Surviving the Times: Colin Barrett & A.L. Kennedy

Colin Barrett and A.L. Kennedy

Surviving the Times: Colin Barrett & A.L. Kennedy

Colin Barrett and A.L. Kennedy

8:30pm

Monday, September 26, 2022

His latest blistering collection of short stories, Homesickness, is already receiving rave reviews from the likes of the New York Times, and sees Toronto-based Irish author Colin Barrett showcasing his observant eye and darkly funny style through eight character-driven stories exploring ordinary, difficult, working-class lives. TIFA is delighted to welcome back Costa Book Award-winning British author A.L. Kennedy, who will present her new collection of stories, We Are Attempting to Survive Our Time. Caustic and unsparing, the collection is a close examination of human relationships as people wrestle with the lives they have been given and the times spinning out around them. Join both authors as they discuss their raw, brilliant and unforgettable characters and how they convey such depth into vivid, compact stories.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 26 at 8:30pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

His latest blistering collection of short stories, Homesickness, is already receiving rave reviews from the likes of the New York Times, and sees Toronto-based Irish author Colin Barrett showcasing his observant eye and darkly funny style through eight character-driven stories exploring ordinary, difficult, working-class lives. TIFA is delighted to welcome back Costa Book Award-winning British author A.L. Kennedy, who will present her new collection of stories, We Are Attempting to Survive Our Time. Caustic and unsparing, the collection is a close examination of human relationships as people wrestle with the lives they have been given and the times spinning out around them. Join both authors as they discuss their raw, brilliant and unforgettable characters and how they convey such depth into vivid, compact stories.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 26 at 8:30pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Featured Authors

Colin Barrett
Colin Barrett was born in Canada in 1982 and grew up in County Mayo, Ireland. In 2009 he was awarded the Penguin Ireland Prize, and in 2014 his debut collection of stories, Young Skins was published and awarded The Rooney Prize, The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize and The Guardian First Book Award. He is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree. He lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter.

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A.L. Kennedy
A.L.Kennedy was born in Dundee. She lived for almost 30 years in Glasgow and now stays in North Essex. She has won a variety of UK and international book awards, including a Lannan Award, the Costa Prize, The Heinrich Heine Preis, the Somerset Maugham Award and the John Llewellyn Rees Prize. She has twice been included on the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list. She has written nine novels, six short story collections, three books of non-fiction and three books for children. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the Akademie der Kunst. She also writes for the stage, screen, TV and has created an extensive body of radio work including documentaries, monologues, dramas and essays. She also performs occasionally in one person shows and as a stand up comic.

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8:30pm

Monday, September 26

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