Events | Book*hug Press - Part 76

Giiwenh: A First Nations’ Literary Festival presents Lee Maracle

MASK Arena 6145 Rama Road, Rama, ON, Canada

Giiwenh: A First Nations' Literary Festival presents Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations with Canadians. Huronia Cultural Campus presents, in partnership with The Chippewas of Rama First Nation a seldom-seen literary event, one of Canada’s first, featuring Indigenous authors, story-tellers and performers in Rama as part of Doors Open and Culture Days. GIIWENH, an Obijwa […]

Kingston WritersFest presents Jennifer LoveGrove

Kingston Holiday Inn Islandview Room, 2 Princess St., Kingston, ON, Canada

Kingston WritersFest presents "Saturday Night Speakeasy", with Jennifer LoveGrove, author of Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes. Join us for an entertaining evening of poetry and prose, with a live set to open by our house band, Trio Without Words. Local saxophone virtuoso Jonathan Stewart, bassist Mike Perlin, and drummer Michael Cassells create a unique soundscape […]

Kingston WritersFest presents Jennifer LoveGrove and Leanne Dunic

Kingston Holiday Inn Islandview Room, 2 Princess St., Kingston, ON, Canada

Kingston WritersFest  presents "Wine, Women, and Words", featuring Jennifer LoveGrove (Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes) and Leanne Dunic (To Love the Coming End). Also with Karen Connelly and Alison Pick. Picture a comfy living room get-together with the smartest women you know. Now, imagine that you’re there as they sip wine, dip into their latest […]

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 […]

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