Lisa Alward at the Frye Festival

Aberdeen Cultural Centre 140 rue Botsford, Moncton, NB, Canada

Come on out to this year's Frye Festival, where Lisa Alward, author of Cocktail, will be doing a Flash Frye reading of the collection for the panel 'Who Do You Think You Are?' The panel, which features books that wrestle with bodily autonomy and the impossible expectations that come with being a woman, will be moderated […]

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 […]

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 […]

Steven Beattie at the Books & Brews Book Fair

Jobsite Brewery 45 Cambria Street, Stratford, ON, Canada

Join Best Canadian Stories 2025 editor Steven Beattie at the Books & Brews Book Fair in Stratford! Beattie will be selling copies of the anthology at the fair, joined by a fun assortment of other small presses. The book fair will take place at the Jobsite Brewery on Saturday, July 5 starting at 12PM. More about Best […]

Caroline Adderson at Denman Island Festival: Workshop

Denman Island BC, Canada

Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) will be hosting a workshop at the Denman Island Readers & Writers Festival! The workshop, "Ending It All" will explore what makes a story ending successful, looking at planned vs. discovered endings, common pitfalls, and how plot and character arcs guide satisfying conclusions. The workshop will take place […]

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 […]

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 take place on Friday, August 15 at 2:30 PM PST. More details and tickets here. Grab a copy of A Way to Be Happy here! ABOUT A WAY […]

Mark Bourrie at Eden Mills Festival

Eden Mills Writers' Festival 19 Cedar Street, Eden Mills, Ontario, Canada

Join Mark Bourrie (author of Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre) as he speaks at the Eden Mills Writers Festival on the panel "The Kim Lang Set: True North Unsettled: A Conversation on Democracy." Mark will be in conversation alongside David A. Robertson, Andrew Coyne, Ariel Sim, and Karin Wells, as well as host Jessica […]

Colleen Coco Collins at the Antler River Poetry Series

Landon Branch London Public Library 167 Wortley Road, London, ON, Canada

Colleen Coco Collins, author of the poetry collection Sorry About the Fire, will be a guest reader at the Antler River Poetry Series! Coco will be joined by fellow poets Erín Moure and Chantel Neveu. The event takes place at the Landon Branch of the London Public Library on Wednesday, September 17 at 7PM. Grab Sorry […]