Toronto Public Library, Malvern Branch, presents a panel with the 2018 Toronto Book Awards finalists, including Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations with Canadians, and a contributor from The Unpublished City (TBC).
The Poetry Project presents Divya Victor, author of Kith, and Khadijah Queen. Online tickets are available here until an hour before this event. Unless otherwise noted, tickets will continue to be available at the door.
Véhicule’s Gala Fall Launch presents guests Carole David and Donald Winkler, author and translator of The Year of My Disappearance. Hosted by Dimitri Nasrallah and Carmine Starnino. Join Véhicule for the fall launch of the latest fiction and poetry titles by Geoffrey Cook, Pierre Nepveu, Éric Plamondon, Harold Hoefle and Carole David. Afterwords by Geoffrey Cook The […]
Real Vancovuer Writers' Series presents Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Meghan Bell, Lindsay Wong, Isabella Wang, Molly Cross-Blanchard and Sara Graefe. Hosted by Dina Del Bucchia and Sean Cranbury. This event will occur in the lower venue. The space is accessible, has accessible bathrooms, ramps/elevator, wide doors and etc. More detailed […]
Wordfest Calgary presents 'Tasty Bites,' with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body. Also with Andrea Dorfman. Moderated by Rea Tarvydas. Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman and poet Hana Shafi dissect the intricacies of body image and identity in their visually arresting new books: Flawed and It Begins with the Body. The honesty and humour will be refreshing and provocative for […]
Wordfest presents 'Poetry Cabaret,' with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins With the Body. Also with Dionne Brand, Benjamin Hertwig, Alice Major, Michael V. Smith, Katherena Vermette and Najwa Zebian. Moderated by Dymphny Dronyk. Always a Wordfest highlight, we’re particularly thrilled about this year’s cabaret, which highlights Canada’s great breadth of poetic talent and technique. Diverse, […]
Wordfest Calgary presents 'Bionic Women Writers,' with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Paula Morris, Liz Nugent and Katherena Vermette. As part of our commitment to promote fierce, fearless writing, we’re thrilled to bring back the Bionic Women Writers Showcase for the fourth year. From New Zealand to Ireland and Canada, women are […]
Wordfest presents 'Dick Lit's Festival Edition,' with Chelene Knight (Dear Current Occupant) and Hana Shafi (It Begins with the Body). Also with Andrea Dorfman. Moderated by Richard Kelly Kemick. Prove you’re the smartest person in the Imaginarium! Win big-league bragging rights and tasty beverages. All trivia questions are loosely inspired by a particular author’s work, […]
Book*hug and Guernica Editions invite you to a Double Book Launch for Kim Trainor (Ledi, Book*hug) and Jennifer Zilm (The Missing Field, Guernica Editions). Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. Free Book sales by The Paper Hound Bookshop.
Book*hug and Glad Day Books invite to you join us for the launch party of It Begins with the Body, Hana Shafi's (a.k.a Frizz Kid) debut poetry and illustration book, edited for the press by Vivek Shraya. The night will begin with a performance by the incredible Manghoe Lassi, a queer Muslim drag queen who has been featured on […]
Vancouver Writers Fest presents 'Politics & Prose,' with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Waubgeshig Rice and Javier Zamora. Moderated by John Freeman. Massive economic divides in our world’s wealthiest countries show that the system is broken. It’s evident as one walks along the streets of our most-celebrated cities and along the roads of our smallest […]
Book*hug and McNally Robinson Booksellers present the Winnipeg launch of Smells Like Stars by D. Nandi Odhiambo. Grant Park location, in the Travel Alcove.
Vancouver Writers Fest presents 'The Things We Inherit', with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Peter Gajdics, Elizabeth Hay and Lindsay Wong. Moderated by Betsy Warland. The lives of our parents are an inextricable stream running through our own, whether we like it or not. This brook of memories may include psychological […]
BookFest Windsor presents Connecting with your Publisher, with Hazel Millar, Co-publisher at Book*hug, and Shawna Lemay. Hazel Millar is the Co-publisher at Book*hug, an award-winning independent literary press based in Toronto. An avid reader, Hazel is rarely without a book. She is also the current Chair of the Board of the Literary Press Group of […]
Stratford Writers Festival presents Through Her Eyes: Contemporary Women's Writing Panel, with Emily Anglin, author of The Third Person. Also with Sarah Selecky and Andrea Bain. Hosted by Kerry Clare. In today's society, women are under more pressure than ever to meet certain expectations. While they take very different approaches, three books being featured at […]
'Love or Whatever': A Night of Readings and the Launch of Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway. Featuring guest readers: Canisia Lubrin, Carianne Leung, Kai Cheng Thom, Cason Sharpe, Arielle Twist, and Natalie Wee. Hosted by Teddy Syrette.
Toronto International Festival of Authors presents D. Nandi Odhiambo, author of Smells Like Stars. Also with Kirsten McDougall and Melanie Raabe. Moderated by Sarah Henstra and hosted by Emily Saso. The impact of secrets on relationships will be explored, when these three international authors share the stage to discuss their latest works. Kenyan-born CanadianOdhiambo presents his third novel Smells Like Stars, which features […]
Toronto International Festival of Authors presents Alex Leslie, author of We All Need to Eat. Also with Alicia Giménez-Bartlett and Sayaka Murata. Moderated Susan G. Cole and hosted by Danila Botha. Societal relationships and the status of women in today’s world is the hot topic of this meeting of minds. Giménez-Bartlett’s Naked Men exposes the ways in which life’s disappointments can make people do […]
Ottawa International Writers Festival, in partnership with the Plan 99 Reading Series, presents D. Nandi Odhiambo, author of Smells Like Stars. Also with Martha Bátiz and Tamara Faith Berger. Moderated by David O'Meara.
Ottawa International Writers Festival, in partnership with the Plan 99 Reading Series, presents Hana Shafi, author of It Begins With The Body. Also with Deanna Young, Julie Bruck, and Paul Vermeersch. Moderated by David O'Meara.
Ottawa International Writers Festival presents the 25th Anniversary of above/ground press. With Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija. Also with Gil McElroy and Sarah Mangold. Moderated by Stephen Brockwell.
Book*hug Press invites you to celebrate the launch of our Fall 2018 Season! We can't wait to introduce you to our latest releases. Please join us! When: Thursday, November 1, 2018 Where: The Garrison (1197 Dundas Street West, Toronto). Time: Doors open at 7pm, readings get underway around 7:50 All are welcome. Free! Books will […]
Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival presents Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations With Canadians. Also with Waubgeshig Rice and Joshua Whitehead. Please note this is a ticketed event. Purchase your tickets here.
Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival presents Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations With Canadians. Also with Waubgeshig Rice and Joshua Whitehead. Please note this is a ticketed event. Purchase your tickets here.
Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival presents Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations With Canadians. Also with Kim Thuy. Please note this is a ticketed event. Purchase your tickets here.
Book*hug and Librairie Drawn and Quarterly invite you to the Montreal launch of We All Need to Eat by Alex Leslie. With special guests Kim Trainor, author of Ledi, as well as Tess Liem and Paige Cooper. All are welcome.
Book*hug, together with McNally Robinson, invite you to the Winnipeg launch of Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway. Also launching new books of poetry will be Katherena Vermette, author of river woman (House of Anansi Press), and Randy Lundy, author of Blackbird Song (University of Regina Press). Hosted by Dr. Jenny Heijun Wills. McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, in […]
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