Join best-selling author Sarah Thornton and renowned art critic and curator Robert Enright in a discussion about Thornton’s new book, "33 Artists in 3 Acts" at the Ottawa International Writers Festival.

"33 Artists in 3 Acts" draws on hundreds of Thornton's personal encounters with a superb cast of living artists—from global superstars to unheralded teachers—to humanize and demystify contemporary art. We join Thornton as she rummages through artists’ studios and solo shows, inquiring about everything from their bank accounts to their bedrooms. The result is a series of cinematic experiences that juxtapose artists in thought-provoking ways, and build up narratives that end with epiphanies.

Sarah Thornton is the author of "Seven Days in the Art World," an international bestseller translated into sixteen languages, and has been the chief writer on contemporary art for "The Economist." A Canadian who went to Britain on a Commonwealth Scholarship, she holds a BA in Art History and a PhD in Sociology.

Robert Enright is a Winnipeg-based art critic and curator. He has written for many art magazines and is a frequent contributor to the "Globe & Mail." He has written essays, introductions and conducted interviews in over 70 exhibition books and catalogues. He is a Member of the Order of Canada.