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World Book Cafe: Toronto

World Book CafΓ©, the programme where writers reveal the secrets of their home cities

Toronto is a bustling city on Lake Ontario which is growing at an astonishing rate. Almost a third of Torontonians have arrived in the last decade and more than half were born outside of Canada. The city’s Mohawk name is , which means β€œthe place on the water where the trees are standing".
Noah Richler explores the fictional landscape of the city with four of its exciting writers from different generations and backgrounds; Catherine Hernandez, Adrianna Chartrand, Don Gillmor and Deepa Rajagopalan who all join him in front of a lively audience at The House of Anansi Bookshop.

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49 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Jul 2024 11:06GMT

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  • Sat 13 Jul 2024 18:06GMT
  • Sun 14 Jul 2024 08:06GMT
  • Sun 14 Jul 2024 11:06GMT

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