Diaspora Dialogues TOK Symposium

Diaspora Dialogues: Sheltering In Place

Rebecca Rosenblum and Elizabeth Ruth

11:00am

Sunday, September 24, 2023

60 mins

Whether due to pandemics or major ice storms, Torontonians know what it’s like to be locked down, locked in, and left staring out at a wider world they’re barred from joining. Rebecca Rosenblum’s The Days Are Numbered is a love letter to community as well as the joy and compassion that can be found even amidst the most stressful of circumstances. Elizabeth Ruth’s Semi-Detached – part love story, part ghost story, part murder mystery – explores where and in whom we house our love and our yearning. Come shelter with us as we explore these fiercely compelling novels.

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.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Conversation

Featured Authors

Rebecca Rosenblum

Rebecca Rosenblum's work has been nominated for the Trillium Award, the Amazon First Novel Award, the Danuta Gleed Award, and several others, as well as translated into Polish and French. Her short story collections are Once and The Big Dream and her first novel is So Much Love. These Days Are Numbered is her first book of non-fiction. www.rebeccarosenblum.com

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Elizabeth Ruth

Elizabeth Ruth is the author of the novels, Ten Good Seconds of Silence, Smoke, Matadora and Semi-Detached. Her debut poetry collection, This Report Is Strictly Confidential, is forthcoming in 2024. Elizabeth's work has been recognized by the Writers’ Trust of Canada Fiction Prize, the City of Toronto Book Award, the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and One Book One Community. CBC named her “One of the Ten Canadian Women Writers You Must Read.” She is also the author of a plain language novella for adult literacy learners entitled Love You to Death and the editor of the anthology Bent on Writing: Contemporary Queer Tales. Before publishing, Elizabeth worked with homeless women and children, counselling in the areas of violence, trauma and recovery. She holds a BA in English Literature, an MA in Counselling Psychology, and an MFA in Creative Writing. Elizabeth Ruth teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto and lives in the city with her family.