A spaceship hurtles towards the moon, hippies gather at Woodstock and Charles Manson leads a cult into murder: it’s the summer of 1969. And as mankind takes its giant leap, Jordan May March, disabled bastard and genius, limps and schemes her way towards adulthood.  Dorothy Ellen Palmer is a Toronto-based writer. Join her in The Great Books Marquee at 4:45 with Jeff Latosik and Vivek Shraya.

Jason Parsons is executive chef at the Peller Estates Winery Restaurant, at one of America’s top vineyards. See him on the Cooks ‘n’ Books stage at 1:00 with Michael Bonacini and Massimo Capra.

Neil Pasricha works an office job in the suburbs, eats frozen burritos for dinner, and needs to go to the gym more. He’s just a regular guy who loves warm underwear from the dryer, the cool side of the pillow, and snow days. See him on the Digital Drive stage discussing his book The Book of Awesome at 1:30 and in the Penguin Group Canada Tent at 4:00.

Andrew Potter is the coauthor of the international bestseller The Rebel Sell. A journalist and writer, he holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Toronto. He is currently a public affairs columnist with Maclean’s and an editor with Canadian Business magazine. See him in the Great Books Marquee at 3:45.

Andrew Pyper has published four novels nationally and internationally, most recently The Killing Circle. All of his books have been optioned for films. Hear him speak at The Wordshop Marquee at 5:00 with Anthony De Sa and Russell Smith.