Future Present Book Club: No Straight Road Takes You There

Schedule

Wed Oct 22 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

371 Queen St W | Toronto, ON

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Join Flying Books author Tomas Hachard in considering how the future meets the present through Rebecca Solnit's new essay collection.
About this Event

**PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM ITS ORIGINAL DATE TO OCTOBER 22nd


Join us for Future Present Book Club with Flying Books author Tomas Hachard!

Does the future seem closer than it used to? Does what seemed unimaginable feel as though it's uncannily creeping into the present? What does that mean for how we live today - or tomorrow?

First up, we're reading beloved author Rebecca Solnit's newest essay collection .


Included in the price of admission:

One beverage (glass of wine/cocktail/mocktail/matcha)

One 20.00 book credit, usable for that night only

An evening of literary discussion, moderated by Flying Books author Tomas Hachard.


About the book:

In the spirit of her bestselling book Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit explores how our actions can shape the future and the liberatory possibilities of embracing uncertainty. Beginning with an essay about a three-hundred-year-old violin and what it can tell us about forests, abundance, and climate, and ending with on about a prisoner dreaming of seeing the ocean, No Straight Road Takes You There deftly bridges the political and the literary, offering unique insights, nuanced understanding, and inspiration for the challenging work ahead. In her latest essay collection, the award-winning author explores climate change, feminism, democracy, hope, and power and its abuse.


About Tomas:

Tomas Hachard published with Flying Books in 2023. His short fiction has appeared in The Walrus, and he has written for The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Slate, Guernica Magazine, The Literary Review of Canada, and Hazlitt, among others. He is also a former book and film critic for NPR.


Check out Tomas' substack with info from our first book club!


Important to know:

Ticket price includes HST and fees.

The $20 book credit is only usable on the night of attendance and is non-refundable and non-transferrable.

The glass of wine is also only offered on the night of the event. ID required.

Due to our limited space, book club tickets are only refundable with 7 days' notice.

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Where is it happening?

371 Queen St W, 371 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada

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Tickets

CAD 49.64

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