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Authors at Harbourfront Centre

Authors reading live!

Our 37th season of events will resume on September 22, 2010. Select events are now on sale.

Wednesday, September 22, 7:30pm

Richard Harvell, Keith Ross Leckie, Jan Costin Wagner

An 18th century Swiss Alps-set epic, a Canadian wilderness adventure and a psychological crime thriller.

Wednesday, September 29, 7:30pm

David Suzuki Legacy Tour

David Suzuki reads from and discusses his new book, The Legacy, and takes questions from the audience.

Wednesday, October 6, 7:30pm

A Conversation with Stuart McLean

Bestselling and award-winning author Stuart McLean presents his latest work, The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks.

Jowi Taylor

Canada

Jowi Taylor is a multiple-award-winning writer and broadcaster best known for his long-running CBC Radio programme Global-Village, the Peabody Award-winning radio series The Wire: The Impact of Electricity on Music and its celebrated companion series, The Nerve: Music and the Human Experience. His independent “Six String Nation” multi-media project – centred around a guitar built literally from pieces of Canadian heritage – combines Jowi’s various fascinations, including music, media, community building and the intersection of Canada’s history and multicultural identity.
He presents his book about the project, Six String Nation: 64 Pieces, 6 Strings, 1 Canada, 1 Guitar.

“It’s more than just a guitar. It’s a history book that you can play music on.”
– Andy Stochansky

Submitted by btoyne on Sat, 2009-08-15 13:56. Categories: Weekly | Canada.