Diaspora Dialogues TOK Symposium

Diaspora Dialogues: Re-Imagining Romance

Uzma Jalaluddin and Chantel Guertin

5:00pm

Saturday, September 23, 2023

60 mins

Looking for your happily ever after/second-chance romance? Or curious about the hottest segment in publishing these days? Join bestselling authors Uzma Jalaluddin and Chantel Guertin to discuss their latest novels: Much Ado About Nada, a modern-day romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion (“It is, in a word, brilliant.” – The New York Times) and Two For the Road, the story of a romance bookshop owner who embarks on the adventure, or misadventure, of a lifetime. (“A charming love story, and a whistle stop tour of England, too.” – Globe and Mail)

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Conversation

How to attend

$39.99

Single Day Pass

$69.99

Weekend Pass

$249.99

Full Festival Pass

Students and youth save up to 50% on passes.

Looking for your happily ever after/second-chance romance? Or curious about the hottest segment in publishing these days? Join bestselling authors Uzma Jalaluddin and Chantel Guertin to discuss their latest novels: Much Ado About Nada, a modern-day romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion (“It is, in a word, brilliant.” – The New York Times) and Two For the Road, the story of a romance bookshop owner who embarks on the adventure, or misadventure, of a lifetime. (“A charming love story, and a whistle stop tour of England, too.” – Globe and Mail)

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Conversation

Featured Authors

Uzma Jalaluddin

Uzma Jalaluddin is the bestselling author of Ayesha at Last and Hana Khan Carries On, both of which have been optioned for film, the latter by Mindy Kaling. A high school English teacher, Jalaluddin is also a contributor to the Toronto Star and the Atlantic. She lives near Toronto with her family.

Read more about Uzma Jalaluddin

Chantel Guertin

Chantel Guertin is the author of nine novels, including the instant national bestseller Two for the Road, Instamom and Stuck in Downward Dog for adults and the Pippa Greene YA series. She has worked as a beauty expert on Canada's number‐one daytime talk show, The Marilyn Denis Show, and as an editor of various magazines. She lives in Toronto with her family. Find her on Instagram and TikTok at @chantelguertin.

Read more about Chantel Guertin

5:00pm

Saturday, September 23

60 mins

How to attend

$39.99

Single Day Pass

$69.99

Weekend Pass

$249.99

Full Festival Pass

Students and youth save up to 50% on passes.

What to read

Much Ado About Nada by ,

Two for the Road by ,

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