Words teach, entertain, provoke thought, provide insight, and help to give our lives meaning. Through Fall Feast of Words, the Strathcona County Library celebrates the importance of the written word and brings it to life by hosting a series of authors in conversation. Join us to connect with other readers, learn about how writers write, and celebrate stories.
Fall Feast Events
Natalie Sue’s debut novel is a wickedly funny office comedy about an admin worker who accidentally gains access to her colleagues’ private emails. Crackling with laugh-out-loud dialogue and relatable observations, I Hope This Finds You Well is a sparkling take on loneliness and love beyond our computer screens. We’re delighted to have Natalie join us for an intimate evening of conversation
about finding genuine connection.
Joel A. Sutherland’s spooky stories have been enthralling Canadian kids for more than twenty years. His latest release is the first Haunted Canada to be published in graphic novel form, and it features four terrifying new tales. In an event designed especially for young readers, you’ll get to listen to spine-tingling stories, learn some hair-raising history, ask your burning questions, and even get your book signed!
You may know Jay Ingram as the host of CBC’s Quirks & Quarks and Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. His newest book pulls back the curtain on what our future might look like, as cutting-edge science changes what we eat, where we live, and who we might ultimately become. Jay’s gift as a speaker is making complex scientific issues interesting, relevant and accessible. We’re excited for an evening of conversation about the world that’s waiting to happen.
Kyo Maclear captured a 2023 Governor General’s Literary Award for Unearthing, an unforgettable personal memoir. When a DNA test reveals a deeply buried family secret, Maclear becomes a detective of her own life, carefully unravelling the mystery and eventually confronting much larger questions about relationship and kinship. We’re thrilled to have Kyo join us via Zoom for an afternoon of conversation about what it means to be a family.
Books by This Year's Authors
More Fall Feast
In Unearthing, Kyo Maclear offers a thoughtful meditation on genealogy and family secrets. After her father’s passing the author did a DNA test, hoping to…
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If you want to think about the future beyond mid-twentieth-century visions of the Jetsons, this is a great book. The Future of Us is a conversationally-written…
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This smart, nuanced novel is a roller coaster that should not be underestimated. I cackled at the petty, mundane office drama that felt outlandish and…
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Haunted Canada
Spine-tingling tales you may not want to read before bed! This first Haunted Canada graphic novel contains four spooky short stories, each depicted by…
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