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Fall 2018: Oct 25 to Oct 30

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Non-Fiction
Thu Aug 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church
America, The Farewell Tour
with Chris Hedges
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Fiction
Thu Oct 25 • 12:00pm • e18hteen
Literary Luncheon
with Ian Rankin
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Non-Fiction
Thu Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Trust: Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country
with David Johnston
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Fiction
Thu Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
In a House of Lies One on One with Ian Rankin
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