Richard Kelly Kemick, author of Hello, Horse (Aug 6, 2024), will be appearing at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "The Way We... Wear." Richard will be joined by fellow writers Anne Enright, Holly Gramazio, Jenny Heijun Wills, Sarah Leavitt, Canisia Lubrin, Marissa Stapley, and Tanya Talaga. The eight writers tell a story about a […]
Join Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) at Whistler Writers Fest for the reading event "Sunday BookTalk and Breakfast." Caroline will be moderating a conversation between authors Conor Kerr, Bob McDonald, and Leanne Toshiko Simpson in a conversation about their new releases. The event will take place on […]
Michael Lista, author of poetry collection Barfly (June 6, 2024) will be at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "How to . . . Investigate." Michael will be interviewed in a 60-minute conversation by friend and fellow long-form award-winner Christina Frangou who will uncover the secrets of how he gets the story. A priceless interview […]
Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson will be at the Scandinavia House in New York City, for a conversation about his new novel, translated by Philip Roughton, Your Absence Is Darkness. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 22 at 7PM. Registration and more details here. Grab a copy of Your Absence Is Darkness here! ABOUT YOUR ABSENCE […]
Join Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) at Vancouver Writers Fest for the reading event "Short Stories, Infinite Identities." Caroline will be in conversation with authors Shashi Bhat and Aaron Kreuter, for this event moderated by Shaena Lambert. Good short stories can share expansive truths with the smallest […]
Join Mark Bourrie, historian and award-winning author of Crosses in the Sky, for a discussion about his newest book at the Midland Public Library. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 23 at 6PM. Registration and more details here. Grab Crosses in the Sky here! ABOUT CROSSES IN THE SKY From the bestselling author of Bush Runner: The […]
Join Luke Hathaway, author of The Affirmations, for the Antler River Poetry Series, alongside fellow poet Sarah Burgoyne. Attendees are encouraged to wear a mask to protect vulnerable members of the community. The readings will take place at the Landon Branch of the London Public Library on Wednesday, October 23 at 7PM. More details here. Get The […]
Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson, author of Your Absence Is Darkness, trans. by Philip Roughton, will be at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park. Jón will be in conversation with McNally Robinson co-owner Chris Hall, for this event co-presented by the Consulate General of Iceland in Winnipeg, the Icelandic Canadian Frón, and Lögberg-Heimskringla. The event […]
Colleen Coco Collins, author of the poetry collection Sorry About the Fire (Apr 4, 2024), will be reading as part of the UNB Reading Series! Books will be available for sale and signing from Westminster Bookmark. The reading will take place on Thursday, October 24 at 7:30PM. Grab a copy of Sorry About the Fire here! ABOUT SORRY […]
Aislinn Hunter, editor of this year's Best Canadian Poetry 2025 anthology, will be hosting "The Poetry Bash" event at Vancouver Writer's Fest! Poets joining the event include Evelyn Lau, contributor to and representative of Best Canadian Poetry 2025, alongside fellow poets Stephen Collis, Jess Housty, Zehra Naqvi, Michael Turner, shō yamagushiku, and Daniel Zomparelli. Entrancing, surprising, and […]
