We're getting into the Valentine's spirit with Toronto in Love – our conversation between Toronto Book of Love author Adam Bunch and The Social's Elaine Lui.

Toronto’s past is filled with passion and heartache. The Toronto Book of Love brings the history of the city to life with fascinating true tales of romance, marriage, and lust: from the scandalous love affairs of the city’s early settlers to the prime minister’s wife partying with rock stars on her anniversary; from ancient First Nations wedding ceremonies to a pastor wearing a bulletproof vest to perform Canada’s first same-sex marriage ceremonies.

Home to adulterous movie stars, faithful rebels, and heartbroken spies, Toronto has been shaped by crushes, jealousies, and flirtations. The Toronto Book of Love explores the evolution of the city from a remote colonial outpost to a booming modern metropolis through the stories of those who have fallen in love among its ravines, church spires, and skyscrapers.

The City Imagines series is presented by The Word On The Street, a national celebration of storytelling, ideas, and imagination.

About The Presenters

Adam Bunch is the author of The Toronto Book of Love and The Toronto Book of the Dead, host of the Canadiana documentary series, and creator of The Toronto Dreams Project. His work popularizing the history of the city has earned an honourable mention for a Governor General’s History Award.

Elaine "Lainey" Lui is the founder and Editor of LaineyGossip.com, co-host of CTV's daytime talk show "The Social", and a reporter on CTV's "etalk". In 2014 Lainey became a best-selling author with her memoir Listen to the Squawking Chicken.

About The Word On The Street

The Word On The Street is an annual celebration of storytelling, ideas and imagination, hosting Canada's largest FREE book and magazine festival each September and promoting great books by Canadian and Indigenous authors year-round.