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Join us for a special gathering to celebrate the launch of The Nail That Sticks Out (Dundurn Press), a hybrid memoir and Japanese Canadian history by Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann.

Enjoy an evening with Japanese music by ten ten, light refreshments and a book reading. Kerri Sakamoto will moderate the discussion and Q-and-A session. A book signing will follow. Books will be for sale courtesy of Another Story Bookshop.

Toronto Lit Up is a multi-year initiative, started in 2016 by the Toronto International Festival of Authors and the Toronto Arts Council, to spotlight Toronto writers and empower local artists with career-building opportunities. Between April 2016 and March 2024, Toronto Lit Up has presented over 200 events featuring over 250 Toronto authors and illustrators. Toronto Lit Up book launches take place throughout the year at venues across the city. They are open to the public and free to attend. Click here for more information.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

The Nail That Sticks Out

When the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past define who we are, who we become? In April 1942, Suzanne's mother was an eight-month-old baby when her family was torn from their home in Victoria, B.C. Arriving at Vancouver’s Hastings Park, her family bunked in horse ... Read more

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Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann

Suzanne Elki Yoko Hartmann is an editor and the author of a children's book, My Father’s Nose. Her work reflects her roots as a fourth-generation Japanese Canadian with German ancestry, and explores cultural memories, meaningful coincidences, community, and identity.

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