About this Event
Rush Line Available: Pre-booked tickets for this event are sold out, but we will be running a rush line beginning on the day of the event. Any seats that become available will be opened up to the rush line on a first-come, first-served basis beginning 15 minutes before the show starts. Please continue to check back as more tickets may also become available.
For more than half a century, Paul Theroux has traveled the globe and chronicled its far corners with curiosity, wit, and an unflinching eye. He joins us on stage to discuss his newest book, True North, in which he turns that eye to Canada.
In True North, Theroux travels widely through remote villages, multicultural cities, and sweeping landscapes that have defined modern Canada. Along the way, he speaks with farmers, refugees, writers like John Irving and Michael Ondaatje, and Indigenous leaders such as Tanya Talaga, listening as Canadians reckon with identity, belonging, and patriotism, often in response to the jabs and provocations of their southern neighbor.
With the empathy of a companion and the sharpness of a cultural critic, Theroux delivers a timely, vivid travel narrative that reveals Canada as never before — diverse, unsettled, and alive with stories.
In conversation with acclaimed writer and critic Charles Foran.
Q&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase.
About this event’s guests:
Paul Theroux
Charles Foran
Read more:
True North
Deep South
The Tao of Travel
Mordecai
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PLAN YOUR VISIT:
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 ensure that the greatest number of people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets guaranteed until 6:45pm or until capacity is reached. Seating first come, first served.
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.
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Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Main Event: Paul Theroux in conversation
Event venue & nearby stays
Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada
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