Wednesday, May 13th, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $10/person
Attend in person at Harcourt Church (87 Dean Ave., Guelph), or watch the livestream from home.
Gill Deacon is an award-winning broadcaster and bestselling author whom you might know as the long-time host of Here & Now, Toronto’s afternoon drive show on CBC Radio One. Her talk, Resilience in Uncertain Times, will focus on themes she explored in her recent book A Love Affair with the Unknown; Leaning into the Uncertainty of Modern Life (published January 2026, House of Anansi).
Gill is a regular guest host on CBC’s arts program Q, and currently hosts the popular Apple-featured podcast A Love Affair with the Unknown. She has written for the Globe and Mail, CBC.ca and Chatelaine magazine, worked in television, and is the author of three other books – a memoir and two non-fiction works.
Copies of Gill’s book will be available for sale at the lecture, courtesy of our friends at The Bookshelf - or may be purchased from them at their Quebec Street store or online at https://www.bookshelf.ca/. We appreciate The Bookshelf’s collaboration on this event.
As with all our lectures, you may attend in person at Harcourt Church, or watch the livestream from home (the lecture will not be recorded for viewing at a later time).
Registration is required. Registration will be open from Monday, April 27th to Friday May 8th on this page (please see below - registration will be activated at 9 a.m., April 27th).
We hope you’ll join us for a fascinating lecture and Q&A session
with this talented writer, creator and thinker!
This winter, Eden Mills Writers Festival is again offering free online book clubs for Seniors. Each of the three books was carefully selected by our Artistic Director, and each event features the book's author in conversation with a host. For those interested in discussing the book with fellow readers, the Guelph Public Library is providing a post-event discussion the week following each event.
We Spread: Author Iain Reid in conversation with Steven W. Beattie
February 15 at 7pm ET
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GPL Post-Event Discussion: February 22 at 7pm ET
Kinauvit? What's Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for her Grandmother
Author Dr. Norma Dunning in conversation with Mary Ito
March 1 at 7pm ET
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GPL Post-Event Discussion: March 6 at 7pm ET
In the Upper Country: Author Kai Thomas in conversation with Bee Quammie
March 22 at 7pm ET
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GPL Post-Event Discussion: March 28 at 7pm ET
Registration for the TALG Special Lecture - will be activated at 9 a.m., Monday April 27th.
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Thank you for your interest in our Special Lecture; we hope you enjoy it!
Third Age Network
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Guelph Wellington Seniors Association
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University of Guelph
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Eden Mills Writers Festival
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Guelph Historical Society
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