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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Ivan Baidak
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DESCRIPTION:Author of (In)visible.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/7193647
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>LIVE via ZOOM / A Q&amp\;A with the author
  follows the talk</p>\n<p>Ukrainian fiction writer and poet Ivan Baidak re
 ads from and discusses his latest novel\, "(In)visible\," his first book t
 o be translated into English. Shaped after the writer&rsquo\;s own experie
 nce of living with Tourette&rsquo\;s syndrome\, (In)visible was recognized
  by PEN Ukraine as a best novel of 2020. The book tells the stories of peo
 ple with visible disabilities and disorders as they learn to overcome soci
 ety's limitations to live a full and happy life.</p>\n<p>Іvan Baidak's
 &nbsp\; debut novel\, "Personally Me Personally for You\," became a nation
 al bestseller\, and his two short story collections topped bookstore bests
 eller lists. Originally from Lviv\, Ukraine\, he recently arrived in Canad
 a in September 2022.</p>\n<p>Attendees are welcome to email events@bpl.on.
 ca&nbsp\;with your questions for the moderated Q&amp\;A before the session
  starts. Please indicate the session date and title in the email subject l
 ine. Due to time constraints and the volume of questions\, only a limited 
 number of questions may be answered.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>About <em>(In)visible<
 /em><br />Diagnosed with Tourette&rsquo\;s syndrome as a teenager\, Adam\,
  now a 26-year-old freelance designer\, attends his first meeting at a soc
 ial support group. Here he meets Anna\, a charity worker with a facial hem
 angioma\; Marta\, a TV anchor with alopecia\; and Eva\, a makeup artist wi
 th vitiligo. The following week he moves in with them. "In(visible)" is Ad
 am's journey as he moves from self-inflicted invisibility to being visible
 &mdash\;in his family\, career\, and personal life.</p>\n<p><a href="https
 ://burlington.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S194C311525">Borrow (In)visible 
 from our collection</a></p>\n<p><a href="https://ivanbaidak.com/">Visit th
 e author's website</a></p>\n<p><strong>Attending Online</strong></p>\n<p>R
 egistration closes 10 minutes before the program begins. You can access Zo
 om on your computer\, on your device through the Zoom app\, or by calling 
 in. To attend the program on the phone\, please register and we'll provide
  the information you need to listen in.</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.bpl.o
 n.ca/zoom">How to Zoom instructions</a></p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event
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