Events | Book*hug Press - Part 4

Shani Mootoo @ Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

Online

Online Event Featuring Shani Mootoo and host Linda Morra Join the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival for a new series that explores the life of some of Canada’s most interesting storytellers. Take a deep dive into their early influences, what inspires their work, pivotal moments in their careers, and their writing habits and processes. Our fourth […]

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Marta Balcewicz on The First Thirty presented by Junction Reads

IGTV / Instagram Live

On April 27th Marta Balcewicz will be on Instagram Live with the folks from The First Thirty to chat about her novel, BIG SHADOW. . "In an unnamed town in the summer of 1998, Judy is an isolated and inexperienced teenager on the cusp of adulthood struggling to craft an identity for herself—especially as the […]

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River Halen @ The Violet Hour Reading (Blue Metropolis Festival)

Espace Godin 10 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

River Halen, author of Dream Rooms, will be participating in the Violet Hour Reading on April 28th as part of the 25th Blue Metropolis Festival. Join them on April 28th at Espace Godin (Hôtel 10) in Montréal. 10:00 PM ET. Come and hear some of the literary voices from the LGBTQ+ community!        

River Halen @ The Atwater Poetry Project (Blue Metropolis Festival)

Espace Godin 10 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

River Halen, author of Dream Rooms, will be participating in The Atwater Poetry Project as part of the 2023 Blue Metropolis Festival. Join them in Montréal on April 29th at Espace Godin (Hôtel 10) at 9:30 PM ET. This special Blue Metropolis festival edition of the Atwater Poetry Project features T. Liem, Kasia van Schaik and River […]

Places Like These Hybrid Book Launch

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

Join Lauren Carter for the hybrid launch of her short story collection, Places Like These. Read more here. Thursday, May 4, 2023 7:00 pm McNally Robinson Booksellers, 4000-1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg, MB FB event page here. Free. All are welcome. Streaming via YouTube

The FOLD 2023 presents Alessandra Naccarato @ The Great Readception

The Rose Theatre Brampton 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, Brampton

The Festival of Literary Diversity 2023 (The FOLD) presents The Great Readception, with Alessandra Naccarato, author of Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene. Also with Ali Hassan, Anuja Varghese, Catherine Hernandez, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and Jen Sookfong Lee. Hosted by Tea Mutonji. This in-person evening event, a unique sampling of festival authors read from their works […]

The FOLD presents Alessandra Naccarato @ Memorable Memoirs

The Rose Theatre Brampton 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, Brampton

The Festival of Literary Diversity 2023 (The FOLD) presents Memorable Memoirs, a panel discussion with Alessandra Naccarato, author of Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene. Also with Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Jen Sookfong Lee. Moderated by Amanda Leduc. Three incredible memoirists take to the stage at Brampton’s impressive Rose Theatre to discuss their most recent memoirs.

The FOLD presents Alessandra Naccarato @ Spoken Word Showcase

The Rose Theatre Brampton 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, Brampton

The Festival of Literary Diversity 2023 (The FOLD) presents Spoken Word Showcase, with Alessandra Naccarato, author of Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene. Also with Shelly Grace, Shahaddah Jack, and Gavin Russell. Hosted by The Wild Woman. Spoken word host The Wild Woman returns to the Rose Studio to host an incredibly curated event of […]

Lent by Kate Cayley Book Launch

Flying Books 784 College St. (near Shaw), Toronto, ON, Canada

Book*hug Press and Flying Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Kate Cayley's latest poetry collection, Lent! Kate will be reading from the book and sharing some words, followed by time to celebrate and hang with some light refreshments. Wednesday, March 29, 2023 6:30 - 8:00 pm ET Flying Books, 784 College St, Toronto, […]

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Big Shadow by Marta Balcewicz Book Launch

Type Books 883 Queen St W , Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Type Books, in partnership with Book*hug Press, presents a book launch for Marta Balcewicz’s debut novel Big Shadow. Featuring a reading by Marta followed by a conversation with special guest Thea Lim. Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 7:00-8:00 pm ET Type Books, 883 Queen Street W, Toronto, ON Free. All are welcome.

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