Join us for a journey into the imaginations of acclaimed fantasy authors Pascale Lacelle and M.K. Lobb as they discuss their latest novels. In Stranger Skies, the second book in Pascale’s dark academia fantasy series The Drowned Gods Trilogy following Curious Tides, characters take the reader along on their quests through space and time. Lobb’s […]
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Featuring an introduction by Margaret Atwood, the 2024 PEN Canada Graeme Gibson Talk will have bestselling non-fiction writer John Vaillant, author of the multi-award-winning Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast in conversation with Catherine Abreu, one of Canada’s most influential thinkers on global climate policy, discuss the burning questions and challenges facing our fast-warming world. […]
Fall into the fantastical and creative worlds authors Bora Chung and Canisia Lubrin have created in their short story collections, Your Utopia and Code Noir. Chung first book in translation Cursed Bunny was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize brings to Toronto Your Utopia (translated by Anton Hur) blends horror, absurdity and dark humour in […]
Join writers Deepa Rajagopalan and Zoe Whittall for a fascinating conversation on their witty and insightful short story collections exploring the joys, challenges and societal expectations experienced by women. Rajagopalan’s Peacocks of Instagram examines diasporic Indian experiences, social media and cultural identity through engaging and thought-provoking tales, while Whittall’s Wild Failure explores themes of shame, […]
Tom Wilson Tehoháhake is a modern Mohawk artist, Juno Award winner, best-selling author, and newly appointed member of the Order of Canada. In Mohawk Warriors, Hunters & Chiefs, Wilson delves into Mohawk heritage through a captivating collection of paintings and multimedia works that reflect his journey of cultural discovery. The Festival of Indigenous Stories is […]
TIFA’s World in Other Words event series is back. Changing language or regional focus every few years, this is the second year spotlighting Arabic writers. Discover the vibrant stories of resilience and identity with author Danny Ramadan and author/illustrator Barrack Zailaa Rima. Novelist Ramadan’s memoir offers a personal journey through the life of a queer […]
No time like the present for these two magical realism novels by Scott Alexander Howard and Shelley Wood. In Howard’s The Other Valley, Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club Top Four Pick, his protagonist lives in the present, a town surrounded by a border; in one direction is the same town twenty years ahead; in the other, […]
Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear Michael Ondaatje discuss his return to poetry with A Year of Last Things. The new collection explores themes of displacement, memory and cultural intersections through intimate moments and fragments of his life. Born in Sri Lanka and now living in Toronto, Ondaatje reflects on his life as a […]
TIFA’s most provocative conversation series returns, bringing together authors and industry experts to examine the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. As co-host of CBC Radio’s As It Happens, Carol Off spent a decade and a half talking to people in the news five nights a week […]
Join cartoonist Léonie Bischoff for a discussion on Anaïs Nin and the art of the graphic novel. Anaïs Nin: A Sea of Lies (translated by Jenna Allen) tells the story of one of the best-known authors of women’s erotica in the 1920s and ‘30s, combining her life and art, the truth and fiction with illustrations as surreal […]
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 […]
TIFA’s most provocative conversation series returns, bringing together authors and industry experts to examine the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. Why can’t we talk to each other anymore? We all have a lot to stay but when did we stop listening? In the age of hurried […]
In the thrilling first crime novel from former FBI director James Comey, a murder investigation reveals deadly connections between high-ranking politicians and the mafia. Central Park West takes readers deep inside the world of lawyers and investigators working to solve a murder while navigating the treacherous currents of modern politics and the mob. Drawing from […]
