Toronto - On October 9th, Toronto Public Library kicks off its autumn Canada Council Heritage Series, Degrees of Nowhere: A Geography of Canadian Writing at Palmerston Branch Auditorium.   

Noah Richler will host an engaging discussion on how geography permeates every word in Canadian literature, even becoming a vital supporting character. Richler will be joined by Russell Smith and Edward Riche, discussing how the Canadian landscape – from urban grit to prairie sprawl – defines and is defined by this country's literature.

The series will feature two months of related city-wide readings and discussions, featuring 16 different authors in 34 Toronto Public Library branches.    

What:

Canada Council Heritage Series – Autumn Launch
Noah Richler (host), Russell Smith and Edward Riche share their perspectives on the geography of Canada and how it influences their work. Refreshments, question & answer period and book signing with the authors.

When:

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 7 p.m.

Where:

Palmerston Branch, 560 Palmerston Avenue – Auditorium


Related Programs city-wide:

Neil Bissoondath
Don Mills Branch, 888 Lawrence Avenue East, 416-395-5710
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 7 p.m.

Alderwood Branch, 2 Orianna Drive, 416-394-5310
Thursday, October 25, 2007, 2 p.m

Woodside Square Branch, Woodside Square Mall, 1571 Sandhurst circle, 416-396-8979 
Thursday, October 25, 2007 7 p.m.

Yashin Blake
Centennial Branch, 578 Finch Avenue West, 416-395-5490
Thursday, October 11, 2007, 7 p.m.

Sharon Butala
Eatonville Branch, 430 Burnhamthorpe Road, 416-394-5270
Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 7 p.m.

Morningside Branch, 4279 Lawrence Avenue East, 416-396-8881
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 7 p.m.

Afua Cooper
Goldhawk Park Branch, 295 Alton Towers Circle, 416-396-8964
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 1:30 p.m.

Cedarbrae Branch, 545 Markham Road, 416-396-8850
Thursday, November 1, 2007, 2 p.m.

Maria A. Shchuka Branch, 1745 Eglinton Avenue West, 416-394-1000
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 7 p.m.

Bill Gallaher
Forest Hill Branch, 700 Eglinton Avenue West, 416-393-7706
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 7 p.m.

Kenneth J. Harvey
Sanderson Branch, 327 Bathurst Street, 416-393-7653
Monday, October 22, 2007, 7 p.m.

Runnymede Branch, 2178 Bloor Street West, 416-393-7697
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 7 p.m.

Anosh Irani
Mount Dennis Branch, 1123 Weston Road, 416-394-1008
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 7 p.m.

Albion Branch, 1515 Albion Road, 416-394-5170
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 7 p.m.

Wayne Johnston
Beaches Branch, 2161 Queen Street East, 416-393-7703
Thursday, October 25, 2007, 7 p.m.

Pape/Danforth Branch, 701 Pape Avenue, 416-393-7727
Monday, November 19, 2007, 7 p.m.

Alistair MacLeod
Maryvale Branch, Parkway Mall, 85 Ellesmere Road, 416-396-8931 
Monday, November 19, 2007, 7 p.m.

Locke Branch, 3083 Yonge Street, 393-393-7730 
Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 7 p.m.

Richview Branch, 1806 Islington Avenue, 416-394-5120
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7 p.m.

Kagiso Lesego Molope
Parliament Branch, 269 Gerrard Street East, 416-393-7663
Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 7 p.m.

Kim Moritsugu
Evelyn Gregory Branch, 120 Trowell Avenue, 416-394-1006
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 7 p.m.

ElmbrookPark Branch, 2 Elmbrook Crescent, 416-394-5290
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 7 p.m.

Noah Richler
Runnymede Branch, 2178 Bloor Street West, 416-393-7697
Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 7 p.m.

Russell Smith
Oakwood Village Library & Arts Centre, 341 Oakwood Avenue,
416-394-1040
Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 7 p.m.

Brentwood Branch, 36 Brentwood Road North, 416-394-5240
Thursday, November 8, 2007, 7 p.m.

Shyam Selvadurai
Deer Park Branch, 40 St. Clair Avenue East, 416-393-7657
Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 7 p.m.

McGregorPark Branch, 2219 Lawrence Avenue East, 416-396-8935 
Thursday, November 15, 2007, 7 p.m.

Brookbanks Branch, 210 Brookbanks Drive, 416-395-5480
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 7 p.m.

Meg Tilly
Brookbanks Branch, 210 Brookbanks Drive, 416-395-5480
Tuesday, October 23, 2 p.m.

Locke Branch, 3083 Yonge Street, 416-393-7730  
Tuesday October 23, 7 p.m.

Parkdale Branch, 1303 Queen Street West, 416-393-7686
Wednesday, October 24, 10 a.m.

North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, 416-395-5535
Wednesday, October 24, 2 p.m.

Michael Wex
Bayview Branch, Bayview Village Shopping Mall, 2901 Bayview Avenue, 416-395-5460
Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 6:30 p.m.

Barbara Frum Branch, 20 Covington Road, 416-395-5440 
Thursday, November 29, 2007, 6:30 p.m.

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