Meet the Author
Adult Book Club
This is an opportunity to interact with a diverse line-up of exciting, contemporary authors in an intimate setting. An open-ended discussion format embraces the interests of all participants. Be prepared for a series of evenings rife with intellectual stimulation and social camaraderie!
Meet the Author
Anosh Irani
BEHIND THE MOON
Nov. 27th, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
$30 + GST
Drinks and light fare provided. Wine supplied by Sage Hayward Vineyards
In a Mughlai restaurant in Toronto, a late-night visit from a mysterious stranger rattles the cage and shatters the peace. Now the restaurant’s employee Ayub must face reality, the family he’s left behind, and the dreams he’s abandoned, all while keeping the restaurant shiningly clean.
Behind the Moon is an achingly beautiful story of love and loss, freedom and faith, the meaning of brotherhood, and how we begin a new life.
“Don't be surprised if, after seeing Anosh Irani's fine new play, Behind the Moon (✭✭✭✭), you find its characters haunting you afterwards… Filled with symbols and yet rooted in the problems of the everyday, Behind the Moon casts a long, powerful shadow that is hard to forget.” Glenn Sumi, So Sumi
Anosh Irani is the author of numerous critically acclaimed novels, including The Cripple and his Talismans, The Song of Kahunsha, Dahanu Road and The Parcel. Anosh is also an accomplished playwright, with his plays Bombay Black, Buffoon, The Men in White and Behind the Moon being nominated for and achieving several awards. Anosh moved to Vancouver, BC, from Mumbai, India over 2o years ago, and currently teaches fiction and playwriting at the University of British Columbia.
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Jen Sookfong Lee
Superfan:
How Pop Culture Broke My Heart
April 24th, 2024
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$30 + GST
ABOUT THE BOOK:
A memoir in pieces that uses one woman’s life-long obsession with pop culture as a lens to explore family, grief, the power of female rage, Asian fetish, and what it’s cost to resist the trap of being a “good Chinese girl.”
Jen’s first memoir, Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart, was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2023, becoming an instant bestseller before being named a Best Book of 2023 by both the Globe & Mail and Apple Books. Called “a dazzling, kaleidoscopic memoir” by the Toronto Star, Superfan was also featured on the Today Show, The Social, and eTalk.
REVIEW:
“Superfan is a book you will want to simultaneously hug close to your chest and press insistently into others’ hands. There is such honesty, intelligence, warmth, and vulnerability to these essays that, when you finally put them down, you’ll feel breathless—a little sad it’s over, but ultimately full, invigorated, as if you’ve just ended an evening of deep, intimate conversation with your best friend. It takes a rare talent to pull this feat off—and Jen Sookfong Lee is that talent. I love this book.”
—Alicia Elliott, author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
ABOUT JEN:
A familiar voice on radio and podcasts, Jen was a columnist for CBC Radio One’s On the Coast, All Points West, and The Next Chapter for many years and was also a frequent co-host of the Studio One Book Club. She also taught fiction at The Writers’ Studio Online at Simon Fraser University for six years. Currently, she co-hosts the literary podcast, Can’t Lit, with Dina Del Bucchia and acquires and edits for ECW Press. Jen is represented by Samantha Haywood at the Transatlantic Agency.
Born and raised in East Vancouver, Jen now lives in North Burnaby with her son and very emotional rescue dog.
Drinks and refreshments provided. Sponsored by Sage Hayward Vineyards.
