Writer and novelist Kyo Maclear is a self-professed “spork.” The daughter of a British father and a Japanese mother, she conceived the story of this mixed utensil with her husband to commemorate the birth of their first son. See her in The Children’s Reading Tent at 12:10.

Margaret MacMillan is a professor of international history, Warden of St. Antony’s College at Oxford University, and the bestselling author of five books, including Paris 1919. She writes about great changes in the modern world, from the decline of the British Empire to the world wars. See her in the Penguin Group Canada Tent at 1:00.

Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963.  He is the author of the internationally acclaimed Man Booker prize-winning novel Life Of Pi, which was translated into 38 languages, sold more than 700,000 copies in Canada alone and approximately 7 million worldwide and spent 57 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Yann Martel lives in Saskatoon, with his partner, writer Alice Kuipers, and their son. Come see our headlining author discuss his new novel Beatrice & Virgil on the Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Stage at 4:00.

Conor McCreery has served in both creative and business positions for film and television companies, contributed over 1,000 stories and articles for media outlets, including The Globe and Mail and Wired online. McCreery is the co-creator of Kill Shakespeare, a new fantasy-adventure comic book series taking Canada by storm. See him on the Digital Drive Stage at 2:00 with Brian Joseph Davis, Michael Fox, and Emily Schultz.

Mark McEwan is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, and Food Network TV host of The Heat. His highly acclaimed restaurants include North 44, Bymark, One, Fabbrica, and the gourmet food market mcewan. See him on the Cooks n’ Books stage at 12:00 and in The Penguin Group Canada Tent at 2:00.

Master storyteller and humorist Stuart McLean is the author of several bestselling books, including Extreme Vinyl Café and Vinyl Cafe Unplugged, which both won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. He lives in Toronto. Join him in the Penguin Group Canada Tent at 11:30.

David Miller received his degree in economics from Harvard University and his law degree from the University of Toronto, and was elected Toronto’s 63rd mayor in November 2003. He and his wife, lawyer Jill Arthur, are the parents of two children. See him on Scotiabank's Bestseller’s Stage at 12:00 discussing his new book Witness to a City with Susan G. Cole from NOW Magazine. He is appearing on our Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Stage at 12:00.

Kim Moritsugu has had four novels published, most recently The Restoration of Emily. She also blogs about food as The Hungry Novelist and teaches at The Humber School for Writers. She is hosting the Wordshop Marquee with Antanas Sileika and speaking with Jack David at 4:00.