International Festival of Authors
On Sunday, October 16, 2011, the International Festival of Authors (IFOA) Ontario touring program made a stop in Thunder Bay! James Bartleman, Johanna Skibsrud and Jane Urquhart read from their works, answered questions and signed books.
The Library is looking forward to future IFOA events.
James Bartleman |
Johanna Skibsrud |
Jane Urquhart |
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Photo by Andrew Stawicki |
Photo by Kristin Skibsrud Ross |
Photo by John Carter |
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James Bartleman (Canada) became the first Native Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario in 2002 after a distinguished career of more than 35 years in the Canadian foreign service. The author of the prize-winning memoir Out of Muskoka, Bartleman presents As Long as the Rivers Flow. |
Johanna Skibsrud (Canada) wonthe 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her first novel, The Sentimentalists. Skibsrud presents This Will Be Difficult to Explain and Other Stories. |
Jane Urquhart (Canada) is the internationally acclaimed author of three previous novels, a collection of short fiction, three books of poetry and a short biography of Lucy Maud Montgomery. Urquhart will read from her novel, The Underpainter, which is set in Thunder Bay. |
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