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.
Cybèle Young is an award-winning artist who exhibits her exquisite paper sculpture (Japanese paper printed with etched copperplates) internationally. She has illustrated several books for children, including Pa’s Harvest by Jan Andrews, which was nominated for a Governor General’s Award for...
Cybèle Young is at the Children's Reading Tent at 4:10 PM
