Lily King: Heart the Lover

Join bestselling writer Lily King as she discusses her witty and sensitive new novel, Heart the Lover. In conversation with novelist Claire Cameron (How to Survive a Bear Attack), King will invite the audience into the process of crafting complex characters, whose vitality leaps off the page and into our hearts.

With a connective thread to her acclaimed novel Writers & Lovers, King's new work, Heart the Lover, centres upon an unexpected love triangle. When the narrator, Jordan, meets two fellow students in her senior year of college, she's invited into an intoxicating world of intellectual discussion and razor-sharp wit. But as graduation approaches, Jordan will make decisions that change their lives forever. Now, years later, a surprise visit revives these buried memories, forcing a reckoning with the unresolved events of her past. This magnificent, tightly woven novel confirms King's reputation as one of today's major artists.

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Lily King is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Euphoria and Writers & Lovers, and the story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter. Her work has won numerous prizes and awards, including the Kirkus Prize, the New England Book Award for Fiction, the Maine Book Award for Fiction, and a Whiting Award. She lives in Portland, Maine.

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Claire Cameron is the national-bestselling author of How to Survive a Bear Attack and The Last Neanderthal. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Guardian, and she is a monthly contributor to The Globe and Mail. She lives in Toronto.

Visit Claire Cameron's website

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Location: Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street), 2nd floor

Time: Doors open 6:00pm, Event starts 7:00pm.

Tickets: Free registration required.

Ticket policy: We oversell these events to make sure that the greatest number of people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets are guaranteed until 6:45pm or until capacity is reached. Any remaining space will be opened up to the rush line beginning at 6:45pm. Seating first come, first served. Tickets do not guarantee seats.

Accessibility: TPL is committed to accessibility. If you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation for this event, please contact [email protected] or 416-393-7099 at least three weeks prior to the event.

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This event is part of our signature Salon Series, where we host local and international authors, artists and thinkers in conversation about their new books and big ideas.

Info: Come early so you can chat with your fellow literature lovers, and make new friends. We'll have a bar with a selection of beer and wine, as well as snacks, available to purchase.

Info: Lily King discusses her new novel with author Claire Cameron.

Info: Lily King signs copies of her books. Books are available for purchase from a local bookseller.

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