The Big Read / Novel Encounters / First Person / Facts & Non-Fiction / Writer’s Room / Read & Recommended / At Home ON OUR BOOKSHELF>BookshelfTracy Flick Can’t WinIn a Q&A with Tom Perrotta about the sequel to “Election,” he explains how actress Reese Witherspoon changed his perception of his heroine >BuzzA Queen For All SeasonsBritish actress Joanna Lumley is a big fan of Queen Elizabeth II, and her book pays homage to the monarch in her Platinum Jubilee year >BookshelfIn "Tree Thieves,” Lyndsie Bourgon investigates the billion-dollar timber-poaching industryIn a Q&A, the author reveals how theft of old-growth trees is linked to the conservation movement and what motivates the poachers.AUTHOR QUOTE“Books are a uniquely portable magic”- Stephen KingTHE BIG READThe Toronto International Festival of Authors Honours Salman Rushdie and the Freedom to Write and Read / As the festival returns Sept. 22 with in-person events, Margaret Atwood, John Irving, Ian McEwan and Deepa Mehta will join the tribute to “the Satanic Verses” author>MORE BIG READS>What a Rush! 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