Toronto International Festival of Authors presents Spring Debut: Fragmented Narratives, with Derek Mascarenhas, author of Coconut Dreams. This spring, celebrate the budding voices of three Canadian debut authors: Tea Mutonji (Shut Up You’re Pretty, Arsenal Pulp Press), Derek Mascarenhas (Coconut Dreams, Book*hug) and Bindu Suresh (26 Knots, Invisible Publishing). The writers will join author Catherine […]

The Department of English Language and Literature at University of Chicago presents A Poetry Reading & Panel Discussion on Contemporary Writing and the Migrant Experience, with Divya Victor, author of Kith, and Edourdo Corral. Panel also featuring Rachel DeWoskin, Edgar Garcia and Vu Tran. To celebrate the launch of the Undergraduate Research Module on Poetry […]

Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival presents A BOUQUET OF TITLES FOR SPRING: NEW ENGLISH BOOKS FROM QUEBEC, with Shannon Webb-Campbell, author of I am a Body of Land. Also with: Mark Abley, Denis Coupal, Tanya Evanson, David Homel, Vanessa Sasson, and Meredith Marty-Dugas. Join as novelists and poets read from their latest work! Co-presented […]

Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival presents Shannon Webb-Campbell presents Indigenous Literatures, Emergence and Re-emergence, with Shannon Webb-Campbell (I am a Body of Land). Also with: Liz Howard, Bruce Pascoe, Melanie Mununggurr-Williams, Josephine Bacon, Darrel J. McLeod, Moe Clark, Nina Segalowitz, Martin Heslop, Ariel Swan, Ahau Marino, Juan Gregario Regino, and Terese Marie Mailhot. Indigenous […]

Richmond Art Gallery & Artspeak present Amy Fung, author of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being (co-published by Book*hug and Artspeak). Featuring a reading and in conversation with Kim Nguyen.

Untitled Art Society presents the Calgary launch of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being by Amy Fung (co-published by Book*hug and Artspeak). Featuring a reading plus in conversation with Larissa Lai.

Latitude 53 Gallery presents the Edmonton Launch of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being by Amy Fung (co-published by Book*hug and Artspeak). Featuring a reading & in conversation with Janet Rogers.

Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia presents Staring a Story, a Writing Workshop with Oisin Curran, author of Blood Fable. Some readers start at the end and read backwards. This workshop isn’t for them. We’re going to assume that a reader and a story meet at the opening word. So much depends on that first phrase, […]

Book*hug and McNally Robinson present the Winnipeg Launch of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being by Amy Fung (co-published by Book*hug and Artspeak). Featuring a reading and in conversation with Sharanpal Ruprai.

Dunlop Art Gallery presents the Regina Launch of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being by Amy Fung (co-published by Book*hug and Artspeak.) Featuring a reading and in conversation with Jennifer Matotek.

AKA Gallery and Turning the Tide Bookstore present the Saskatoon Launch of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being by Amy Fung (co-published by Book*hug and Artspeak.)

Doyali Islam launches her new book, Heft, at Massy Books on May 30th. Joining her will be special guests Hasan Namir, author of War/Torn, and Shankar Narayan.

Tartan Turban Secret Readings #17 presents Derek Mascarenhas, author of Coconut Dreams. Full reading line-up TBA. Free. To book a seat, visit their Eventbrite page at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tartan-turban-secret-readings-16-tickets-59346583228