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STARFest Readers Festival

Oct. 17, 2024 to Oct. 28, 2024

St. Albert Public Library (Downtown)
Tickets are under $20
Selected as a Taproot pick
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STARFest Readers Festival features an exciting range of authors whose new books offer something for book lovers of all reading interests.

Festival Highlights:
  • 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist Kevin Chong with his novel The Double Life of Benson Yu, in conversation with David Berry (October 17).
  • Three-time Governor's-General Award winner Guy Vanderhaeghe with his new collection of nonfiction, Because Somebody Asked Me To, in conversation with Senator Paula Simons (October 18).
  • Giller Prize winner Elizabeth Hay with her novel Snow Road Station, in conversation with regional Writer in Residence Katie Bickell (October 20).
  • Up and coming author Rose Sutherland's debut novel A Sweet Sting of Salt; a reimagining of the folktale of The Selkie Wife, as a queer historical fantasy set in early 19th century Nova Scotia. Sutherland is joined by Diana Davidson (October 24).
  • Northern Lit and Trillium Book Award finalist Claudia Dey with her novel Daughter, in conversation with Jana Pruden (October 26).
  • The Giller Prize-longlisted author of Avenue of Champions, Conor Kerr, with his novel Prairie Edge, in conversation with Jordan Abel (October 28).

St. Albert Public Library (Downtown)

Forsyth Hall

5 Saint Anne Street
St. Albert, AB, T8N 3Z9


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