Events for May 13 - April 10

  • 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 the Women's Canadian Club of Montreal on Tuesday, November 19 at 12:30PM. More details here. Grab a copy of The Future here! ABOUT THE FUTURE Winner of Canada […]

  • Best Canadian 2025 Launch at Fanfare Books

    Fanfare Books 92 Ontario Street, Stratford, ON, Canada

    Editors Steven W. Beattie (Best Canadian Stories 2025) and Emily Urquhart (Best Canadian Essays 2025) will be hosting a reading and conversation at Fanfare Books in Stratford! The two editors will be joined by contributors James Cairns (Essays) and Alexander Hollenberg (Best Canadian Poetry 2025) for an evening of fun. Books will be available for […]

  • Lisa Alward at the Lorenzo Society Reading Series

    Oland Hall Room 104, University of New Brunswick, NB, Canada

    Lisa Alward, author of Cocktail, will be featured in the UNB Lorenzo Society's Reading Series, hosted by Gemma Marr. The reading will take place on Thursday, January 30 at 7PM. More details to come here. Grab a copy of Cocktail here! ABOUT COCKTAIL Winner of the 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award • Longlisted for the 2024 Carol Shields […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • On Book Banning: Ira Wells at Words 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 […]

  • On Book Banning: Windsor Launch!

    Biblioasis Bookshop 1520 Wyandotte St E, Windsor, ON, Canada

    Join us in celebrating the Windsor launch of On Book Banning by Ira Wells! Ira will be interviewed about his new book, followed by an audience Q&A. Books will be […]