Events for October 28, 2025 - August 6, 2025

  • On Book Banning: Flying Books Author Social

    Flying Books 371 Queen St W, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join us in Toronto for an author social at Flying Books, featuring On Book Banning by Ira Wells! Ira will be in conversation with fellow author Russell Smith. Books will be available for sale and signing. This event will take place on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 PM. More details here. Grab On Book Banning here! […]

  • UNMET: stephanie roberts at the Third Thursday Reading Series

    Best Western Cobourg Inn 930 Burnham St, Cobourg, ON, Canada

    stephanie roberts, author of the poetry collection UNMET, will be a reader for Cobourg's Third Thursday Reading Series! stephanie will be joined by Nathanael Jones and Laila Malik for this reading series hosted by James Pickersgill. The event will take place in the Northumberland Room at the Best Western Cobourg Inn on Thursday, April 17 […]

  • Kev Lambert and Donald Winkler at Blue Metropolis Festival: Translation Bliss

    Hôtel 10 - Salle Jardin 10 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Author Kev Lambert and translator Donald Winkler (May Our Joy Endure, Querelle of Roberval, You Will Love What You Have Killed) will be attending the Blue Metropolis Festival! They will be joining a discussion on the art of translation with author Anne Michaels and translator Dominique Fortier, moderated by Katia Grubisic. How to read a […]

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  • Baldwin, Styron, and Me: AfterWords Spring Foreword

    Park Place Theatre 5480 Point Pleasant Drive, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Mélikah Abdelmoumen, author of Baldwin, Styron, and Me (trans. Catherine Khordoc), will be a part of the AfterWords Spring Foreword event! Mélikah will be in conversation with Vinh Nguyen and host Fazeela Jiwa. Books will be available courtesy of King's Co-op Books. The event will take place at Park Place Theatre on Saturday, April 26 at […]

  • On Oil: Don Gillmor at Words Festival

    Join Don Gillmor as he speaks about his new book On Oil, a searching reconsideration of our long, complex, tortured relationship with oil, in this virtual event with the Words Festival. Don will be in conversation with host and Words Director Josh Lambier. This free virtual event will take place on Tuesday, April 29 at […]

  • On Oil: Don Gillmor at Ottawa Writers Festival

    Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Join Don Gillmor as he speaks at the Ottawa Writers Festival about his new book On Oil, in which the journalist and former roughneck considers our long, complex, tortured relationship with oil. This event, hosted by Jennifer Baker, will take place on Saturday, May 3 at 4PM. Tickets and more details here. Grab On Oil here! ABOUT ON […]

  • On Book Banning: Ira Wells at Ottawa Writers Festival

    Join Ira Wells as he speaks about his new book On Book Banning, a lively, accessible survey of the pressing question of literary censorship in our times of crisis and change, with host Adrian Harewood at the Ottawa Writers Festival. Book will be available for purchase from Perfect Books. This event will take place on […]

  • Baldwin, Styron, and Me: Ottawa Launch

    Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Join author Mélikah Abdelmoumen and translator Catherine Khordoc for the Ottawa launch of Baldwin, Styron, and Me, in partnership with the Ottawa Writers Fest. Host Peter Schneider will sit down with Mélikah and Catherine for a discussion on their acclaimed book. Copies will be available for sale and signing from Perfect Books. The launch will take place […]

  • Graeme Macrae Burnet at MOTIVE Festival

    Emmanuel College 75 Queen's Park Crescent, Rm 119, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Come on out to MOTIVE Festival in Toronto, where Graeme Macrae Burnet will be appearing for the "Small Towns, Big Secrets" panel! Burnet will be discussing his recent book, A Case of Matricide, and will be joined by fellow writers Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti for a conversation moderated by Samantha Bailey. The event will take […]

  • Caroline Adderson at Denman Island Festival: Main Stage Discussion

    Denman Island BC, Canada

    Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) will be joining the discussion "Diving into Darkness to find our humanity/joy/compassion" on the Main Stage, alongside fellow writers Sarah Leavitt and Fiona Tinwei Lam. The discussion will take place on Saturday, July 19 at 7:30PM. More details here. Grab a copy of A Way to Be Happy here! ABOUT A […]

  • Ira Wells: Defending the Right to Read

    Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning, will be joining the virtual panel "Defending the Right to Read" alongside Authors Against Book Bans members Fin Leary, Padma Venkatraman, and Josh Cook. With […]

  • Caroline Adderson at Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts

    Rockwood Centre 5511 Shorncliffe Ave, Sechelt, BC, Canada

    Caroline Adderson will be appearing at the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts to speak about her latest collection of short stories, A Way to Be Happy! The event will […]