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Jón Kalman Stefánsson at Vancouver Writers Fest: The Literary Cabaret

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson, author of Your Absence Is Darkness, trans. by Philip Roughton, will be at Vancouver Writers Fest for the Literary Cabaret! Jón will be joined by fellow authors Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Richard Powers, Brandon Taylor, and Ayelet Tsabari. At the helm of the Vancouver Writers Fest flagship event is […]

$50

Jón Kalman Stefánsson at the National Nordic Museum (Seattle)

National Nordic Museum 2655 NW Market St, Seattle, WA, United States

Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson will be appearing at the National Nordic Museum for a discussion of his novel, Your Absence Is Darkness, translated from Icelandic by Philip Roughton. Stefánsson will be joined in conversation by translator Dr. Elizabeth DeNoma followed by an audience Q&A. Books will be available for sale and signing from Third Place Books. […]

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Emily Urquhart at Trident Booksellers & Cafe

Trident Booksellers & Cafe 1256 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS, Canada

Emily Urquhart will be reading from her Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize-shortlisted essay collection, Ordinary Wonder Tales, at Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Halifax! The reading and conversation is hosted by […]

Richard Kelly Kemick at Fraser Valley Writers Fest

University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Richard Kelly Kemick, author of the short story collection Hello, Horse, will be appearing at the Fraser Valley Writers Fest for the panel "Revise." Richard will be joined by Carleigh Baker, Anita Lahey, and Loghan Paylor for discussions on new writing, chaired by award-winning writer Adrienne Gruber, followed by a Q&A. The event will take […]

Richard Kelly Kemick at Real Vancouver Writers Series

Iron Dog Books 2671 East Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Richard Kelly Kemick will be reading from his new short story collection Hello, Horse at the Real Vancouver Writers Series! Richard will be joined by fellow authors A-E Best, Matthew Walsh, Andrea Warner, Niloufar-Lily Soltan, and Jake Cardinal, along with hosts Dina Del Bucchia and Sean Cranbury. The event will take place at Iron Dog […]

Lisa Alward and Alex Pugsley at AfterWords Literary Festival

Cafe Lara 2347 Agricola St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Lisa Alward (Cocktail) and Alex Pugsley (The Education of Aubrey McKee) will be appearing at the AfterWords Literary Festival's "Now We Are Six" celebration! Alex and Lisa will be reading fro, their recent books at the Wednesday night party, hosted by Sarah Mian, alongside fellow authors Amanda Peters, Deepa Rajagopalan, Cory Lavender, and Andrea Currie. […]

Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Long Short Story

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Caroline Adderson will be reading from her Giller-longlisted story collection, A Way to Be Happy, at the AfterWords Festival's event, "Long Short Story." Caroline will be in conversation with fellow short story writer Alexander MacLeod about her latest collection, and will also be joined in reading by Elliott Gish, Fawn Parker, and Deepa Rajagoplan. The event […]

Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Open Secrets

The Carleton 1685 Argyle St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) we be joining the AfterWords Festival's event, "Open Secrets." When Andrea Skinner wrote in the Toronto Star about being assaulted by her stepfather when she was a child, and about how her mother chose to stay with the man instead of to stand by her daughter, many survivors […]

Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Creating Believable Characters

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) will be hosting a workshop at the AfterWords Festival: "Creating Believable Characters." Caroline will be teaching how to people your stories and novels with characters who might walk right off the page. She will cover the meaning of names, explore techniques to deepen characterization, examine the hidden motivations […]

Catherine Leroux at AfterWords Festival: Fantastic Ideas

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Join Catherine Leroux, author of Canada Reads-winning The Future, at the AfterWords Festival's event, "Fantastic Ideas." Catherine will be reuniting with her Canada Reads champion Heather O'Neill in conversation about their their respective dark fairy tales The Future and The Capital of Dreams. The event will also feature readings from Elizabeth Renzetti, Charlene Carr, and […]