NO ARMS IN THE ARTS BOOK CLUB #4

Thursday, November 7th 2024 From 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
It’s Ok (468 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B2)

For our final edition before the Giller gala—and our first in-person event—2018 Giller shortlist and CanLit Responds organizer Thea Lim speaks with Farzana Doctor, Spencer Gordon, Sydney Hegele, Greg Rhyno, Daniel Sarah Karasik (author of Disobedience) and others about their new releases and their commitment to withdrawing from the Giller Prize in solidarity with Palestine.

The No Arms in the Arts book club is a free, hybrid event series featuring the writers who have withdrawn from the Scotiabank-funded Giller Prize as an act of solidarity with Palestine. Taking place within a growing movement of writers who refuse to let their work be used to artwash genocide, this conversation will ground readers in the aesthetic considerations, ethical commitments, and material consequences of a literature that is rooted in liberation.

The No Arms in the Arts book club is endorsed by Massy Books, Another Story, Canthius, Invisible Books, Book*hug Press, Trace Press, and the Watermelon Coalition. If you wish to purchase a copy of one of the books showcased in the book club, please consider your local independent pro-Palestine bookstore like Another Story in Toronto, or buy directly from the publisher.

Access info: The event space is fully accessible. Masks are strongly recommended. Please reach out to us at authorsrespond@gmail.com if you have any questions about the event.

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