Dawson Reads with Heather & Arizona O鈥橬eill March 22
Montreal literary duo and Dawson graduates Heather O鈥橬eill (Social Science, 1992) and Arizona O’Neill聽(Fine Arts, 2013) will be at the College on March 22 to speak about聽their lives聽and read from their work. The event takes place in 4C.1 and begins at 12 p.m.
HEATHER O’NEILL聽is the beloved award-winning author of聽When We Lost Our Heads,聽The Lonely Hearts Hotel,聽The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, and聽Lullabies for Little Criminals. Born and raised in Montreal,聽Heather O’Neill has been said to write 鈥渓ike a sort of demented angel with an uncanny knack for metaphor” (Toronto Star).
ARIZONA O’NEILL聽is a multi-disciplinary artist who has聽made original videos for CBC鈥檚 Creator Network and artists such as Laurence Philom猫ne and Patrick Watson. She recently wrote and illustrated the book,聽Est-ce qu鈥檜n artiste peut 锚tre heureux?
Together they form聽O’Neill Reads,聽the exuberant book review page on Instagram.
The books:
When We Lost Our Heads is Heather O’Neill’s latest page-turning novel that explores gender and power, sex and desire, class and status, and the terrifying strength of the human heart when it can’t let someone go.
Est-ce qu鈥檜n artiste peut 锚tre heureux?聽is Arizona O’Neill’s book of聽illustrated graphic interviews with celebrated and controversial Quebec artists.
