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Fall 2019: Oct 24 to Oct 29
Spring 2020: Apr 30 to May 5

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Fiction
Tue Sep 17 • 7:00pm • Dominion Chalmers
EVENT POSTPONED: The Testaments
One on One with Margaret Atwood
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Fri Sep 20 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church
From Where I Stand
with Jody Wilson-Raybould
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Non-Fiction
History
Tue Sep 24 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
Book Launch: Murdered Midas
With Charlotte Gray
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Non-Fiction
History
Wed Sep 25 • 7:30pm • Library and Archives Canada
Book Launch: Truth Be Told
with Beverley McLachlin
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Fiction
Thu Sep 26 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church
Akin
One on One with Emma Donoghue
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History
Tue Oct 1 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
One on One with Pico Iyer
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Non-Fiction
Sat Oct 5 • 2:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
To Speak for the Trees
with Diana Beresford-Kroeger
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Fiction
Wed Oct 16 • 6:00pm • National Gallery of Canada
Between the Pages
An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists
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Non-Fiction
Thu Oct 24 • 6:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Had it Coming
with Robyn Doolittle
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