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A City of Their Own: Kathryn Calder, Sara Desai, Danielle Geller, Tamara Goranson, Susan Olding
What does a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary romance featuring a software en...
In-Person + Livestream
Sat. October 2nd 2021 + Add to Calendar
Metro Studio
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Artists
Sara Desai
Danielle Geller
Tamara Goranson
Susan Olding
Event Description
What does a hilarious and heartfelt contemporary romance featuring a software engineer and her decoy fiancé have in common with an arresting, photo-lingual memoir examining mothers and mothering, sisters and caretaking, and colonized bodies? How does a tempestuous retelling of Freydís Eiríksdóttir’s only female-led Viking voyage across the Atlantic at the dawn of the 11th century relate to a series of exquisite, searingly honest essays about what it means to be human, to be a woman, and to be a reader? These books are as diverse as their authors, but they all have women at their centre, and were written by women who call Victoria home. Between musical breaks by Victoria-based musician, The New Pornographers member (vocals, keyboard, and guitar) and City of Victoria Artist-in-Resid... more...Event Poster
