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Diana Athill and Alice Munro at IFOA October 22 2009
Last night’s International Festival of Authors (IFOA) event, “Too Much Happiness,” was truly a meeting of the minds. A fundraiser for PEN Canada, the sold-out event featured a conversation with celebrated editor and writer Diana Athill and CanLit legend Alice Munro. The two ladies got on like a house on fire, charming the crowd with … Read MoreRecent Articles
Diana Athill and Alice Munro at IFOA Posted on October 22, 2009
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