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PANEL: Literary biographers Peter Ackroyd (Dickens, 1990, McClelland & Stewart), Victoria Glendinning (Rebecca West, A Life, 1987, Collier MacMillan), and Jeffrey Meyers (D.H. Lawrence: A Biography, 1990, Random House) in discussion. READING: Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo reads from Devil on a Cross (Eng. Translation 1982) at Harbourfront's Toronto International Festival of Authors. INTERVIEW: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo discusses his work.

In his new book, biographer and translator David Bellos chronicles the life and legacy of 19th-century French writer, Victor Hugo. The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables explores the social history and dramatic story behind Hugo's masterpiece - the most frequently adapted novel of all time.

Charles Dickens and Prince were both brilliant, driven and beloved by their fans. And both died before their time, producing and performing to the end. It wasn't until his early twenties that Nick Hornby read Dickens, around the same time he attended his first Prince concert. He still keeps their photos on his office wall, and in his new memoir, Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius, he explores the parallels between these two heroes and how their creativity inspires his own…

Cultural journalist Hua Hsu has written about everything from the World Cup to Nirvana. Now, he's focusing on an important piece of his personal story – the senseless murder of his close friend from college and its impact on Hsu's own life. An exploration of grief, friendship and Asian-American identity, Stay True: a Memoir is also a coming-of-age story, told through music and pop culture. It was named one of the best books of 2022 by The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Washington Post…