Defying Destiny: Ruth Ozeki & Jael Richardson

Ruth Ozeki, Jael Richardson and Deandra Lalonde

Defying Destiny: Ruth Ozeki & Jael Richardson

Ruth Ozeki, Jael Richardson and Deandra Lalonde

9:00pm

Thursday, October 28

Novelist, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki offers up The Book of Form and Emptiness, a bold, wise, playful story of a teenaged boy who begins to hear voices following the death of his beloved father, and must sort through the cacophony to listen to the things that truly matter. Award-winning author, book columnist and founder of The FOLD, Jael Richardson presents her national bestselling novel Gutter Child. Richardson expertly brings to life a modern heroine who must find the strength to forge her own future amongst heartbreaking disadvantages and shocking injustices, defying a system that tries to shape her destiny.  Join us for a poignant conversation with these authors on shaping one’s destiny and developing a unique voice in a noisy, unjust world.

Interviewer: Deandra Lalonde

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Novelist, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki offers up The Book of Form and Emptiness, a bold, wise, playful story of a teenaged boy who begins to hear voices following the death of his beloved father, and must sort through the cacophony to listen to the things that truly matter. Award-winning author, book columnist and founder of The FOLD, Jael Richardson presents her national bestselling novel Gutter Child. Richardson expertly brings to life a modern heroine who must find the strength to forge her own future amongst heartbreaking disadvantages and shocking injustices, defying a system that tries to shape her destiny.  Join us for a poignant conversation with these authors on shaping one’s destiny and developing a unique voice in a noisy, unjust world.

Interviewer: Deandra Lalonde

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Conversation
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Featured Authors

Ruth Ozeki

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Jael Richardson
Jael Richardson is the executive director of the FOLD literary festival, the books columnist on CBC Radio’s q and an outspoken advocate on issues of diversity. She is the author of The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lesson, a Father’s Life, a memoir based on her relationship with her father, CFL quarterback Chuck Ealey. The memoir received a CBC Bookie Award, an Arts Acclaim Award and a My People Award. Her essay “Conception” is part of Room’s first Women of Colour edition and excerpts from her first play, my upside down black face, appear in the anthology T-Dot Griots: An Anthology of Toronto’s Black Storytellers.

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Deandra Lalonde
Deandra Lalonde is an international bookseller who has sold books across the world, all from her home in Canada. She is currently the Content Sales Lead for North America at Rakuten Kobo, where she merchandises the eBook storefront. Using her knowledge of the ever-expanding book market, her focus is on making sure readers see the most relevant, interesting content that helps continue their love of reading.

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9:00pm

Thursday, October 28

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