The Word On The Street Festival Lethbridge

Join the library as we host, Jeff Rubin, an economist and author. Jeff will be speaking about his newest book, The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalization in an author interview. #yql Register at: https://bit.ly/3e44KAx

Our friends at Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens couldn’t be with us in person this year for The Word on the Street festival, so they made this video to share. Join Tad Mitsui for Momotaro San: The Story of Peach Boy: http://ow.ly/YWD430rd2dI

Join us as we host Janie Chang, author of The Library of Legends, for an interview. Her book is a captivating historical novel in which a convoy of student refugees travel across China, fleeing the hostilities of a war with Japan. #yql Register at: https://bit.ly/30ADL9R

Join us tonight at 7:00pm for the first speaker in our Fall Reading Series. Richard Van Camp will be discussing his writing, including his recent collection of short stories: Moccasin Square Gardens. #yql Register at: https://bit.ly/3cuOyHn

Welcome to One Page: Canada's Virtual Literary Series! Join us for the launch of the first event on Thu Oct 8 from 12-1 pm EDT with Barbara Kingsolver, in an on...line talk hosted by Aparita Bhandari. The conversation will centre around Kingsolver’s moving and often funny collection of poetry, How to Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons), in her first event for Canadians in many years. Register and watch live at crowdcast.io/e/onepagekingsolver Stay tuned for content throughout the fall, featuring international writers talking directly to Canadian audiences.

Did you attend any of our virtual events this year? Fill out the feedback survey by Oct 7th, and be entered to win book bundle prizes! http://ow.ly/idJK30rcDjn

May We Have Enough to Share author Richard Van Camp is hosting a free virtual writing workshop as part of The Word On The Street Festival Lethbridge at 1pm PT/4...pm ET this afternoon! Register now: http://ow.ly/H1Jc50BC56a And check out our events calendar to keep up with all our Orca authors' upcoming events! http://ow.ly/Xd7a50BC569

We have a surprise from our friends at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden ! They couldn't come tell stories in person at #WOTSyql this year, so they've made a special video for us. Join storyteller Tad Mitsui for the story of Momotaro-san, Peach Boy. http://ow.ly/sp0f30rbPm8