Randy Boyagoda

Randy Boyagoda

Randy Boyagoda is the author of six books, including the novels Governor of the Northern Province, Beggar’s Feast, and Original Prin. His work has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize, and named a Globe and Mail Best Book of the year and New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice. An essayist, book critic and radio columnist, he is a professor of English at the University of Toronto, where he lives with his wife and their four daughters.

Randy Boyagoda is published by Biblioasis

Photo credit: Angela Lewis

What to read

Original Prin by Randy Boyagoda, 2018

Dante’s Indiana by Randy Boyagoda, 2021

Upcoming Events

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October 01, 2022
at 4:30pm

TIFA Event

Is There Bacon in Heaven?: Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan and Randy Boyagoda

October 01, 2022 at 4:30pm

November 17, 2021
at 7pm

Conversation

Colson Whitehead in Conversation with Randy Boyagoda

Colson Whitehead and Randy Boyagoda

November 17, 2021 at 7pm

October 25, 2021
at 7pm

TIFA Event

Cloud Cuckoo Land: Anthony Doerr with Randy Boyagoda

Anthony Doerr and Randy Boyagoda

October 25, 2021 at 7pm

October 25, 2021
at 9pm

Conversation

Classics Made New: Mona Awad & Randy Boyagoda

Mona Awad, Randy Boyagoda, and Heidi Reitmaier

October 25, 2021 at 9pm

October 28, 2020
at 5pm

TIFA Event

The Wild West: Gil Adamson’s Ridgerunner

Gil Adamson and Randy Boyagoda

October 28, 2020 at 5pm

October 24, 2020
at 5pm

TIFA Event

Shifting Sides of Conflict: Colum McCann’s Apeirogon

Colum McCann and Randy Boyagoda

October 24, 2020 at 5pm