Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.

In his newest novel, British-Zimbabwean writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith, brings the twenty-first edition of his beloved series with How to Raise an Elephant.

Alexander McCall Smith joins director of the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Roland Gulliver, in a special in-conversation event. 

About this event’s guests:
Alexander McCall Smith
Roland Gulliver

Click here to pre-order a special copy of How to Raise an Elephant (with signed page insert).

Author's image courtesy of Michael Lionstar.

This event is presented in partnership with the Toronto Public Library and Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA)

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Alexander McCall Smith: How to Raise an Elephant