Moncton Public Library - Multipurpose Room | Moncton Public Library
Storytime Event / Heure du conte
Nadine Robert (Speaker)
Around Clover’s family’s goat farm, there are plenty of things to do, from picking blueberries to collecting clams. But making decisions, even choosing something to do, is a great source of hesitation for young Clover—that is, until one day, the child’s beloved goat, Peony, wanders too far from the farm. In order to bring Peony back home safely, Clover will have to learn to act quickly and decisively.
Sponsors / Partners:
Centre culturel Aberdeen - Bernard-LeBlanc Hall | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
Reading / Lecture
Emily Austin (Speaker)
David Bradford (Speaker)
Catherine Ocelot (Speaker)
Dominique Scali (Speaker)
Annie France Noël, Annie la Photographe (Moderator)
Life experiences, books and music, film and art can define us. Join our four authors as they read from their work and share what inspires them when they write.
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Riverside Albert Recreational Centre - Multifunction Room | Riverside Albert Recreational Centre
Storytime Event / Heure du conte
Naseem Hrab (Speaker)
After her grandfather’s death, a young girl wanders through his house. As she tours each room, the objects she discovers stir memories of her grandfather—her baba bozorg. His closet full of clothes reminds her of the mints he kept in his pockets. His favourite teacup conjures thoughts of the fig cookies he would offer her. The curtains in the living room bring up memories of hide-and-seek games and the special relationship that she and her baba bozorg shared, even though they spoke different languages.
Sponsors:
Centre culturel Aberdeen - Bernard-LeBlanc Hall | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
In-Conversation Event / Entretien
Jon Claytor (Speaker)
David Bradford (Speaker)
Noel Bourque, Frye Festival (Moderator)
Take the Long Way Home explores alcoholism, love, and family through heart-rending vignettes and expressive linework.
Dream of No One but Myself is a deliberately unstable, frayed account of family inheritance, intergenerational traumas, and domestic tenderness.
Sponsors / Partners:
Centre culturel Aberdeen - Bernard-LeBlanc Hall | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
Literary Performances / Spectacles littéraires
Vanessa Bell (Speaker)
Alain Farah (Speaker)
Catherine Hernandez (Speaker)
Chloé LaDuchesse (Speaker)
Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang (Speaker)
Joshua Whitehead (Speaker)
Paul Bossé (Moderator)
Drew Lavigne (Moderator)
umLäb (Performer)
Hyacinthe Raimbault, Collectif HAT (Performer)
Literature at its most virtuosic: readings by our guest authors, enhanced by musical improvisations and mesmerizing projections.
Sponsors / Partners:
Centre culturel Aberdeen - Bernard-LeBlanc Hall | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
In-Conversation Event / Entretien
Alain Farah (Speaker)
Alexander MacLeod (Speaker)
Matthew Cormier, Université de Moncton (Moderator)
In Mille secrets, mille dangers, Alain prays for his wedding day to be one of healing and celebration. But all we hope to forget, all we refuse to see, comes to claim its due.
In Animal Person, we witness petty arguments between two sisters interrupted by an unexpected visitor. Adjoining motel rooms connect a family to a criminal whose legacy will haunt them for years to come.
Sponsors / Partners:
Centre culturel Aberdeen - Bernard-LeBlanc Hall | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
Special events / Événements spéciaux
Joshua Whitehead (Speaker)
Andrea Beverley, Mount Allison University (Moderator)
Joshua Whitehead will explore his ideas of "motoring" a story by discussing the inherent role of Cree kinship, based within the noun "body", to stretch the web of signification to include bodies of water, land, literature, and language. We will explore how we are always in constant relations with the plethora of kin around us including the non-human, four-legged, winged, gilled, and flora. We will further explore how to write ethically and creatively of our human bodies in connection with these kin, primarily focusing on the idea of proximity and "zooming in".
Sponsors / Partners:
Centre culturel Aberdeen - Bernard-LeBlanc Hall | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
In-Conversation Event / Entretien
Joshua Whitehead (Speaker)
Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch (Speaker)
Arianne Des Rochers, Université de Moncton (Moderator)
The Good Arabs and Making Love with the Land are genre-defying collections that map and ground the reader in place, language, and the body.
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