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Toronto International Festival of Authors presents Julie Morrissy

Harboufront Centre, Brigantine Room 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON, Canada

Toronto International Festival of Authors presents An Evening of Poetry, with Julie Morrissy, author of Where, the Mile End. Also reading: Jay MillAr, Co-Publisher at Book*hug Press. The mighty spoken word will ignite the night air with razor-sharp work by some of the world’s leading contemporary poets. This is a showcase of the poetry world’s […]

Toronto International Festival of Authors presents Rune Christiansen

Toronto International Festival of Authors presents Rune Christiansen, author of Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest. The writers in this forum tackle the difficult themes of grief and loss in childhood, in their latest works. Acclaimed Norwegian poet and novelist Rune Christiansen presents Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest, Taiwanese author […]

Toronto International Festival of Authors presents a Reception to Celebrate Book*hug’s 15th Anniversary

Harbourfront Centre, Lakeside Terrace Room 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto International Festival of Authors presents a Reception to Celebrate Book*hug's 15th Anniversary. Book*hug (formerly BookThug) launched in 2004, with the commission of its first title from the International Festival of Authors. Since then, it’s continued to publish innovative and daring works that meaningfully contribute to and reflect contemporary culture. Join us in toasting Book*hug’s […]

Book*hug Fall 2019 Launch Party

The Garrison 1197 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Book*hug invites you to our Epic Fall 2019 Book Lunch Party. This year marks our  15th anniversary and this season is our biggest one yet. Join us for an epic evening of brief (we promise!) readings by Jess Taylor (Just Pervs), Rune Christiansen (Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest), Chris Eaton (Symphony No. […]

Free

Antigone Bookstore presents Johanna Skibsrud

Antigone Bookstore 411 N 4th Ave, Tuscon, AZ

Antigone Bookstore presents Johanna Skibsrud, author of The Nothing That Is. Reading with Brandon Shimoda.

Verb Wellington Festival presents a panel with D. Nandi Odhiambo

Te Auaha, Tapere Iti Wellington, New Zealand

Verb Wellington Festival presents By the Stars: Writing Place, with D. Nandi Odhiambo, author of Smells Like Stars. Writers Diane Comer and D. Nandi Odhiambo talk with Ella Borrie about how place informs their writing and the stories they want to tell. Diane is author of The Braided River: Migration and the Personal Essay and […]

Verb Wellington Festival presents a reading with D. Nandi Odhiambo

Te Auaha, Tapere Iti Wellington, New Zealand

Verb Wellington Festival presents a reading with D. Nandi Odhiambo, author of Smells Like Stars. Nandi Odhiambo won the 2018 Elliot Cades Award for Literature for an Established Writer. His latest novel Smells like Stars is set in a Pacific tourist haven and follows four characters who are each fighting for love against layers of […]

McNally Robinson Booksellers and Winnipeg International Writers Festival present An Evening with Lee Maracle, Columpa Bobb & Tania Carter

McNally Robinson Booksellers- Grant Park 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

McNally Robinson Booksellers and Winnipeg International Writers Festival, as part of their Voices in the Circle initiative celebrating Indigenous writing in Canada, present An Evening with Lee Maracle, Columpa Bobb & Tania Carter, co-authors of Hope Matters.

Free

Toronto Launch of Re-Origin of Species by Alessandra Naccarato

Glad Day Bookshop 499 Church Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Book*hug invites you to the Toronto Launch of Re-Origin of Species by Alessandra Naccarato. With a guest reading by Lishai Peel, musical accompaniment by Jennifer Slade. Hosted by celebrated spoken word artist/playwright Charlie Petch. Readings will begin at 6:30 pm sharp, and a book signing by the author will follow. Accessibility information: Glad Day is […]

Free
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