Events for April 30 - November 26, 2025

  • Best Canadian Poetry: Toronto Launch

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

    Come on out for a night of poetry and fun, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2026! Series editor Anita Lahey, along with several local poets featured in the anthology—Khashayar "Kess" Mohammadi, Steve McOrmond, Emily Kedar, Richard Greene, Susan Glickman, Ronna Bloom, and Puneet Dutt—will be reading from their work at Queen Books. […]

  • Best Canadian Stories: Montreal Launch

    De Stiil 351 Avenue Duluth E, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Montreal readers: come on out for a night of short fiction, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Stories 2026! Guest editor Zsuzsi Gartner, along with several local writers featured in the anthology, will be reading from their work. Copies will be available for sale and signing courtesy of De Stiil. The launch will […]

  • Jón Kalman Stefánsson: Winnipeg Free Press Book Club

    Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (trans. Philip Roughton) is the Winnipeg Free Press Book Club's November Pick! Jón will be appearing virtually for this online event to speak about the book. The event will take place virtually on Tuesday, November 25 at 12PM CT. More details TK. Order Heaven and Hell here! Check out […]

  • Best Canadian Stories: Toronto Launch

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

    Toronto friends: come on out for a night of short fiction, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Stories 2026! Guest editor Zsuzsi Gartner, along with several writers featured in the anthology, will be reading from their work. Copies will be available for sale and signing courtesy of Queen Books. The launch will take […]

  • Dust: More Lives of the Poets (with Guitars): Windsor Launch

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

    Join us in Windsor for the launch of Ray Robertson's Dust: More Lives of the Poets (with Guitars)! Ray will be reading from his new book, followed by a performance from Toronto-based musical duo Staig and Billings. The launch will take place at Biblioasis Bookshop on Thursday, November 27 at 7PM. Preorder Dust here! ABOUT DUST: MORE […]

  • Dust: More Lives of the Poets (with Guitars): Chatham Launch!

    Studio One 75 William St N, Chatham, ON, Canada

    Join us in Chatham for the launch of Ray Robertson's Dust: More Lives of the Poets (with Guitars)! Ray will be reading from his new book, followed by a performance from Toronto-based musical duo Staig and Billings. Books will be available for sale and signing. The event will take place at Studio One (Chatham Cultural […]

  • Best Canadian Poetry: St John’s Launch

    The Ship Pub 265 Duckworth St, St John's, NL, Canada

    Come on out for a night of poetry and fun, as we celebrate the launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2026! Guest editor Mary Dalton, along with several poets featured in the anthology—Danielle Devereaux, Craig Power, Paul Moorehead, Susan White, and Richard Greene—will be reading from their work at the Ship Pub. Copies will be available for […]

  • Best Canadian Poetry: Combined Vancouver Launch

    Upstart & Crow 1387 Railspur Alley, Granville Island

    Come on out for a special combined launch of Best Canadian Poetry 2025 and 2026! Hosted by last year's 2025 editor Aislinn Hunter, several local poets featured in the anthologies will be reading from their work at Upstart & Crow. Copies will be available for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Wednesday, […]

  • Robyn Sarah at Ottawa VerseFest

    Club Saw 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    VerseFest Presents Robyn Sarah, author of We're Somewhere Else Now: Poems 2016–2024, will be appearing at Ottawa's VerseFest on Tuesday, March 24. She'll be joined by fellow poets David Galvaude and Melissa Powless Day, in an event hosted by Chloé LaDuchesse. The event will take place at Club Saw at 8:30PM EST. Tickets are available for […]

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  • Off the Shelf Poetry Reading Series: Garth Martens

    Garth Martens, author of Who Else in the Dark Headed There: Poems, will be a featured poet for the Off the Shelf Poetry Reading Series! Presented by Simon Fraser University, the reading will take place on Friday, March 27. Time and more details to come. Order a copy of Who Else in the Dark Headed There here! […]

  • Planet Earth Poetry Series: Garth Martens

    Russell Books 100-747 Fort St, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Garth Martens, author of Who Else in the Dark Headed There: Poems, will be reading for the Planet Earth Poetry Series! Hosted by Kyeren Regehr, the reading will take place at Russell Books on Friday, April 10. Time and more details to come. Order a copy of Who Else in the Dark Headed There here! ABOUT WHO ELSE […]

  • Marcello Di Cintio at Polar Beak Books

    Polar Peak Books 482 2nd Ave., Fernie, BC, Canada

    Marcello Di Cintio, author of Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, will be appearing at Polar Peak Books! The event, hosted by bookstore co-owner Melanie Jeannotte, will take place on Saturday, April 11. Time and more details TK. Grab a copy of Precarious here! ABOUT PRECARIOUS A series of profiles of foreign workers illuminates the precarity of global […]