Lambton County Library announces One Book Lambton title for 2024

Wyoming, ON – Lambton County Library has announced Women Talking by Miriam Toews as the selected One Book Lambton title for 2024. One Book Lambton is a literary event, designed to celebrate Canadian authors and to unite people from around Lambton County through reading the same book. People are invited to read Women Talking and participate in discussions and activities that explore the book’s themes. 

The novel takes place over 48 hours and focuses on eight women tasked with deciding how to respond to over one hundred violent night-time assaults perpetrated against the women and girls in the community. Miriam Toews describes her book as a fictional response to real-life events that took place between 2005 and 2009 in Manitoba Colony, a secluded Mennonite community in Bolivia.

Miriam Toews expressed her enthusiasm upon learning that her book was chosen for the One Book Lambton initiative. In a video message, Toews remarked, “I hope that when you read the book you can enter this loft and be part of this discussion that the women and [the main character, August] are having.” She further added her hope that Women Talking sparks stimulating conversations throughout Lambton County.

Miriam Toews has written nine books, including A Complicated Kindness, All My Puny Sorrows, and Women Talking. She has won many literary awards, including the Governor General's Award for Fiction (2004) and the Writers' Trust Engel Findley Award (2010). Women Talking was adapted into a feature-length film in 2022, directed by Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley and was awarded Best Adapted Screenplay and nominated for Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards®.  

Reserve a copy of Women Talking through the online catalogue at lclibrary.ca or by calling or visiting any Lambton County Library location. eBooks and eAudiobooks are available to borrow through the Libby app using your Lambton County Library card.

Visit onebooklambton.ca and follow @LCLibraryca on Facebook and X to stay up to date on upcoming programs and events.

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Please contact:

Adrianne Lebert
Public Services Coordinator – Adult Programs & Outreach, Lambton County Library
County of Lambton
519-845-0809 ext. 5217
Email Adrianne Lebert