Best Canadian Poetry 2025: Toronto Launch

Queen Books 914 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, Canada

Join us at the end of National Poetry Month to celebrate Best Canadian Poetry 2025! This reading will feature a number of poets from the anthology, including Cassidy McFadzean, Molly Peacock, Shannon Quinn, Ronna Bloom, Pauline Peters, and Fareh Malik, and will be hosted by longtime series editor Anita Lahey. Books will be available for […]

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 […]

Baldwin, Styron, and Me: Montreal Launch

Librairie Bertrand 430 Rue St. Pierre, Montreal, QC, Canada

Join us in Montreal to celebrate the launch of Baldwin, Styron, and Me  by Mélikah Abdelmoumen, translated by Catherine Khordoc! Mélikah will be reading from her new book at the event, and copies will be available for sale and signing. The launch will take place at Librairie Bertrand on Friday, May 2 at 5PM. Grab Baldwin, […]

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 […]

UNMET: Montreal Launch

L'Euguelionne 1426 Rue Beaudry, Montreal, QC, Canada

Come out and celebrate the launch of stephanie roberts new poetry collection UNMET! stephanie will be reading from her collection at L'Euguelionne, with additional readings by poets Sarah Burgoyne and Leslie Roach. Books will be available for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Tuesday, May 6 at 5:30PM. Get a copy of […]

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 […]

UNMET: stephanie roberts at the Halifax Public Library

Halifax Public Library 5440 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS, Canada

Come out for an afternoon of poetry with stephanie roberts, who will be reading from her new poetry collection UNMET! Local poet Annick MacAskill will join the event. Books will be available for sale and signing by King's Co-op. The event will take place at the Halifax Central Library on Sunday, May 18 at 2PM. […]

Lazer Lederhendler at the French-American Translation Awards Ceremony!

New York Society Library 53 E 79th St, New York, NY, United States

Lazer Lederhendler, whose translation of Christophe Bernard's The Hollow Beast won the French-American Translation Prize for Fiction will be honored at the annual Awards Ceremony in New York, along with Nonfiction winner John Lambert and the finalists. Following an opening cocktail hour, the event will begin with a special conversation featuring keynote speaker Paul LeClerc. […]

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 […]