Book Talk: Crosshairs with Catherine Hernandez

About the Book Talk 

Join us on November 13 for a book talk with award-winning author and Toronto Metropolitan University alumna Catherine Hernandez (Theatre Performance ’99). Catherine will discuss her latest novel, Crosshairs which tells an unforgettable and timely dystopian story of a near future where Others and allies join forces against an oppressive regime. 

This book talk will be moderated by Marsha Lederman (external link, opens in new window) , Western Arts Correspondent, The Globe and Mail.

About the author 

Catherine Hernandez is an award-winning author and the outgoing artistic director of b current performing arts. Her first novel, Scarborough, won the Jim Wong-Chu Award for the unpublished manuscript; was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards, the Evergreen Forest of Reading Award, the Edmund White Award, and the Trillium Book Award; and was longlisted for Canada Reads. She has written the critically acclaimed plays Singkil, The Femme Playlist and Eating with Lola and the children’s books M Is for Mustache: A Pride ABC Book and I Promise. She recently wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Scarborough, which is currently in post-production by Compy Films with support from Telefilm Canada and Reel Asian Film Festival. Her second novel, Crosshairs, will be published simultaneously in Canada, the US and the UK in 2020.

Contact for additional info

Laura Greflund
laura.greflund@torontomu.ca

This is a new webinar series for Toronto Metropolitan University’s alumni and friends. These complimentary talks will feature books authored by Toronto Metropolitan University alumni.