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TIFA presents Joni Murphy
TIFA presents Joni Murphy
TIFA presents Animal Conversations, with Joni Murphy, author of Talking Animals, and Laura Jean McKay. Interviewer: Jessica Johnson What if animals could talk? What would they tell us about our society? Australian author and lecturer Laura Jean McKay (The Animals in That Country) and American writer and artist Joni Murphy (Talking Animals) take us into the minds of wildlife […]
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Sheung-King Virtual Launch of You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.
Sheung-King Virtual Launch of You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.
Join Another Story Bookshop and Book*hug Press for the virtual launch of You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. by Sheung-King. Hosted by Mahak Jain. Featuring a reading by Sheung-King, a screening of the book trailer with an introduction by Maari Sugawara, and an interview with Mahak Jain. Registration is required to directly participate […]
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Toronto Festival of Authors presents Beatriz Hausner
Toronto Festival of Authors presents Beatriz Hausner
Join the Toronto Festival of Authors for an imaginative note of rhythmic composition, with intimate poetry readings by several accomplished Canadians, including Beatriz Hausner, author of Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, and Liam Galway, Mathew Henderson and Paul Vermeersch. Free online event. Pre-registration required.
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TIFA presents Shani Mootoo
TIFA presents Shani Mootoo
TIFA presents 'Modern Love, Betrayal and Ourselves', with Shani Mootoo, author of Polar Vortex, and Noor Naga. Moderated by Jade Colbert. Can we ever truly know the people we love? Are we ever free from our pasts? These relationship questions and more are explored in Shani Mootoo’s latest novel, Polar Vortex, shortlisted for the 2020 […]
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The Koffler Centre of the Arts presents Shani Mootoo
The Koffler Centre of the Arts presents Shani Mootoo
The Koffler’s Books & Ideas series is pleased to present the official launch of Shani Mootoo’s latest novel, Polar Vortex. The four-time Giller Prize-nominated writer and visual artist will appear in an online conversation with another of Canada’s best-loved writers, Jane Urquhart. In Polar Vortex, Shani Mootoo’s highly anticipated new novel, couple Priya and Alexandra move to […]
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Wordstock Sudbury presents Chelene Knight
Wordstock Sudbury presents Chelene Knight
Wordstock Sudbury presents Our Belonging, with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant, Jónína Kirton, Kaie Kellough and Kim Fahner Belonging is critical to our sense of connection in our families and communities. Join the conversation with Chelene Knight (Dear Occupant), Jónína Kirton (An Honest Woman), Kaie Kellough (Dominoes at the Crossroads), and former City […]
Wordstock Sudbury presents David Goudreault
Wordstock Sudbury presents David Goudreault
Wordstock Sudbury presents French Kiss, with David Goudreault, author of the Mama's Boy trilogy, and Daniel Aubin (Bilingual). David Goudreault (Mama’s Boy trilogy), a multi-talented award-winning creator from Quebec, will join Daniel Aubin (Néologirouettes), former City of Greater Sudbury Poet Laureate and Radio-Canada broadcaster, in an engaging bilingual conversation about how he uses literature as […]
Wordstock Sudbury presents Lee Maracle, Columpa Bobb, and Tania Carter
Wordstock Sudbury presents Lee Maracle, Columpa Bobb, and Tania Carter
Wordstock Sudbury presents Minwaajimo: Tell a Good Story with Lee Maracle, Columpa Bobb, and Tania Carter, co-authors of Hope Matters. A unique opportunity to join award-winning author and Wordstock Sudbury alumni, Lee Maracle with her two, equally talented, daughters Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter in a reading and discussion about Hope Matters, a book that […]
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All Lit Up Canada’s Indie Reading Room Series presents Sheung-King
All Lit Up Canada’s Indie Reading Room Series presents Sheung-King
All Lit Up Canada's Indie Reading Room Series presents Sheung-King, author of You Are Eating an Orange. You are Naked. Tune into All Lit Up on Instagram @alllitupcanada
Book*hug Press Virtual Poetry Salon
Book*hug Press Virtual Poetry Salon
Book*hug Press invites you to join us for a virtual Poetry Salon. Featuring short readings by Angela Carr (Without Ceremony), Lise Downe (Propositions and Prayers), Beatriz Hausner (Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart), Julie Joosten (Nought), Kristen Renee Miller (Spawn), Erín Moure (This Radiant Life), Bahar Orang (Where Things Touch: A Meditation on Beauty), and Kate Sutherland (The […]
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VerseFest 2020: Translate This, with Catherine Lalonde and Oana Avasilichioaei
VerseFest 2020: Translate This, with Catherine Lalonde and Oana Avasilichioaei
VerseFest 2020: Translate This, with Catherine Lalonde and Oana Avasilichioaei, author/translator duo of The Faerie Devouring. Featuring: CATHERINE LALONDE MAUDE PILON OANA AVASILICHIOAEI SIMON BROWN // VERSEFEST 2020 ONLINE Over 60 poets in English and French. Highlights include readings, slams, interviews, talks, and up-close festival firsts like our Dial-a-Poet and Writing Spaces segments. All events […]
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VerseFest 2020: Transatlantic Showcase, with Julie Morrissy
VerseFest 2020: Transatlantic Showcase, with Julie Morrissy
VerseFest 2020: Transatlantic Showcase, with Julie Morrissy, author of Where, the Mile End. Featuring: ÁSTA FANNEY SIGURÐARDÓTTIR JULIE MORRISSY STEPHEN SEXTON // VERSEFEST 2020 ONLINE Over 60 poets in English and French. Highlights include readings, slams, interviews, talks, and up-close festival firsts like our Dial-a-Poet and Writing Spaces segments. All events free. Visit versefest.ca for […]
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Librairie Drawn and Quarterly presents the New Reads Book Club: Talking Animals by Joni Murphy
Librairie Drawn and Quarterly presents the New Reads Book Club: Talking Animals by Joni Murphy
Librairie Drawn and Quarterly presents the New Reads Book Club: Talking Animals by Joni Murphy. The New Reads Book Club focuses on contemporary literature and is hosted by Drawn & Quarterly staff members. The book club meetings take place every few weeks on ZOOM, and are open to all.
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Markham Public Library presents Sheung-King
Markham Public Library presents Sheung-King
Join Markham Public Library as they interview author Sheung-King about his debut novel, You are Eating an Orange. You are Naked. This novel explores memory and longing that challenges Western tropes and Orientalism. Embracing the playful surrealism of Haruki Murakami and the atmospheric narratives of filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, Sheung-King’s debut is at once lyrical and punctuated, […]
