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Critic’s Choice

Elaine Newton


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Critics Choice 1

Title to be announced

Thursday, November 14, 2024, 10am, Daniels Pavilion
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 10am, Hayes Hall
Elaine Newton, Professor Emeritus of Humanities at York University, Toronto

The book to be discussed during this lecture will be announced this fall.

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Critics Choice 2

Title to be announced

Thursday, December 12, 2024, 10am, Daniels Pavilion
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 10am, Hayes Hall
Elaine Newton, Professor Emeritus of Humanities at York University, Toronto

The book to be discussed during this lecture will be announced this fall.

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Critics Choice 3

Title to be announced

Thursday, January 16, 2025, 10am, Daniels Pavilion
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 10am, Hayes Hall
Elaine Newton, Professor Emeritus of Humanities at York University, Toronto

The book to be discussed during this lecture will be announced this fall.

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Critics Choice 4

Title to be announced

Thursday, March 13, 2025, 10am, Daniels Pavilion
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10am, Hayes Hall
Elaine Newton, Professor Emeritus of Humanities at York University, Toronto

The book to be discussed during this lecture will be announced this fall.

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Critics Choice 5

Title to be announced

Thursday, April 17 2025, 10am, Daniels Pavilion
Saturday, April 19, 2025, 10am, Hayes Hall
Elaine Newton, Professor Emeritus of Humanities at York University, Toronto

The book to be discussed during this lecture will be announced this fall.

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Critics Choice 7

Amor Towles

Saturday, February 15, 2025, 10am, Hayes Hall
Amor Towles, author
Elaine Newton, host

Elaine Newton hosts a conversation with The New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles (Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway) about his career and how he shapes his novels like a symphony — complete with different tones, multiple movements and crescendos.

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Critics Choice 8

James McBride

Saturday, February 25, 2025, 7:30pm, Hayes Hall
James McBride, author
Elaine Newton, host

Elaine Newton hosts an evening with award-winning author, musician and screenwriter James McBride, whose landmark memoir, The Color of Water, spent over two years on The New York Times bestseller list. Hear him discuss his latest novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, and more.

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