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Forests destroyed. Wildlife hunted for profit and sport. The railroad crashing through his quiet hometown. Inklings of the start of the American Civil War. Inspired by Henry David Thoreau’s journals and writing, Helen Humphreys‘ Followed by the Lark is a moving novel written by one of Canada’s most brilliant and beloved authors, that traverses the life and mind of renowned nineteenth-century naturalist, poet and abolitionist. Hear from Humphreys about the research that went into this novel and the striking relevance that Thoreau’s concerns still hold today.

Moderator: Kyle Wyatt

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Helen Humphreys

Helen Humphreys is an acclaimed and award-winning author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, a Lambda Literary Award for Fiction and the Toronto Book Award.

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Photo credit: Ayelet Tsabari.