
- Joe Ide: Smoke
- Megan Nolan: Acts of Desperation
- Steve Patterson: Dad Up! Long-Time Comedian. First-Time Father
- Ross King: The Bookseller of Florence
- Jesse McCarthy: Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?
- Anuk Arudpragasam: A Passage North
- Michael LaPointe: The Creep
- Kathleen Winter: Undersong