- 7:30 PM
- October 26, 2011
- Burlington Art Centre, Shoreline Room
- Burlington
- Cost: $10
Location information
Burlington Art Centre, Shoreline Room
1333 Lakeshore Road
Burlington L7S 1A9
Join us for a round table discussion featuring authors Anne Enright, Tom Perrotta and John Burnham Schwartz moderated by Rachel Giese, followed by a Q & A period and a book signing. Hosted by TVO’s Thom Ernst.
Anne Enright‘s latest novel is The Forgotten Waltz, a story about the bewildering speed of attraction and the irreparable slip into longing that reads with breathtaking immediacy.
Tom Perrotta‘s latest work is The Leftovers, a story following the citizens of the suburban community of Mapleton, which has just lost over a hundred people in what is being called the Sudden Departure – a Rapture-esque event.
John Burnham Schwartz reintroduces his characters from Reservation Road in his latest novel, Northwest Corner, a riveting story about complex family bonds that can never be broken, even in the face of life’s most difficult and unexpected challenges.
Participants
Anne Enright
Anne Enright’s (UK) previous novel, The Gathering, won the 2007 Man Booker Prize and is a Canadian and international bestseller. She is also the author of the novels The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch, What Are You Like? and The Wig [...]
Thom Ernst - Host/Interviewer
Thom Ernst (Canada) is the producer and host of TVO’s Saturday Night at the Movies. He’s covered 15 years of the Toronto International Film Festival and has appeared as a regular film critic and commentator on TVO’s More to Life, [...]
Rachel Giese - Moderator
Rachel Giese is a senior editor at The Walrus. Her writing has appeared in Toronto Life, Chatelaine and the Globe and Mail.
Tom Perrotta
Tom Perrotta (USA) is the author of six works of fiction, including The Wishbones, The Abstinence Teacher and Joe College. His novels Election and Little Children were made into acclaimed and award-winning movies. Perrotta presents The Leftovers, a story following [...]
John Burnham Schwartz
John Burnham Schwartz (USA) is the author of the novels Claire Marvel, Bicycle Days and Reservation Road, which was made into a motion picture based on his screenplay. His books have been translated into more than 15 languages and his writing [...]