Join Book*hug Press to celebrate the virtual launch of award-winning poet Talya Rubin's latest collection, Iceland Is Melting and So Are You, which explores the urgency of the climate emergency. Wyn Cooper, author of The Way Back, writes, "Iceland Is Melting and So Are You is a fierce and melancholy collection of poems that both, […]

Join Book*hug Press on Saturday, November 13 to celebrate the virtual launch of Tongues: On Longing and Belonging through Language, edited by Eufemia Fantetti, Leonarda Carranza, and Ayelet Tsabari. In a review for Quill and Quire, Sheniz Janmohamed writes, “Astonishingly consistent in calibre, Tongues: On Longing and Belonging through Language is one of the finest […]

The Gender Matters Speaker Series at Queen's University presents a book launch for Permanent Revolution featuring a reading by Gail Scott and a conversation with Trish Salah. Hosted by the Department of Gender Studies. Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12 pm EST On Zoom. Reserve tickets here.

Upstart & Crow is delighted to present a virtual interview with the prolific and enigmatic Mona Høvring, as part of the new Found in Translation series which introduces members to some of the most interesting, readable, immersive books translated and available in Canada today. Høvring's award-winning novel, Because Venus Crossed an Alpine Violet on the Day That I Was […]

In partnership with the Embassy Cultural House, the Words Festival is pleased to welcome acclaimed author Shani Mootoo. Having just received an honorary doctorate from Western University to recognize her creativity as a celebrated alumna, Shani Mootoo will join Richard Fung in conversation about her Giller Prize-nominated novel Polar Vortex. Zoom registration is free. Register […]

Wordfest's trademark storytelling series continues with The Way We Speak, featuring four of the contributors to the new essay collection Tongues: On Longing and Belonging Through Language: Kamal Al-Solaylee, Amanda Leduc, Carrianne Leung, and Ayelet Tsabari. Each writer will perform an open-mic style monologue on the theme of how we communicate. The Imagine On Air show, hosted by Pam […]