What's On at the Library

The eh List Author Series returns with an early spring series which is full of surprises. We continue to bring top Canadian authors to branches around town to talk about their newest books.

The first surprise is February itself. For the first time, The eh List is running in this short and powerful month. We open the series with Miriam Toews at the Appel Salon, where she will discuss her newest book ‘All My Puny Sorrows’ with Toronto Star journo Deb Dundas. And we have a special ‘guest set’ featuring first-time novelist Alix Hawley with her book ‘All True Not A Lie In It.’

February is Black History Month, and The eh List is featuring a special mini-series with critic and writer Donna Bailey Nurse, who will interview three black Canadian A-List authors. Cecil Foster – Independence, Olive Senior Dying to Better Themselves and Bryan Prince – My Brother’s Keeper meet with Donna to unearth the best of their work.

March brings a flurry of terrific titles to Toronto. Kim Echlin comes to the Toronto Reference Library with her redemptive novel, Under The Visible Life, which takes us into the very different worlds of two mixed-race Canadian pianists. Helen Humphreys comes to City Hall to talk about her latest novel, ‘The Evening Chorus’ .

Another spring surprise is our new location at Beaches branch. Beaches joins the Eh List with Stephen Marche whose genre-bending novel unearths the secrets of America’s second wealthiest family; and it’s some secret. The Hunger of The Wolf will leave you surprisingly satisfied.

David Bezmozgis has given us two terrific books previously, and if the expectation for his newest is any gauge, it’s going to turn a few heads. The Betrayers brings together a disgraced Israeli cabinet minister, his loyal wife, his young mistress, his disgruntled son, his daughter and the man who betrayed him to the KGB 40 years earlier.  

Russell Smith’s previous books have always found their audiences; men who dress well, women who care… urbanites who see themselves reflected in his downtown characters. With this new collection, Smith finds himself in a much more reflective milieu and he gives us full blown characters who live and work among us.

Our last surprise for spring is Kelley Armstrong. It is probably enough to say that she will be at our newest location, Lillian H. Smith branch on March 25^th. Armstrong is a one-woman fantasy font; more than 20 hit fantasy novels including ‘Bitten’ which was adapted for the television series of the same name. Come early; she’s got fans.

So with all this on offer, we hope you are putting your favorite titles on hold and making plans to join us for an A-List reading experience.