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44 QUINTIN JARDINE UNITED KINGDOM, EVENTS 33, 54 Quintin Jardine worked as a journalist, government information offi cer, political spin-doctor and media relations consultant before he turned his hand to writing crime fi ction. He has written two acclaimed, bestselling series of detective novels: one featuring “Britain’s toughest cop”. Bob Skinner, and the other chronicling the adventures of unwilling detective Oz Blackstone. His latest novel, A Rush of Blood, is the 20th in the Skinner series. M.T. KELLY ONTARIO, EVENTS 41, 44 M.T. Kelly’s most popular and critically acclaimed novel, A Dream Like Mine, won a Governor General’s Award and was fi lmed in 1989 as Clearcut. His other fi ction includes I Do Remember the Fall, The More Loving One and The Ruined Season. He has also published two poetry collections— the acclaimed collection Country You Can’t Walk In, and his latest, Downriver. MYRNA KOSTASH ALBERTA, EVENTS 42, 52 Myrna Kostash’s creative non-fi ction continues to defi ne and push the limits of the genre. Since the publication of All of Baba’s Children in 1977, she has been a strong voice in depicting the Ukrainian-Canadian experience in the West and its roots in European history. Her award-winning memoirs, essays and other writings, along with her avid participation in the literary community, have garnered Kostash popular and critical acclaim at home and abroad. Her new book is Prodigal Daughter: A Journey to Byzantium. ALICE KUIPERS SASKATCHEWAN, EVENTS 15, 25 Alice Kuipers is the author of Life on the Refrigerator Door. Sold in 28 countries, it was the winner of the Saskatchewan First Book Award, the Sheffi eld Libraries Choice Award and the Grand Prix De Viarmes. Her new book for young adult readers, The Worst Thing She Ever Did, tells the story of Sophie, a teenage girl dealing with a tragedy in her past while navigating the diffi culties of high school. SASHA LANGFORD BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 6, 10, 27 Sasha Langford was just 18 years old when she was one of fi ve poets selected to represent Vancouver at the 2008 CBC Poetry Face-Off. Since then, she has served as a Canadian representative at the 2009 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Detroit, and recently won a coveted spot on the Vancouver Poetry Slam Team. A trained improviser and musician, Langford uses her passion for storytelling to offer moving and humorous character narratives by way of performance poetry. SARAH LEAVITT BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENT 40 Sarah Leavitt writes creative non-fi ction and social commentary, both in prose and graphic form. She wrote a monthly column for Xtra West from 2005 to 2008 and has published comics, fi ction and non-fi ction in numerous Canadian magazines as well as a number of anthologies, including Nobodys Mother and Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose About Alzheimers Disease. Leavitt has also written short documentaries for Defi nitely Not the Opera on CBC Radio. In May 2007, she graduated from the MFA program in Creative Writing at UBC. © LAURIE FLETCHER © TERI SNELGROVE ANDREA LEVY UNITED KINGDOM, EVENTS 8, 19, 67 Andrea Levy’s four previous novels are Every light in the house burnin’, Never Far from Nowhere, Fruit of the Lemon and Small Island, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2004, the Whitbread Novel Award and Whitbread Book of the Year in 2005, the Orange Prize Best of the Best, and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. Her new novel is The Long Song. She lives in London, England. MARC LEVY FRANCE, EVENTS 9, 39 Marc Levy’s eight books have been translated into 41 languages and are bestsellers around the world. If Only It Were True, his fi rst novel, was made into the movie Just Like Heaven. His novel, The Children of Freedom, has been on bestseller lists in France since its original publication; it was also a bestseller in Québec. His latest novel to be translated into English is, All Those Things We Never Said. Marc Levy’s appearance is made possible by the Consulate General of France in Vancouver. CHERYL L’HIRONDELLE BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENT 6 Cheryl L’Hirondelle is an artist and musician whose projects span a wide array of disciplines. Originally from Alberta, L’Hirondelle’s mixed-blood heritage (Métis/Cree, non-status/ treaty, French, German, Polish) informs her creative practice, which investigates the junciton of a Cree worldview in contemporary time and space. Her latest recording, a fi vesong EP entitled Giveaway, is a sample from the Vancouver version of her audiomapping songwriting project, Songlines. A full album is scheduled for completion in 2011.
YIYUN LI UNITED STATES, EVENTS 46, 55 Yiyun Li is the author of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Vagrants. A native of Beijing and a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she is the recipient of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, the Whiting Writers’ Award, and the Guardian First Book Award. In 2007, Granta named her one of the Best American Novelists Under 35, and she was recently included on The New Yorker’s list of the Top 20 Authors Under 40. Her new collection of stories is Gold Boy, Emerald Girl. © BRAEDEN HAGGERTY © RANDI LYNN BEACH BILLIE LIVINGSTON BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 34, 64 Billie Livingston published her critically acclaimed fi rst novel, Going Down Swinging, in 2000 and has since been published internationally. Her second novel, Cease to Blush, was a Globe and Mail Best Book, and her collection of poetry, Chick at the Back of the Church, was a fi nalist for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. She is at the Festival this year with a new collection of short stories, Greedy Little Eyes. DEREK LUNDY BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENT 42 Derek Lundy is the bestselling author of Godforsaken Sea: Racing The World’s Most Dangerous Waters, The Way of a Ship: A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail and The Bloody Red Hand: A Journey Through Truth, Myth and Terror in Northern Ireland. Lundy’s latest book is Borderlands, a non-fi ction account of his motorcycle trek along the US borders to explore the American obsession with security. He lives and rides on Salt Spring Island, BC. © CHRISTINE MAURO CLAUDIO MAGRIS ITALY, EVENT 19 Claudio Magris is a critic, journalist, novelist and translator and one of Europe’s leading cultural philosophers. His cultural and literary non-fi ction titles have won him particular acclaim worldwide: Danube has been translated into more than 20 languages and Microcosms received the 1997 Premio Strega. His new novel, acclaimed as a masterpiece on its initial publication in Italy, is Blindly. Magris teaches at the University of Trieste. © CARLES MERCADER Claudio Magris’ appearance is made possible by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. KARL MARLANTES UNITED STATES, EVENT 7 Karl Marlantes is a graduate of Yale University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He served as a Marine in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation Medals for Valor, two Purple Hearts and 10 Medals. His Vietnam experience informs his acclaimed fi rst novel, Matterhorn, which he crafted over a period of 30 years. He lives in rural Washington state. Capilano Performing Arts Theatre 2010-2011 Season Speaker Series Doug Saunders - Arrival City Oct. 7, 2010 | Tickets: $15/$12 Kay Meek Centre Globe and Mail columnist with new release on the rise of the megacity and all its future implications. Gwynne Dyer Crawling From the Wreckage Oct. 25, 2010 | Tickets: $25/$22 Dyer’s new release traces the world's halting emergence from the dark tunnel of the past decade. Romeo Dallaire They Fight like Soldiers and Die Like Children Nov. 11, 2010 | Tickets: $20/$17 Kay Meek Centre The honourable Romeo Dallaire will address the global issue of child soldiers. Dr Rubin “Hurricane” Carter Eye of the Hurricane: My Path from Darkness to Freedom Feb. 28, 2011 | Tickets: $25/$22 One of the 20th century’s most fascinating people, Dr Carter will address the criminal justice system - past, present and future with host Neil Boyd. Box Office: 604.990.7810 Online: capilanou.ca/theatre 45 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC
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