Event Directory Search for upcoming events Picks and Previews Plan ahead to check out these not-to-be-missed events All Theatre Dance Music Film & Media Visual Art Literary Festival Promotion Free Literary George Saunders | Photo: Courtesy of Wordfest April 9, 2017 George Saunders Wordfest presents this afternoon literary treat Amy Jo Espetveidt Location John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library 616 Macleod Trail SE Price $17 - $20 Buy Tickets A much-anticipated Calgary appearance, join Wordfest for this afternoon with New York Times bestselling-author George Saunders. Hosted by Zsuzsi Gartner, Saunders presents his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. Published in February to widespread critical-acclaim, the novel looks at Abraham Lincoln and the death of his 11-year-old son at the dawn of the American Civil War. Wordfest presents George Saunders at 2:00pm on April 9, 2017 at the John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library (616 Macleod Trail SE).
