What a Pair!
Starring Canisia Lubrin & Tanya Talaga
SUNDAY, OCT 20 @ 1PM $25
DJD Dance Centre
111 12 Ave SE
Sometimes our twosomes pair themselves, as happened when, after reading just one of the stellar reviews of Canisia Lubrin’s novel Code Noir, Tanya Talaga (The Knowing) tweeted she couldn’t wait to read it. We can’t wait to sit in on what promises to be an unforgettable conversation between these two forthright, fierce women who are repositioning not just their respective genres, but our future as Canadians.
Maaza Mengiste calls Code Noir “a revelation. Proof that it is possible for an imagination to outpace the rest of us, and beckon from a future far richer and more brilliant than we know.” And we’ve been working to bring Talaga to Calgary ever since she blew away our colonial blinkers with Seven Fallen Feathers. Deeply personal and meticulously researched, The Knowing retells the history of this country through an Indigenous lens, beginning with the life of Talaga’s great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter and her family as they experienced decades of government- and Church-sanctioned enfranchisement and genocide. It’s a seminal unravelling of the centuries-long oppression of Indigenous Peoples that continues to reverberate in these communities today.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- 75-minute hosted conversation
- Pre-submitted audience questions
- DJD Bar with non-alcoholic options
- Complimentary Parking Code (see FAQ)
- Onsite Bookseller: Owl’s Nest Books
- Post-Show signing and author selfies
