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LITERARY LECTURE SERIES

THE HELICONIAN LITERARY LECTURE SERIES 2022-23

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The Heliconian Literary Lecture Series is entering its twenty-sixth year!

Described as a cross between a traditional book club and a university course without exams, this popular program is divided into a Tuesday series (in-person and online), a Wednesday series (online only) and a Thursday series (in-person and online).  Each series delivers 8 one hour lectures starting in September and running until May. There are authors with whom you will be familiar, talented newcomers with whom you will be impressed, and international authors. There are fiction and non-fiction titles whose content is timely, informative, and entertaining. 

The books for the three series are now available from Ben McNally Books: https://shop.benmcnallybooks.com/ 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE IN-PERSON SERIES:
The Tuesday and Thursday In-Person Lectures at the Heliconian Club are back. The doors open at 6:45 pm, with the lectures beginning at 7:30 pm. Come early to get the seats you want and to enjoy the refreshments.

Subscription to the Tuesday or Thursday in-person Series will include access to the online lectures of same series when it is launched a week later, so if you miss a week in-person and want to catch the lecture or if you want to watch it again, you can. The links to all the online lectures will be accessible one week after the filming date until August 31, 2023.

The cost of an in-person subscription is $235 and includes $15 for The Club’s Capital Improvement Fund and HST.  (HST number 108122466RT0001). If you purchase one in-person subscription, you can add on one online series of a different day for $70 or both for $140.  

In-Person subscribers can sign up for the Tuesday Series (SOLD OUT) and the Thursday Series HERE and additional online subscriptions can be added on at check out. 


Book lists for each series are below. Full descriptions for any series is available by clicking the links.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONLINE SERIES:
The Wednesday online series is 8 one hour lectures starting in September and running until May. The Tuesday and Thursday online lectures will be launched one week after the in-person date of each series. A link will be sent to subscribers between 7:00 and 7:30 pm on the day of the lecture. The links to the lectures will be accessible from their launch date until August 31, 2023.

The cost for all 24 online lectures is $260. The cost for any two series (16 lectures total) is $210 and the cost of any individual series is $140 (all include HST). Subscriptions can only be purchased online. The information about each series and the description of each book are available through these links. 

The online subscription options are as follows (click on any link to sign up!):
The full 24 online lecture series
The 16 online lecture Tuesday and Wednesday Series
​The 16 online lecture Tuesday and Thursday Series
The 16 online lecture Wednesday and Thursday Series
The 8 online lecture Tuesday series
The 8 online lecture Wednesday series
The 8 online lecture Thursday series

Book lists for each series are below. Full descriptions for any series is available by clicking any link.

2022 - 2023 Series Book lists

TUESDAY 
WEDNESDAY 
THURSDAY
Sept 20 in person / Sept 27 online – Marie Henein: And Nothing But the Truth: A Memoir 
Sept 28 online only – Emily St. John Mandel: Sea of Tranquility​
Sept 15 in person / Sept 22 online - Randy Boyagoda: Dante’s Indiana
Oct 18 in person / Oct 25 online– Kathleen Winter: Undersong ​
Oct 12 online only - Omar Al Akkad: What Strange Paradise
Oct 6 in person / Oct 13 online – Linda Rui Feng: Swimming Back to Trout River
Nov 22 in person / Nov 29 online – Ann-Marie MacDonald: Fayne
Nov 16 online only - Premee Mohamed: The Annual Migration of Clouds
Nov 10 in person / Nov 17 online – Kim Thuy: Em
Jan 24 in person / Jan 31 online – David Macfarlane: Likeness
Jan 18 online only - Guy Vanderhaeghe: August Into Winter
Jan 12 in person / Jan 19 online – Lisa Rochon: Tuscan Daughter
Feb 21 in person / Feb 28 online – Richard Powers: Bewilderment 
Feb 15 online only​ – Norma Dunning: Tainna: The Unseen Ones
Feb 9 in person / Feb 16 online - Damon Galgut: The Promise
March 21 in person / March 28 online – Danielle Daniel: Daughters of the Deer
Mar 15 online only - Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia: The Son of the House
March 9 in person / March 16 online - Joanna Goodman: The Forgotten Daughter
April 4 in person / April 11 online – Wayne Johnston: The Mystery of Right and Wrong
April 12 online only - Cedar Bowers: Astra
May 4 in person / May 11 online – Nita Prose: The Maid
May 2 in person / May 9 online – Helen Humphreys:  And a Dog Called Fig
May 10 online only - Jaspreet Singh: My Mother, My Translator
May 18 in person / May 25 online – Donna Morrissey: Pluck: A Memoir

If you are already subscribed and are looking for the 21-22 lectures available until August 31, 2022 please go to Literary Lecture Series Log in
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  • Home
  • COVID-19 Updates
  • ABOUT
    • Overview
    • Who We Are
  • Contact
  • Membership
    • Joining the Heliconian Club
  • Hall Rentals
    • Concert and Artistic Rentals
    • Non-Artistic Event Rentals (Including Weddings)
    • Corporate Event Rentals
    • Rental Sponsorship
    • Space Details
    • Rental Policies
    • Hall Gallery
  • Art Exhibitions
    • Art Exhibition Schedule
    • Drawing from Life 2023
    • Woman
    • Past Exhibit Catalogues
  • Concert Series
  • Life drawing
  • Literary Lecture Series
    • About the 2022-23 Series
    • Current Subscriber Log in
  • Artistic Residencies
    • Artistic Residency Information
    • Current Artists in Residence
    • Past Artists in Residence
  • Musings: An Anthology
  • EVENTS AND TICKETS
  • Heliconian Club Member Log-In