“Family, for all its importance, is a fragile idea. It changes as we do,” says The New Yorker. Delving into the changing nature of family relationships and their power to galvanize or devastate are three of the most celebrated authors in Canada, in a fascinating conversation during The Alma Lee Opening Night Event.

City of Vancouver Book Award-winner Chelene Knight explores a complex mother/daughter relationship in her anticipated “jewel of a novel,” Junie. In The Theory of Crows, David A. Robertson asks how far the bonds between father and daughter can stretch after a devastating ordeal and a journey that lies ahead. And bestselling favourite Lisa Moore explores stories across generations in This is How We Love. You can’t pick your family; you can pick your books. Here’s a good place to start. Moderated by Kathryn Gretsinger.