International Festival of Authors Listings

Strawberry Fields

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Thursday, October 18

8 pm Daniel Handler, Janette Turner Hospital, Gina B Nahai, MG Vassanji and Ken Babstock read (PDT).

Friday, October 19

8 pm C&eacuteline Curiol, Halfdan W Freihow, Marina Lewycka, Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Christakos read (PDT).

David Gilmour, Daniel Handler and Bernard MacLaverty in a round table discussion with moderator Richard Clewes (BRG).

Saturday, October 20

11 am Daniel Handler and Kenneth Oppel talk to children about books, bats and other dark topics (PDT).

noon C&eacuteline Curiol and Nancy Huston interviewed by Martin Levin (LT).

Rutu Modan, James Sturm and Emily read (BRG).

1 pm Marina Lewycka and Vendela Vida Interviewed by Sandra Martin (ST).

2 pm Marie Henry, Mohamed Kacimi, Elie Karam, Amr Sawah and Jos&eacutephine Serre in a round table discussion with moderator Jason Sherman (LT).

3 pm Halfdan W Freihow, Larry Gaudet and Janette Turner Hospital in a round table discussion with moderator Vit Wagner (ST).

4 pm Emma Donoghue, Nancy Huston, Nikita Lalwani, Gail Tsukiyama and Emily Schultz read (PDT).

5 pm AJ Jacobs, Bruce Meyer and Stephen Cain read and talk about their work with George Murray (BRG).

8 pm Margaret Atwood, Roch Carrier, Kevin Connolly, Elyse Friedman, Graeme Gibson, A.L. Kennedy and Shani Mootoo in House of Anansi 40th anniversary celebration (PDT).

Shalom Auslander, Amy Bloom, Anne Enright, Vendela Vida and Souvankham Thammavongsa read (BRG).

Sunday, October 21

noon Anne Enright interviewed by Carolyn Weaver (BRG).

1 pm Valerie Martin, Bernard MacLaverty, Eric Wright, Diane Ackerman and George Murray read (PDT).

2 pm Amy Bloom, Emma Donoghue, Nikita Lalwani and Gail Tsukiyama i n a round table discussion with moderator Louise Penny(LT).

Roy MacSkimming and John Stape talk and are interview by Antanas Sileika (BRG).

3 pm Margaret Christakos, Suzanne Robertson, Priscila Uppal and others read poetry to projected films (ST).

4 pm Jakob Arjouni, Ian Holding and Diane Ackerman in a round table discussion with moderator Charles Foran (PDT).

Shalom Auslander interviewed by Jonathan Garfinkel (BRG).

Monday, October 22

8 pm Governor General’s Literary Award finalists read (PDT).

Tuesday, October 23

10 am JK Rowling reads for children (WG).

8 pm Gail Anderson-Dargatz, A.L. Kennedy, Helen Oyeyemi, C&eacutelestine Hitiura Vaite and Souvankham Thammavongsa read (PDT).

Jasper Fforde, Spider Robinson, Robert J Sawyer and Jay Millar read (BRG).

Moshin Hamid, Ian Holding, Aryn Kyle, David Leavitt and Priscila Uppal read (LT).

Wednesday, October 24

10:30 am Jean Little reads for children (BRG).

1 pm Hugh Brewster reads for children (BRG).

8 pm Aryn Kyle, David Leavitt, Spider Robinson and C&eacutelestine Hitiura Vaite in a round table discussion with moderator Bert Archer (LT).

Gil Adamson, Jakob Arjouni, David Thewlis, Michael Winter, Jay MillAr read (BRG).

Isabel Allende, Will Ferguson, Elizabeth Hay, Richard B Wright and Ken Babstock read (PDT).

Robert Hugh, Anna Porter, Rudy Wiebe and Robert J Sawyer in a round table discussion with moderator Scott Gardiner(ST).

Thursday, October 25

10:30 am Kit Pearson reads for children (BRG).

1 pm Kenneth Oppel reads for children (BRG).

8 pm Barry Callaghan, Justin Cartwright, Anna Porter and Priscila Uppal read (BRG).

Beatrice MacNeil, Bernice Morgan, Alessandro Piperno, Peter Robinson and Janice Kulyk Keefer read (PDT).

Will Self and David Thewlis interviewed by Ben McNally (LT).

Friday, October 26

10:30 am Matthew Skelton reads for children (BRG).

1 pm Seán Cullen reads for children (BRG).

8 pm Carol Bruneau, David Davidar, Tracy Chevalier, Will Self and Stephen Cain read (PDT).

David Gilmour, Larry Gaudet, Rudy Wiebe and Margaret Christakos read (BRG).

Will Ferguson, Peter Robinson, MG Vassanji and Richard B Wright in a round table discussion with moderator Randy Boyagoda (LT).

Saturday, October 27

noon Justin Cartwright interviewed by Eleanor Wachtel (PDT).

2 pm Moshin Hamid, Alessandro Piperno and Eric Wright in a round table discussion with moderator Susan G Cole (LT).

Helen Humphreys in conversation with Tracy Chevalier (BRG).

3 pm Adrian Tomine interviewed by Sheila Heti (ST).

4 pm Carol Bruneau, DR MacDonald, Beatrice MacNeil, Bernice Morgan and Alistair MacLeod in a round table discussion with moderator Larry Gaudet and music with Sandy McIntyre & Friends (BRG).

Lloyd Jones interviewed by Paul Quarrington (PDT).

8 pm Giller Prize shortlisted authors Elizabeth Hay, Michael Ondaatje, Daniel Poliquin, MG Vassanji and Alissa York read (PDT).