International Readings at Harbourfront - Elizabeth Abbott, Lawrence Hill, Ahmad Saidullah February 27, 2008

International Readings at Harbourfront presents Elizabeth Abbott, reading from her non-fiction work Sugar: A Bittersweet History, Lawrence Hill, reading from his historical novel The Book of Negroes, and Ahmad Saidullah, reading from his book of short stories, Happiness and Other Disorders. Nathan Whitlock hosts.

Elizabeth Abbott is the former Dean of Women at the University of Toronto and the bestselling author of A History of Celibacy and A History of Mistresses.

Lawrence Hill is the author of six books including the novels Any Known Blood and Some Great Thing, and the non-fiction national bestseller Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada.

Ahmad Saidullah (Canada/India) was born in Ottawa, Ontario, grew up in India, and now lives in Canada. His writings have been published in Academic Matters, EnRoute, L Magazine and The Toronto Review of Contemporary Writing Abroad to name a few.

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