Please check out these author talks & events, all happening in support of Simcoe Reads! Our Main Event is October 19th!
Please join us for an author talk with Vincent Lam! Author of the award winning Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize), author Vincent Lam will join us to discuss On the Ravine—a thrilling novel that compassionately explores the doctor/patient relationship, addiction and loss.
Friday, September 22, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Join us to celebrate NTPL’s Simcoe Reads selection with a special showing of the film Women Talking, written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand.
Join us for a discussion of NTPL’s Simcoe Reads 2023 title, Women Talking. Based on real events, Miriam Toews’ masterful novel uses wry, politically engaged humor to relate this tale of women claiming their own power to decide.
This summer seven Simcoe County Libraries have the opportunity to square off against each other and champion their book in our third annual Simcoe Reads!
Join us at Midland Public Library for a conversation between champion Roberta Douglas and Jayne Pritchard, about her book, Breast Cancer: After the Diagnosis.
Presented by the Essa Public Library, Nita Prose will be joining us virtually to talk about her book, The Maid, on Thursday, October 12, at 7:00 pm.