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  • 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 […]

  • 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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  • Republic of Consciousness Prize (US/CAN) Virtual Longlist Party

    Celebrate the Republic of Consciousness Prize (US/CAN) longlisting of Your Absence Is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton, at this virtual longlist party!  The celebration is free and open to the public, and will feature the six judges as hosts, representatives from the longlisted presses as well as authors and translators reading […]

  • 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 title On Book Banning: Or, How the New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy, in conversation with host Charles Foran. The culture wars have […]

  • On Book Banning: Ira Wells at the Centre for Free Expression

    Join Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning, in a Freedom to Read Week conversation with Centre for Free Expression Director James L. Turk, at this time when censorship is becoming popular and pervasive. The event is co-sponsored by Canadian School Libraries, Edmonton Public Library, PEN Canada, Toronto Public Library, Vancouver Public Library. This free virtual […]

  • 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 Thursday, February 27 at 7PM in the Jack Rabinovitch Reading Room at the Toronto Reference Library. More details here. Grab Question Authority here! ABOUT QUESTION AUTHORITY Philosopher […]

  • 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 available for sale and signing, and snacks and drinks will be provided for this evening of lively discussion. This event will take place at Biblioasis […]

  • UNMET: stephanie roberts at Ottawa VerseFest

    The Manx 370 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    stephanie roberts, author of the forthcoming poetry collection UNMET, will be at the Ottawa VerseFest! stephanie will be part of the Plan 99 Reading Series, and will be joined by fellow […]

  • On Book Banning & Barfly: Ira Wells & Michael Lista at Biblio Bash

    Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join Ira Wells, author of On Book Banning, and Michael Lista, author of Barfly, for this Biblio Bash at the Toronto Reference Library! This event will take place on Thursday April […]