Іvan Baidak (born in 1990) is a daring Ukrainian fiction writer whose debut novel Personally Me Personally for You (2013) became a national bestseller and garnered excellent critical reviews. His two short story collections, Role Plays (2014) and The Shadows of Our Dates (2017), topped bookstore bestseller lists and have been translated into several different […]
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Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. Capitalism has infiltrated every aspect of our personal, social, economic and sexual lives. Patriarchy and classism are forms […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. The papal visit to Canada marks a significant moment in acknowledging the pain and trauma inflicted upon the […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. We often think of the digital society in the future sense but it surrounds us right now, especially […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. With continuing gun violence, the repeal of Roe v. Wade and the enquiry into the January 6 riot, […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. The call for systemic change was loud in 2020, but after two years, what do we hear – […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. Healthcare systems have long been struggling to cope, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the possibility of future iterations […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. Canada and the Nordic countries are at the frontier of severe environmental change as well as being responsible […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. The city is our dominant social model, but if so few can afford to live well in cities, […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. The ongoing war in Ukraine has highlighted our global interconnectivity and dependency on particular nations to supply resources, […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. In the 21st century, the influence of global political alliances had been fading, but the conflict in Ukraine […]
Each day of the Festival, authors and industry experts will come together for candid, live conversations to examine a new facet of the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. We looked on with horror, distress and confusion as Russia defied international law and national sovereignty to invade […]
TIFA’s most provocative discussion series returns for #FestofAuthors22, featuring authors, academics and journalists who examine the culture and politics that shape the world around us. Subjects range from: urban affordability to the future of healthcare; understanding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the global community; Indigenous reconciliation and continuing change with Black Lives […]