EXTERNAL: North Shore Reads: Outsider
Live on Zoom: Brett Popplewell in conversation with Marsha Lederman
FREE to attend. Click here to register at nvcl.ca!
North Shore libraries present an evening with Brett Popplewell in conversation with Marsha Lederman. Popplewell will discuss his 2023 national bestseller Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past.
When journalist Brett Popplewell first heard about Dag Aabye, an aging former stuntman who lived alone in a school bus on a mountain, running day and night through blizzards and heat waves, he was intrigued and bewildered. Captivated by the seemingly implausible tale of a wild super-athlete aging more slowly than the rest of us, he was determined to meet the apocryphal white-haired man who was pushing the boundaries of the human mind and body beyond what anyone could dream was possible. What Popplewell witnessed on a secluded mountain perch led him on a six-year odyssey to uncover the true story of the 81-year-old man. Both joyful and tragic, Outsider presents a bold challenge to our notions of aging, belonging and human accomplishment.
This program will begin with a traditional Indigenous welcome from Tsitsáyxemaat Rebecca Duncan of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nation.
EXTERNAL: We are sharing this event on behalf of our friends at the North Shore Libraries. The event is not being hosted by Whistler Public Library, and therefore may be updated, changed, or canceled with little notice.
