The Toronto International Festival of Authors presents Between Good and Evil: Mellissa Fung in conversation with Louise Penny
Monday, April 17, 2023, at 7 p.m.
Witness true, raw and honest storytelling at its best this April. Prolific bestselling author Louise Penny sits down with award-winning journalist, author and filmmaker Mellissa Fung for a powerful conversation about Fung’s latest book, Between Good and Evil: The Stolen Girls of Boko Haram (released by HarperCollins on April 18, 2023).
In April 2014, nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram and to this day many are still missing or presumed dead. In her book, Fung documents the shocking true stories of several survivors, as collected over four years of travel and from 100-plus hours of interviews with the girls and their families. As a former captive herself — which Fung wrote about in her number-one-bestselling memoir Under an Afghan Sky — Fung shares the girls’ horrific stories with great empathy. From the kidnappings, assaults and tortures to pivotal moments of bravery and resistance, Fung portrays heartbreaking feats of strength and faith and renews a global call for urgent action.
This 50-minute interview will be followed by an audience Q-and-A. Fung will sign books, courtesy of Ben McNally Books, following the presentation.
This event is presented by the Toronto International Festival of Authors in partnership with Raincoast Books and HarperCollins Canada.
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Location:
Winter Garden Theatre
189 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario