Michael Lista at Calgary Wordfest: Rocking the Boat

DJD Dance Centre 111 12 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

Michael Lista, author of poetry collection Barfly (June 6, 2024) will be at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "Rocking the Boat." Michael will join authors Catherine Hernandez and Danny Ramadan for a conversation hosted by Zain Velji about what it costs—professionally and personally—when you decide to make waves. Art cannot be separated from human […]

$25

Richard Kelly Kemick at Calgary Wordfest: The Way We… Wear

DJD Dance Centre 111 12 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

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 […]

$25

Caroline Adderson at Whistler Writers Fest: Sunday BookTalk and Breakfast

Fairmont Chateau Whistler 4599 Chateau Blvd, Whistler, BC, Canada

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 […]

$60

Michael Lista at Calgary Wordfest: How to . . . Investigate

Memorial Park Library Festival Hub, 2nd Flr, 1221 2 St SW, Calgary, AB, Canada

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 […]

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Jón Kalman Stefánsson in New York City

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

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 […]

Caroline Adderson at Vancouver Writers Fest

Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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 […]

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Mark Bourrie at the Midland Public Library

Midland Public Library 320 King Street, Midland, ON, Canada

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 […]

Luke Hathaway at the Antler River Poetry Series

Landon Branch London Public Library 167 Wortley Road, London, ON, Canada

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 […]

Jón Kalman Stefánsson at McNally Robinson (Grant Park)

McNally Robinson - Grant Park 1120 Grant Ave, Unit 4000, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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 at the UNB Reading Series

UNB Fredericton Fredericton, NB, Canada

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 […]