Chasing Zebras Book Launch

Wolsak & Wynn is a charmingly contrary literary press based in beautiful post-industrial Hamilton, Ontario. We’ve been publishing challenging, enchanting, unusual and often award-winning books for over thirty-five years.

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Join us for the launch of Margaret Nowaczyk's memoir, Chasing Zebras.

Art Gallery of Hamilton

<a href="https://bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/chasing-zebras" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chasing Zebras: A Memoir of Genetics, Mental Health and Writing</a>When Margaret Nowaczyk immigrated to Canada with her family from Poland she was determined to be Canadian, whatever that meant, and she was equally determined to be a doctor. Arriving as a teen with an English vocabulary deeply influenced by the few English books she had, including Somerset Maugham&#x27;s The Painted Veil, Margaret made her way through medical school at the University of Toronto, followed by residencies at Toronto&#x27;s SickKids until she settled in at McMaster University Hospital as a clinical geneticist. From leaving Communist Poland to enduring the demands of medical school, through living with a long undiagnosed mental illness to discovering the fascinating field of genetics, plunging into the pressures of prenatal diagnosis and finally finding the tools of writing and of narrative medicine, Margaret shares a journey that is both inspiring and harrowing. This is a story of constant effort, of growth, of tragedy and of triumph, and most of all, of the importance of openness. In the end, Dr. Nowaczyk invites us all to see that &quot;life is precious and fragile and wondrous and full of mistakes.&quot; And to keep trying.<a href="https://bookstore.wolsakandwynn.ca/products/the-medusa-deep" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Please help us welcome this fabulous new book into the world on December 2, 2021. Doors at 6:30 PM.

About Margaret NowaczykBorn in Poland, <a href="https://www.wolsakandwynn.ca/authors-all/margaret-nowaczyk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Margaret Nowaczyk</a> is a pediatric clinical geneticist and a professor at McMaster University and DeGroote School of Medicine. Her short stories and essays have appeared in Canadian, Polish and American literary magazines and anthologies. She lives in Hamilton, ON, with her husband and two sons.

AccessibilityThe Art Gallery of Hamilton is committed to providing a positive and inclusive experience for all of its visitors.The Gallery is entirely wheelchair accessible, with wheelchairs available.Audio devices and large print materials are available with advanced notice.Elevators are located on the street level going to the main lobby and then from the main lobby to the second-floor art studio.Accessible washrooms are located on the first floor and second levels.Tactile and pre‐visit materials, as well as pre‐planned activities, are available upon request.Quiet break spaces with seating throughout the Gallery.Program modifications are available with advance notice.<a href="https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/learn/school-programs/accommodations/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Visit the AGH&#x27;s website for more information</a>.

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