Author launches library's adult summer reading challenge

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Award-winning author Krista Foss will appear in the Brantford Public Library author talk series on June 29 at 7 p.m.

Foss will participate in a virtual chat with registered guests in the last author event until the fall.

People can register for this event online through the library’s events calendar or by calling the library at 519-756-2220, ext. 2.

The talk by Foss will double as the kick off to the library’s annual Adult Summer Reading Challenge, which runs from July 5 to Aug. 27. More details on this summer reading challenge will be announced soon.

Foss is the author of the novels, Half Life, published in 2021, and Smoke River, published in 2014.

Half Life is the story of a middle-aged single mother and physics teacher who begins confiding to a dead physicist as a way to deal with mounting challenges and uncertainty. Smoke River, meanwhile, contains the perspectives of several characters on various sides of a proposed development on contested land. This novel has been optioned for film by Westwind Productions.

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Half Life is available from the library in book, eBook and audiobook format. Smoke River is available in book format.

Foss’ short fiction also has appeared in several publications and earned her two Journey Prize nominations.

Her essays, meanwhile, have been published in the Best Canadian Essays anthology and earned her the Prism International Creative Non-Fiction Prize in 2016.

Anyone looking to read more Canadian essays can call the library or use the library’s online catalogue to request the items.

People can request to pick up items at either the main or St. Paul branch.

For Canadian essays, just request or search for “The Best Canadian Essays.”

The library has anthologies from the years 2010 to 2020.

Past authors in the library author talks series include Emma Donoghue, Terry Fallis and Helen Humphreys.

Under normal circumstances, these author talks take place live at the main branch. However, they have been held virtually since March 2020.

Visit the library’s website and Facebook pages for news and announcements on other summer programs and events that will be happening in the fall.

Now that the province is moving towards allowing larger groups to get together, it is a great time to take advantage of the library’s Book Club in a Bag program. Through this program, you can borrow a bag of 10 of the same book to start your own book club with friends, family and co-workers.

At Your Library is a weekly column provided by the staff of the Brantford Public Library. Readers requiring more information can visit www.brantford.library.on.ca.

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