Unsettling Circumstances: Elyse Friedman & Jenny Lund Madsen

Elyse Friedman and Jenny Lund Madsen

Unsettling Circumstances: Elyse Friedman & Jenny Lund Madsen

Elyse Friedman and Jenny Lund Madsen

12:30pm

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Hear Canadian author Elyse Friedman and Danish scriptwriter Jenny Lund Madsen share the details behind their new books, including the process of plotting the dark and twisted worlds. Friedman’s The Opportunist peeks into the lives of a rich and powerful family embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Meanwhile, Jenny Lund Madsen’s debut thriller, Thirty Days of Darkness follows a woman who travels to a quiet village in Iceland to write a book in 30 days; but shortly after arriving, a murder unravels a set of bizarre and dangerous events that put her plans on hold.

Moderator: Catherine Graham

Event Info:
Date & Time: June 4 at 12:30pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre’s main building
Duration: 60 minutes
Available with a MOTIVE Day or Weekend Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

This event is supported by the Royal Danish Embassy.

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Conversation

Hear Canadian author Elyse Friedman and Danish scriptwriter Jenny Lund Madsen share the details behind their new books, including the process of plotting the dark and twisted worlds. Friedman’s The Opportunist peeks into the lives of a rich and powerful family embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Meanwhile, Jenny Lund Madsen’s debut thriller, Thirty Days of Darkness follows a woman who travels to a quiet village in Iceland to write a book in 30 days; but shortly after arriving, a murder unravels a set of bizarre and dangerous events that put her plans on hold.

Moderator: Catherine Graham

Event Info:
Date & Time: June 4 at 12:30pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre’s main building
Duration: 60 minutes
Available with a MOTIVE Day or Weekend Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

This event is supported by the Royal Danish Embassy.

Embassy of Denmark logo

Conversation

Featured Authors

Elyse Friedman
Elyse Friedman is a critically acclaimed author, screenwriter, poet and playwright. Her work has been shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award, the Toronto Book Award, the ReLit Award and the Tom Hendry Award. Her short story The Soother won the gold National Magazine Award for Fiction, and her poetry book Know Your Monkey won a ForeWord Book of the Year award. Her screenplay Better Now won the TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award Jury Prize in 2019; her screenplay The Relationship Experiment won the TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award in 2020. Elyse Friedman lives in Toronto.

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Jenny Lund Madsen
Jenny Lund Madsen is one of Denmark’s most acclaimed scriptwriters (including the international hits Rita and Follow the Money) and is known as an advocate for better representation for sexual and ethnic minorities in Danish TV and film. She recently made her debut as a playwright with the critically acclaimed Audition (Aarhus Teater) and her debut literary thriller, Thirty Days of Darkness, first in an addictive new series, won the Harald Mogensen Prize for Best Danish Crime Novel of the year and was shortlisted for the coveted Glass Key Award. She lives in Denmark with her young family. Jenny Lund Madsen’s Festival appearance is generously supported by the Royal Danish Embassy.

Read more about Jenny Lund Madsen

12:30pm

Sunday, June 4

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