Events | Book*hug Press - Part 37

Toronto launch of To Love the Coming End by Leanne Dunic

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

BookThug invites you to celebrate the Toronto launch of To Love the Coming End by Leanne Dunic. With special guests Phoebe Wang and Jasmine Gui. Fully accessible venue. All are welcome. Free. Book sales by Glad Day Bookshop.

Free

Wordfest presents M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Blank

Arts Commons - Motel Theatre 205 8th Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

Wordfest presents Authors Unbound: M. NourbeSe Philip. Description Experience the full intellectual and creative force that is poet, writer, playwright, and former lawyer M. NourbeSe Philip in the 50-seat Motel. Internationally acclaimed, Philip is a Fellow of the Guggenheim and Rockefeller (Bellagio) Foundations and the MacDowell Colony. Her Festival book Blank: Essays and Interviews explores […]

Whistler Writers Festival presents Sandra Ridley and Leanne Dunic

Maury Young Arts Centre 4335 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC, Canada

Whistler Writers Festival presents the Literary Cabaret, featuring Sandra Ridley (Silvija) and Leanne Dunic (To Love the Coming End). Local musicians provide a vibrant and improvisational accompaniment to our guest authors as they read and perform from their masterworks. Featuring authors David Chariandy, Leanne Dunic, Terry Fallis, Steven Heighton, Helen Humphreys, Grant Lawrence, Mark Leiren-Young, […]

$22

Whistler Writers Festival presents Sandra Ridley

Fairmont Chateau Whistler 4599 Chateau Blvd., Whistler, BC, Canada

Whistler Writers Festival presents "Speaking Our Silence –The Poetry of Courage", featuring Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija. Roo Borson, Kevin Connolly, Sandra Ridley and Suzannah Showler. Life’s most meaningful experiences can leave us tongue-tied. But the inexpressible can also transform us. Poets Roo Borson (Cardinal in the Eastern White Cedar), Kevin Connolly (Xiphoid Process), Sandra Ridley […]

$15.00

Wordfest present M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Blank

Glenbow Museum Theatre 130 9th Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Wordfest presents Sane Takes on an Insane World, featuring M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Blank. Description This timely showcase features an uncensored conversation with authors whose works explore the vulnerability of human rights in an increasingly polarized world. Be prepared to be challenged, as they delve into hot-button topics such as the refugee crisis, extremist […]

Wordfest presents M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Blank

Arts Commons – Big Secret Theatre 205 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

Wordfest presents No Holds Barred, featuring M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Blank. Also with Michael Adams, and Lauren McKeon. Tickets $17 - $20

IFOA Etobicoke presents Sylvain Prudhomme, author of The Greats

Assembly Hall 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr., Etobicoke, ON, Canada

The IFOA joins its Etobicoke partners to bring Sylvain Prudhomme, one of the most exciting contemporary novelists in France, to the By the Lake Book Club! He will discuss his most recently translated book The Greats with Wendy O’Brien. In this work, Sylvain Prudhomme revisits the famous 70s music group Super Mama Djombo, as seen through […]

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