THE HELICONIAN LITERARY LECTURE SERIES 2022-23
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.
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 |
April 4 in person / April 11 online – Wayne Johnston: The Mystery of Right and Wrong |
Mar 15 online only - Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia: The Son of the House |
March 9 in person / March 16 online - Joanna Goodman: The Forgotten Daughter |
May 2 in person / May 9 online – Helen Humphreys: And a Dog Called Fig |
April 12 online only - Cedar Bowers: Astra |
May 18 in person / May 25 online – Donna Morrissey: Pluck: A Memoir |
June 13 in person / June 20 online – Eva Stachniak: The School of Mirrors |
June 21 online only- Larissa Lai: The Lost Century |
June 8 in person / June 15 online – Nita Prose: The Maid |
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
