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Book Launch: Pull Focus by Helen Walsh

ABOUT THE BOOK: When Jane’s partner goes missing she needs to find out if he’s in danger while also contending with the politics of a large international film festival: Hollywood power brokers, Russian oil speculators, Chinese propagandists, and a board chair who seemingly has it out for her. Jane has been appointed interim director of the Worldwide Toronto Film Festival after her boss has been removed for sexual harassment. Knives are out all around her, as factions within the community want to see her fail. At the same time, her partner, a fund manager, has disappeared, and strange women appear, uttering threats about misused funds. Yet the show must go on. As Jane struggles to juggle all the balls she’s been handed and survive in one piece, she discovers unlikely allies and finds that she’s stronger than she thinks.   Massey College is committed to the safety of its staff and residents while continuing to pursue its mission of nourishing learning and serving the public good. In accordance with provincial regulations, all people who come into Massey College premises, must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are required to provide proof of vaccination. Proof of vaccination may be a photocopy of a paper vaccination receipt for your second vaccination, or an electronic receipt presented to the Porter upon arrival to the College. The College will not copy nor retain any official health records of our residents nor visitors.   Guests to the College must complete a self-assessment, providing an email address and telephone number, to assist in contact tracing.

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Date

Oct 18 2021
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Time

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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Speakers

  • Helen Walsh
    Helen Walsh
    Helen Walsh
    Helen Walsh

    Helen Walsh’s debut novel, Pull Focus, published September 7, 2021 by ECW Press in Canada and the US. Its UK launch is October 7, 2021.

    Walsh is also the founder and president of Diaspora Dialogues, a charitable organization that supports writers to turn their craft into a career, through mentorship, professional development, and opportunities to present and publish their work.

    Previously, Walsh was publisher and president of the Literary Review of Canada, a monthly book review magazine; director of Spur, a festival of politics, arts and ideas; and a film/digital media writer & producer in Canada and the US.

    Walsh lives in Toronto.

  • Nalini Stewart Leader in the Arts and Culture Sector; former Chair of the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts
    Nalini Stewart
    Leader in the Arts and Culture Sector; former Chair of the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts

    For over thirty-five years, Nalini Stewart has held leadership roles on local, provincial, and national boards. She has been Chair of the Ontario Arts Council, Acting Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts, and President of the Canadian Club. She is a Founding member of the Ontario Arts Foundation, The Power Plant Art Gallery, and the Asia Pacific Foundation. She is currently Chair of Necessary Angel Theatre, Vice-Chair of the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, and Chair of Friends of WWF Canada. She is an honorary governor of York University and the National Theatre School of Canada. Stewart received the Order of Ontario and the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship for “contribution to the arts, education and communication, and for efforts to promote diversity awareness and inclusion.” She has a lifetime achievement award from the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce.

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