Author Meets Readers invites Carleton students and the community to join an informal discussion on new books published by members of the Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs.

About the Author: Sébastien Malette is an Assistant Professor of Law at Carleton University who specializes in Métis and French-Canadian heritage.

About the Book: Songs Upon the Rivers: The Buried History of the French-Speaking Canadiens and Métis from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi across to the Pacific tells the story of the trade and kin networks established by French explorers and Métis across North America. These early French settlements eventually became Detroit, Saint Louis, and New Orleans. The discoveries within this book will re-establish the story of these people, the French language, and their ways of life into North American history.