Lisa Genova: More or Less Maddy

In conversation with Elizabeth Renzetti.

A breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally “normal” life for a career in stand-up comedy.

Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova returns with another profoundly moving novel that makes complicated mental health issues accessible and human. More or Less Maddy is destined to become another classic like Still Alice.

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Audience Q&A and book signing to follow this event. Books available to purchase from Indigo Kitchener.

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About the Author

Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar–winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She is featured in the documentary films To Not Fade Away and Have You Heard About Greg. Her TED talks on Alzheimer’s disease and memory have been viewed over eleven million times.

About the Host

Elizabeth Renzetti is a bestselling Canadian-British author and journalist. She will release two new books in 2024: Bury the Lead, a mystery novel co-written with Kate Hilton, and a work of non-fiction about gender equality, What She Said: Conversations About Equality. Until recently Elizabeth worked for the Globe and Mail, where she wrote a popular opinion column and feature stories. She has lived in London, Los Angeles, and Berlin, where she worked as a journalist for the Globe and Mail. In 2020 and 2023 she won the Landsberg Award for reporting on gender issues.

Accessibility at Kitchener Public Library

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Note: This is an in-person event taking place in the theatre at our Central Library location (85 Queen St. N.).

The talk starts at 3:30 p.m. Doors open at 3:00 p.m.

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