Three sisters, Betty, Eleni and Samantha Bakopoulos are quickly becoming the face for Greek food and for living Greek.  Three Sisters Around the Greek Table is their first self-published cookbook and has the prestigious distinction of Best in World status from the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. See them on the Cooks ‘n’ Books stage at 2:00.

Linda Barnard has been a journalist for three decades and writes about and reviews movies in the Toronto Star and at thestar.com. She says covering TIFF is the high point of her year at the paper. Like everybody else who lives in Toronto, she enjoys seeing her city onscreen. Her favourite made-in-Toronto movies include Don McKellar's Last Night  and the holiday classic, A Christmas Story. See her speak in The Toronto Star Tent at 1:00 with Peter Howell and Rob Salem.

Linwood Barclay is a former columnist for the Toronto Star and the author of seven novels, including Fear the Worst, Too Close to Home, and No Time for Goodbye. He lives near Toronto with his wife. See him at The Remarkable Reads Tent at 3:20.

Craig Battle is an editor at OWL, chickaDEE and Chirp Magazines, published by Owlkids.  Owlkids publishes Canadian magazines and books for children aged 3 to 14. See him in the Canadian Magazines Tent at 11:15 with Jackie Farquhar and Mandy Ng.

Steven W Beattie, Toronto-based writer and critic, is the Review Editor at Quill & Quire, the magazine of the Canadian publishing trade. He was a juror for the 2009 Trillium Prize, and has also appeared on Bravo! Arts & Minds, CBC radio, and CIUT 89.5 in Toronto. He maintains the literary blog That Shakespearean Rag. He is hosting the Digital Drive Stage from 11:30-2:30.

Helaine Becker is the award-winning author of Science on the Loose, Boredom Blasters, and Secret Agent Y.O.U. She lives in Toronto. See her in the Children’s Activity Tent at 1:15.

Rebecca Bender began her drawing career at 5 years old, honing in mostly on animal characters. Before long she put words to her pictures, inspiring stories and more pictures. Giraffe and Bird is her first book published as an illustrator/author. See her in the Children’s Reading Tent at 11:50.

Matthew Blackett is the publisher, creative director and one of the founders of Spacing magazine. Blackett was named Editor of the Year for 2007 by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors and Spacing was named Canadian Small Magazine of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009. See him in The Canadian Magazines Tent with David Hayes, Jacqueline Kovacs and Jessica Ross at 5:15.

Jared Bland is the managing editor of The Walrus and sits on the board of directors of PEN Canada. See him in the Canadian Magazines Tent discussing The Walrus at 3:45.

Giles Blunt grew up in North Bay, Ontario, and is the author of Forty Words for Sorrow, The Delicate Storm, Blackfly Season, By the Time You Read This and No Such Creature, each one of them either award-winners or national bestsellers. Hear him speak at The Remarkable Reads Tent at 3:10.

Michael Bonacini is the partner in Oliver Bonacini Restaurants, which includes the acclaimed Auberge du Pommier, Biffs, Jump, and Canoe.

Jason Bone is an Eisner Award-nominated illustrator of several critically acclaimed comic books and graphic novels, including Spiderman: Tangled Web, Batman / The Spirit, and Paul Dini’s Mutant, Texas. Join him in The Children’s Activity Tent at 3:00 for a drawing demonstration, and participate in a fun, hands-on Alison Dare Cubee Activity.

Suzanne Boyd is the Editor-in-Chief of Zoomer magazine.  Her creative and journalistic accomplishments make her a sought-after commentator on women’s issues, popular culture entertainment news and fashion. See her along with Kim Izzo in the Canadian Magazines Tent at 3:00.

When not writing children’s books, father of two David Bruins works in information technology. Join him and illustrator Hilary Leung as they read from both The Legend of Ninja Cowboy Bear and Ninja Cowboy Bear Presents the Way of the Ninja and lead the audience in a variety of games in the Children’s Activity Tent at 12:15.

Associate Agent at the Anne McDermid Agency, Chris Bucci was most recently senior editor at McClelland & Stewart, Bucci working primarily with non-fiction, bringing to the M&S catalogue the likes of Alain de Botton, Christopher Hitchens, Paul Watson, Shawna Richner, Bob Rae and Sir Martin Gilbert. See him at The Wordshop Marquee at 3:00.