Anne Simpson at Hoare's High Tea

Nicholas Hoare's "Books and Afternoon Tea" event features Anne Simpson, author of Falling (McClelland & Stewart). The event also features Kristen den Hartog and Tracy Kasaboski (The Occupied Garden), Rex Wyler (Jesus Sayings) and Emma Donoghue (The Sealed Letter). Call Nicholas Hoare Books at 416.416.777.2665 for ticket info.

On Sunday, April 20 at 3:00 p.m. at the King Edward Hotel.

Anne Simpson’s first novel, Canterbury Beach, was shortlisted for the Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. She is the author of three books of poetry, Light Falls Through You, winner of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the Atlantic Poetry Prize; Loop, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Poetry; and, most recently, Quick. She has also been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize. Anne Simpson lives in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.