Bestselling author Claire Cameron discusses her debut memoir, seamlessly weaving together nature writing and true crime investigation with an unflinching account of recovery.

Claire Cameron speaks with journalist and author Waubgeshig Rice about How to Survive a Bear Attack, at once an intimate portrait of an extraordinary animal, a bracing chronicle of pain, obsession, and love, and a profoundly moving exploration of how we can understand and survive the wildness that lives inside us.

Q&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase.

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Claire Cameron (author of The Bear and The Last Neanderthal) will be celebrating the launch of her new memoir How to Survive a Bear Attack at Take Cover Books!

6:30 PM | 59 Hunter Street East | Free Admission (RSVP)

An afternoon event at the Kitchener Public Library.

Claire Cameron, the bestselling author of The Bear and The Last Neanderthal, visits KPL to discuss her powerful debut memoir, How to Survive a Bear Attack.

In conversation with Deborah Dundas, Opinions Editor for The Toronto Star.

Audience Q&A and book signing to follow this event. Books will be sold by Words Worth Books.

Tickets are free, but registration required.

Event with Cedar Canoe Books - Claire Cameron

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Author Claire Cameron discusses her book with Hamilton Review of Books founder Dana Hansen.

Attend a live reading and conversation with author Claire Cameron, who discusses their new book How to Survive a Bear Attack. 

The 45-minute conversation is followed by a 15-minute question and answer period. Check out the HPL catalogue to borrow the book before the event.

How to Survive a Bear Attack: A Memoir is at once an intimate portrait of an extraordinary animal, a bracing chronicle of pain, obsession and love and a profoundly moving exploration of how we can understand and survive the wildness that lives inside us. 

Dana Hansen (she/her) is a professor of English literature, language and communications at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto. She is also a writer and book reviewer with work in a number of publications, a librarian-in-training, and the founding publisher and editor-in-chief of Hamilton Review of Books. She lives in Waterdown with her family.

Registration opens: February 21st, 2025

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Apr 15 @ 7 PM - 8:15 PM MT $25
Memorial Park Library, 2nd Floor

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“True wilderness has no narrative. It is immediate, and visceral, beyond words at the time, and often beyond description later. So, it speaks to Claire Cameron’s courage and skill as a writer that she has triumphantly wrested such a compelling and profound story out of her journey, both into the wild heart of bear country, and into the terror-filled landscape of a devastating cancer diagnosis.” Trust acclaimed author Helen Humphreys to put into words why you simply can't miss this show with Claire Cameron, hosted by journalist Christina Frangou.

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Beer & Books with Claire Cameron Presented by Curiosity House Books and Creemore Springs Brewery

Event type: Ages 19+

Beer & Books with Claire Cameron

*Your ticket includes a pint of Creemore Springs Brewery draft beer, and snacks. 

*Audience Q & A and book signing will follow the talk. 

*Books will be available for purchase at the event. 

Join us for an evening with bestselling author Claire Cameron to discuss her new book, How to Survive a Bear Attack: A Memoir.

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An evening at The Lobby. More details coming soon.

Event with Muskoka Authors Association - more soon.

An evening with CFUW - Sudbury. More details coming soon.

The inaugural Festival of Authors at Appleby College.

A Different Drummer Books will be selling books.

June 22, 2025 I 1:00pm

Join us for a captivating afternoon with Claire Cameron, as we celebrate her latest work, "HOW TO SURVIVE A BEAR ATTACK: A Memoir."

Hosted by CanHist & sponsored by multiple small-town organizations in Dufferin County, "Small Town Big Ideas" is a Speakers Series welcoming some of Canada's most provocative & innovative thinkers to Shelburne, Ontario.

Shelburne Public Library

FREE EVENT with book sales & Signing to follow.  

Tickets to be released March 1, 2025