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Thursday Apr 23

From Ragged Ass Road to Rideau Hall

with Whit Fraser

7:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

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Sunday Apr 26

When the Forest Breathes

with Suzanne Simard

7:00 PM • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Book and Tciket $55 each

Wednesday Apr 29

CBC RADIO'S ALL IN A DAY BOOK CLUB

with Monia Mazigh, Reem Gaafar, Zeina Sleiman

6:30 PM • Ottawa Public Library Greenboro branch • 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr • More info

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Friday May 1

Sharing the Light

with Monique Gray Smith

6:30 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Thursday Pass $35 each

Saturday May 2

Pizza Before We Die

with Yasuko Thanh

6:30 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Friday Pass $35 each

Poetry Cabaret

with Jordan Abel, Kaie Kellough, Tareyn Johnson

8:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Friday Pass $35 each

Saturday May 2

Artificially Intelligent

with David Eliot

11:30 AM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Saturday Science Pass $55 each

Where the Earth Meets the Sky

with Louise K. Blight

1:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Saturday Science Pass $55 each

The Brain Never Sleeps

with Karen van Kampen

2:30 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Saturday Science Pass $55 each

Brassy Bit of Aging Crumpet

with Mary Walsh

4:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Saturday Evening Pass $55 each

Living History

with Hélène Gaudy, Jennifer Chevalier, Tara Gereaux

6:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Saturday Evening Pass $55 each

Fear Itself

with Karma Brown, Nick Cutter

8:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Saturday Evening Pass $55 each

Sunday May 3

The Casino Shift

with Dr. Brian Goldman

1:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Sunday Afternoon Pass $35 each

The Novice of Holloway Hall

with Wayne Johnston

2:30 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Sunday Afternoon Pass $35 each

All Our Uncertain Tomorrows

with Gillian Deacon, Mark Medley

4:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Sunday Evening Pass $55 each

GGLA Spotlight: How to Survive a Bear Attack

with Claire Cameron

6:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Sunday Evening Pass $55 each

Do the Right Thing

with Emily Austin, Sharon Bala, Y.M. Abdel-Magied

8:00 PM • Library and Archives Canada • 395 Wellington Street • More info

General Admission $25 each
Student / Senior $20 each
Online / Livestream $20 each
Sunday Evening Pass $55 each

Thursday May 14

Festival Book Club

with Kerry Clare, Mai Nguyen

6:30 PM • Parlour • 1319 Wellington Street West • More info

General Admission $40 each
Student / Senior $40 each
Festival Member $25 each

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