LITERARY TALKS: Toronto

	24 November 2016 LIFE BULLETIN: LITERARY TALKS A series of author readings and presentations of books, plays, and poetry Presented as part of the year-round Programs for 50+ Lecture Series Date: Friday, December 2, 2016 Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Location: Ryerson University Admission is free Register now: ryerson.ca/ce/literarytalks Join us for a special Literary Talks session as we discuss novels written by two of our very own LIFE Institute members, Kenneth Smookler and Mary Lou Dickinson. Farr and Beyond: Lawyers for the Otherworldly* Kenneth Smookler's first book, Farr and Beyond: Lawyers for the Otherworldly, is a wonderfully inventive comic fantasy that applies Ken's knowledge of the law to our most familiar and beloved tales with hilarious results. When Jack chopped down the beanstalk, where might it have landed and could issues of negligence be involved?  Might Captain Hook have had a legal case against Peter Pan for the loss of his hand in their duel? Kenneth Smookler, Q.C. has practiced law at every level of court, from Magistrate's Court and Small Claims up to the Supreme Court of Canada, written for varied periodicals, and lectured for many decades.  But now Ken has moved on in an exciting new direction as a writer. Would I Lie to You?* Mary Lou Dickinson's latest novel Would I Lie to You, is an authentic and moving story that explores the reality of family secrets -- huge issues that are kept quiet under the veneer of polite society and that affect the individuals and families involved for generations.  The novel also raises the question of who is family and how do we create one. Mary Lou Dickinson studied Arts at McGill University and Library Sciences at the University of Toronto.  She has participated in many workshops and residencies in creative writing and has been a member of the Moosemeat Writers Group since 2005.  Her fiction has been published in the University of Windsor Review, Descant, Waves, Grain, Northern Journey, Impulse, and Writ. *Available for purchase at event. Part of the year-round 50+ Lecture Series presented by Programs for 50+ at The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education ryerson.ca/ce/programs50plus For more information contact: Mena Carravetta Tel: 416.979.5000 x3850 mena.carravetta@ryerson.ca   MC/rb
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