THE POWER OF POINT OF VIEW IN DIVISIVE TIMES
Many of us live in information silos, geo-targeted and saturated by the messaging from our algorithmic echo-chambers. Can authors reach a broader audience and bridge the ideological divide by utilizing an unexpected voice or the opinion of an unlikeable character? This ability to shape a narrative by controlling information is called the Power of POV (Point of View). Three Canadian authors discuss how they utilize story narration to approach difficult topics from new angles. Hollay Ghadery (The Unravelling of Ou) employs the conceit of a sock-puppet narrator to explore the delicate folds of a women’s biological and cultural responsibilities. Sky Gilbert’s (The Blue House) unreliable narrator, a snide and jealous musical virtuoso who believes himself dead, unravels the debate around art as an inherently human mystery versus an algorithmic formulation. Lindsay Wong (Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies) weaves the perspective of three women from the same family to create a horror fantasy world of dark burial rituals that challenge our ideas of cultural identity.
Book signing after the event at the Festival’s official bookstore at Espace Godin.
Participants: Hollay Ghadery, Sky Gilbert, Lindsay Wong
Moderator: Gina Leola Woolsey
Language(s): English
Date and time: Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
Location: HOTEL10 – Salle Jardin
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $8
Organizer
Metropolis bleu est un organisme de charité qui a pour mission de réunir les gens de langues et de cultures diverses autour du plaisir de lire et d’écrire, permettant ainsi une plus grande créativité et favorisant une meilleure compréhension interculturelle.
La Fondation présente annuellement un Festival international de littérature et offre, tout au long de l’année, une gamme de programmes éducatifs et sociaux en classe et en ligne. Parce que l’écriture et la lecture vont bien au-delà du divertissement, ces programmes sont également utilisés comme outils thérapeutiques, de persévérance scolaire et de lutte contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion.
Venue
10, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H2X 4C9
