readings

Script Salon: Tough Guy

Sunday, Sept. 14

Starts at 7:30pm

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

A reading of Tough Guy by Hayley Moorhouse, winner of the Alberta Playwriting Competition.

Emma Donoghue in conversation with Senator Paula Simons

Wednesday, Oct. 15

Starts at 7:00pm

St. Albert Public Library (Downtown)

STARFest opens with Emma Donoghue (The Paris Express) in conversation with Sen. Paula Simons.

Madeleine Thien in conversation with Matthew Stepanic

Thursday, Oct. 16

Starts at 7:00pm

St. Albert Public Library (Downtown)

STARFest presents Madeleine Thien, Giller Prize-winning author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing, as she returns with The Book of Records, a sweeping novel...

Amanda Peters in conversation with Diana Davidson

Friday, Oct. 17

Starts at 7:00pm

St. Albert Public Library (Downtown)

STARFest presents Amanda Peters as she shares her powerful new collection Waiting for the Long Night Moon, following the success of her bestselling deb...

Jen Sookfong Lee in conversation with Emily Riddle

Saturday, Oct. 25

Starts at 7:00pm

St. Albert Public Library (Downtown)

At STARFest, Jen Sookfong Lee presents The Hunger We Pass Down, a haunting exploration of intergenerational trauma in a Chinese-Canadian family.

Genevieve Graham in conversation with Katie Bickell

Sunday, Oct. 26

Starts at 2:00pm

St. Albert Public Library (Downtown)

Closing STARFest is Genevieve Graham, bestselling author of The Forgotten Home Child, with her latest novel On Isabella Street, set amid the social uph...