Toronto AuthorFest Looks To The New

“This year’s International Festival of Authors [in Toronto] will be the year of the wunderkind. The preliminary lineup for the country’s premier authors festival released yesterday revealed a slate packed with next-generation stars such as Jonathan Safran Foer, Helen Oyeyemi and Diana Evans.” Last year, the festival celebrated its 25th anniversary, and this year’s lineup represents a conscious effort to move forward with a new generation of writers.