Sunday September 23, 2012 at Queen's Park, 11am - 6pm
Featured Authors
Guy Vanderhaeghe’s previous fiction includes The Last Crossing, The Englishman’s Boy, Things as they Are, Homesick, My Present Age, and Man Descending. Among the many awards and honours he has received are Canada Reads, the Governor General’s Awards (twice), the Writers’ Trust Timothy Findley Award, and the Harbourfront Festival Prize. He lives in Saskatchewan.
Sylvia Tyson was for eighteen years one half of the internationally renowned folk duo Ian and Sylvia, who shared a manager with such luminaries as Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, and Peter, Paul and Mary. Sylvia Tyson has recorded ten solo albums since the duo split in 1975, and since 2000 has been recording and performing with the group Quartette. Tyson is a member of the Order of Canada and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She lives in Toronto.
Michael Smith is the bestselling author of Chef at Home and The Best of Chef at Home as well as the star of several Food Network TV shows including Chef at Home. A passionate advocate of simple, sustainable flavours, he led the team of chefs that cooked for the world’s Olympians at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. He lives on Prince Edward Island with his son Gabriel.
Natasha Turner, N.D., is a leading naturopathic doctor and an authority on hormonal and digestive concerns. She is the founder of Clear Medicine, a Canadian-based wellness boutique that provides integrated health care. As a health consultant and educator, Dr. Turner lectures across Canada, appears frequently in the media and has contributed to the creation of two commercial weight-loss programs, which have helped to transform many lives.
Frances Itani, Member of the Order of Canada, is the author of award-winning novels, short stories and poetry. Her bestselling novels Deafening and Remembering the Bones have been published internationally. Her latest novel, Requiem, tells the story of a Japanese Canadian artist whose childhood was...
Frances Itani is at the Great Books Marquee and Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Stage at 11:00 AM and 1:45 PM
Mary Ito is the host of FRESH AIR, the weekend morning show that highlights the passions and pursuits of the people who call this province home.
Mary has had a long history of broadcasting, most recently as host of CBC's "Living in Toronto". She worked at TVOntario for five years as host of a daily talk show...
Mary Ito - Host is at the Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Stage at 1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
