📅 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
📍 The Lobby @ Union Hotel, Toronto
🎟️ Ticket includes: A pastry item, a glass of wine, a copy of On the Ravine, audience Q&A, a mix & mingle with the author (and the opportunity to get your book signed)! A livestream ticket option is also available (physical book not included).
Join Union Hotel and the Giller Prize for a session of #BookTalk, an intimate new literary series celebrating Canadian literature in a fresh, community-focused way.
Continuing the series is Vincent Lam in conversation with Danielle McNally. Set in the cozy, storytelling-rich lobby of the Union Hotel, this live interview invites book lovers into a relaxed evening of meaningful dialogue, exploring Jane’s latest work and the power of CanLit today.
Whether you’re a lifelong reader or new to the scene, #BookTalk offers a modern take on the classic book club — it’s live, local, and literary. Tickets are limited for this exclusive & intimate event!

About the Author, Vincent Lam:
VINCENT LAM’s first book, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, won the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and was adapted for television and broadcast on HBO Canada. The Headmaster’s Wager, Dr. Lam’s first novel, was shortlisted for the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award and the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize. Dr. Lam is also the co-author of The Flu Pandemic and You, a non-fiction guide to influenza pandemics, which received a Special Recognition Award by the American Medical Writers’ Association in 2007. He served as executive editor and co-author of the textbook, Opioid Agonist Therapy: A Prescriber’s Guide to Treatment, published in 2022. In 2011, he published a biography of Tommy Douglas, “father of medicare,” for Penguin Canada’s Extraordinary Canadians Series. Dr. Lam is an emergency physician and addictions physician who lives in Toronto. He is the medical director of the Coderix Medical Clinic.
About the Moderator, Danielle McNally:
DANIELLE MCNALLY studied social work and has a Master’s Degree in Sociology. She was the driving force behind the In Her Voice events series, and she managed annual festivals before the pandemic. She now co-manages Ben McNally Books.