Catherine Leroux, author of The Future, will be reuniting with her Canada Reads champion Heather O'Neill to discuss Heather's newest release, The Capital of Dreams. Catherine will be moderating the discussion and interviewing Heather, in the event presented in partnership with Words Worth Books in celebration of 40 years. The event will take place at the Waterloo […]
Join us at Biblioasis Bookshop for the North American launch of Roland Allen's The Notebook (Sep 3, 2024)! Roland Allen will be appearing and reading from his new book on the history of the notebook, followed by a discussion and audience Q&A. Books will be available for sale and signing, and refreshments will be provided. […]
Richard Kelly Kemick, author of Hello, Horse (Aug 6, 2024), will be running a short-fiction workshop and reading as part of the Hamilton Public Library's Author Series. The 90-minute fiction workshop, called A Short Class on Short Stories, analyzes classic and contemporary short stories, character development, plot structure, precise language, effective dialogue, impactful endings and […]
Join us at Biblioasis Bookshop for the double launch of Caroline Adderson's Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) and Richard Kelly Kemick's Hello, Horse (Aug 6, 2024)! Both authors will be appearing and reading from their new short story collections, along with a discussion and audience Q&A. Books will be available for […]
Come out to Toronto for the double launch of Caroline Adderson's Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) and Richard Kelly Kemick's Hello, Horse (Aug 6, 2024)! Both authors will be appearing and reading from their new short story collections, along with a discussion and audience Q&A. Books will be available for sale […]
Come out to Upstart & Crow for the Vancouver launch of Anne Hawk's The Pages of the Sea (Sep 17, 2024)! Anne will be reading from her debut novel, along with a discussion hosted by Jasmine Sealy. Books will be available for sale and signing. The launch will take place on Thursday, October 3 at 7PM. Grab The […]
Come out to Lunenburg for the double launch of Mark Anthony Jarman's Burn Man: Selected Stories and David Huebert's Oil People! The two authors will each read from their new releases along with a conversation, with books available for sale and signing. The double launch will take place at Block Shop Books on Friday, October 4 at […]
Colleen Coco Collins, author of the poetry collection Sorry About the Fire (Apr 4, 2024), will be reading at The Bookmobile! The reading will take place on Saturday, October 5 at 2PM. Grab a copy of Sorry About the Fire here! ABOUT SORRY ABOUT THE FIRE A CBC Books’ Poetry Collection to Watch for in Spring 2024 I […]
Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024), will be featured at the Plan 99 Reading Series! Caroline will read from her new short story collection, and books will be available for sale and signing. The event will take place at The Manx on Saturday, October 5 at 5PM. More […]
Come out to Argo Bookshop in Montreal, where Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024), will be speaking on a panel with Susan Lloy and Cora Sire. Books will be available for sale and signing. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 8 at 7PM. More details TBA. […]
Come out to Paragraphe Bookstore in Montreal, where Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024), will be reading from her new short story collection. Books will be available for sale and signing. The event will take place on Thursday, October 10 at 5PM. More details TBA. Get A Way to […]
Richard Kelly Kemick, author of Hello, Horse (Aug 6, 2024), will be appearing at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "Turtle Island Reads." Richard will be joined by a number of fellow writers, including Carleigh Baker, Shashi Bhat, Fanny Britt, Sig Burwash, and Conor Kerr. At turns edgy, humorous, experimental, complex, and raw, the tales […]
Michael Lista, author of poetry collection Barfly (June 6, 2024) will be at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's "Poetry Cabaret"! Michael will be joined by fellow poets Conor Kerr, Canisia Lubrin, and Benjamin Hertwig on stage to regale the audience in verse with readings and short interviews. Join them to fill your Friday night with […]
Mark Anthony Jarman, author of Burn Man: Selected Stories, will be appearing at the Cork Short Story Festival in Ireland! Mark will be joined by fellow writer Adam Marek in a discussion moderated by Patrick Holloway. The event will take place on Friday, October 18 at 7:30PM. Tickets and more details here. Grab your copy of Burn […]
Join Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) at Whistler Writers Fest for the reading event "Compassion and Happiness: A Conversation with Writers of Fiction." Caroline will be joined by fellow fiction writers Jowita Bydlowska and the winner of the Whistler Independent Book Award for fiction winner, in an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 panel "The Conversations." Jón will be joined by Anne Enright and Myriam J. A. Chancy for a discussion moderated by Aislinn Hunter (Best Canadian Poetry 2025). Back-to-back conversations with the three […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 the Dalhousie Creative Writing Program. There will be an array of treats, and books will be for sale and signing from King's Co-op Bookstore. The […]
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 […]
