OMG! OMG! Alberto Manguel is coming to Halifax!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha! No, it's not the newest Latin pop star, but rather a distinguished man of letters. Recently, the CBC asked him to deliver this year's Massey Lectures, which he has titled "The City of Words".
At the moment, I'm partway through Manguel's book A History of Reading, and his last work, The Library at Night, is still on my to-read list. The university where I did my undergrad is co-hosting Manguel's lecture here in Halifax, and when I got an email from them last week announcing it, I literally whooped with delight (gawd I'm a big nerd). Now I'm anxiously waiting for the tickets to go on sale. I imagine they will sell out in short order, and I certainly don't want to miss this.
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