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  • Richard Kelly Kemick at Fraser Valley Writers Fest

    University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

    Richard Kelly Kemick, author of the short story collection Hello, Horse, will be appearing at the Fraser Valley Writers Fest for the panel "Revise." Richard will be joined by Carleigh […]

  • Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Long Short Story

    Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Caroline Adderson will be reading from her Giller-longlisted story collection, A Way to Be Happy, at the AfterWords Festival's event, "Long Short Story." Caroline will be in conversation with fellow short story writer Alexander MacLeod about her latest collection, and will also be joined in reading by Elliott Gish, Fawn Parker, and Deepa Rajagoplan. The event […]

  • Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Open Secrets

    The Carleton 1685 Argyle St, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) we be joining the AfterWords Festival's event, "Open Secrets." When Andrea Skinner wrote in the Toronto Star about being assaulted by her stepfather […]

  • Catherine Leroux at AfterWords Festival: Fantastic Ideas

    Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Join Catherine Leroux, author of Canada Reads-winning The Future, at the AfterWords Festival's event, "Fantastic Ideas." Catherine will be reuniting with her Canada Reads champion Heather O'Neill in conversation about their their respective dark fairy tales The Future and The Capital of Dreams. The event will also feature readings from Elizabeth Renzetti, Charlene Carr, and […]

  • Behind the Scenes at Canada Reads with Catherine Leroux

    Women's Canadian Club of Montreal 4626 Sherbrooke St W, Westmount, QC, Canada

    Catherine Leroux, author of The Future, will be in conversation with CBC Canada Reads producer Lucy Mann to discuss the book's 2024 Canada Reads win. The discussion will take place at […]

  • Question Authority: Mark Kingwell at Vanier College

    Vanier College Vanier Auditorium A-103, 821 avenue Sainte-Croix, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Mark Kingwell will be the keynote speaker at the Vanier College Humanities Symposium, with a talk on his new book Question Authority: A Polemic About Trust in Five Meditations. Mark will discuss how to reclaim the democratic spirit of questioning authority and thinking. The talk will take place on Wednesday, February 5 at 1:30PM. Presentations […]

  • Mark Anthony Jarman at the Florence Writers Workshop

    St. Mark's Church Via Maggio 16, Firenze, Italy

    Mark Anthony Jarman, author of Burn Man: Selected Stories will guide this workshop on Beginnings and Endings with focus on short stories, although his lessons can be applied to other works too. Mark will lead participants through inspiring models and handy techniques from well-known short-story authors. Sponsored by Florence Literary Society, this is a free ticketed event. […]

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  • Republic of Consciousness Prize (US/CAN) Virtual Longlist Party

    Celebrate the Republic of Consciousness Prize (US/CAN) longlisting of Your Absence Is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton, at this virtual longlist party!  The celebration is free and open to the public, and will feature the six judges as hosts, representatives from the longlisted presses as well as authors and translators reading […]

  • Ira Wells at the Toronto Public Library

    Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    As part of Freedom to Read Week, Toronto Public Library presents critic, essayist, and associate professor at the University of Toronto, Ira Wells to celebrate the publication of his new title On Book Banning: Or, How the New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy, in conversation with host Charles Foran. The culture wars have […]

  • On Book Banning: Ira Wells at the Centre for Free Expression

    Join Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning, in a Freedom to Read Week conversation with Centre for Free Expression Director James L. Turk, at this time when censorship is becoming popular and pervasive. The event is co-sponsored by Canadian School Libraries, Edmonton Public Library, PEN Canada, Toronto Public Library, Vancouver Public Library. This free virtual […]

  • Mark Kingwell at the Toronto Public Library

    Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Mark Kingwell will be discussing his new book Question Authority at the Toronto Public Library, in conversation with host Randy Boyagoda. The event is free, and will take place on Thursday, February 27 at 7PM in the Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room at the Toronto Reference Library. More details here. Grab Question Authority here! ABOUT QUESTION AUTHORITY Philosopher […]

  • Freedom to Read Week with Ira Wells (On Book Banning)

    In celebration of Freedom to Read Week in Canada, join Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning: Or, How the New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy, for thought-provoking online conversation Dr. Shannon Murray, held by Bookmark Bookstores. This virtual event will take place on Thursday, February 27 at 7PM ADT. Reserve your free […]