Events for October 5, 2025 - September 19, 2025

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

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  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • WHO ELSE IN THE DARK HEADED THERE: Kelowna Launch

    Benvoulin Church 2279 Benvoulin Rd, Kelowna, BC, Canada

    Join us in Kelowna for the launch of Who Else in the Dark Headed There: Poems by Garth Martens! Hosted at the Benvoulin Church, the launch will take place on […]

  • WHO ELSE IN THE DARK HEADED THERE: Victoria Launch

    Caffe Fantastico 965 Kings Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join us in Victoria for the launch of Who Else in the Dark Headed There: Poems by Garth Martens! The launch will take place at Caffe Fantastico on Thursday, April […]