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Spring 2019: May 2 to May 7
Fall 2019: Oct 24 to Oct 29

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Non-Fiction
Wed Mar 27 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
Son of A Critch
With Mark Critch
Free
Poetry
Sun Apr 14 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub
House of Anansi Poetry Bash
With Karen Solie, Kayla Czaga and Michael Redhill
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Thu May 2 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
with Nicholas A. Christakis
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Thu May 2 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Defending Democracy
with Michael Adams and David Moscrop
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Fri May 3 • 6:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
The Words of My Father
with Yousef Bashir
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Non-Fiction
Fri May 3 • 7:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen
with Kim Thuy
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Fiction
Fri May 3 • 9:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Crime and Punishment
with S.J. Maher and Ausma Zehanat Khan
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Sat May 4 • 1:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
The Art of Diplomacy
with Bruce and Vicki Heyman
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Non-Fiction
Science
History
Sat May 4 • 3:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
with Lee Smolin
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