This week in book events — celebrate the Giller Prize in style at one of the Giller Light Bashes across the country; learn more about Canada’s armed forces with Susan Evans Shaw, author of Canadians at War; and celebrate the Montreal launch of The Beautiful West and the Beloved of God by Michael Springate. And don’t forget to check back in with All Lit Up later this week, for a full preview of the upcoming INSPIRE! Toronto International Bookfair’s programming.Â
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This week in book events — celebrate the Giller Prize in style at one of the Giller Light Bashes across the country; learn more about Canada’s armed forces with Susan Evans Shaw, author of Canadians at War; and celebrate the Montreal launch of The Beautiful West and the Beloved of God by Michael Springate. And don’t forget to check back in with All Lit Up later this week, for a full preview of the upcoming INSPIRE! Toronto International Bookfair’s programming. Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, date, and time, to emily@lpg.ca to be included in our listings.
Monday, November 10
Scotiabank Giller Light Bash
When: Various Times
Where: All over the country — attend parties in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, or Halifax
More Information: The Scotiabank Giller Light Bash, in support of Frontier College, is an exciting evening where people come together to celebrate Canadian literature and raise money for Frontier College, Canada’s original literacy organization. It is a well-known and well-attended cultural event that has become a must-attend event and a highlight of the Canadian literary scene. Visit the Giller Light’s website for specific times and venues in your city: http://gillerlightbash.ca/
London, Ontario
Deanna Young Reads at Western University
When: 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Where: Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London
More Information: Deanna Young will read from her third poetry collection, House Dreams
Toronto
Susan Evans Shaw at Indigo Bay & Bloor
When: 1pm
Where: 55 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON
More Information: Join author and historian Susan Evans Shaw for a Meet and Greet at Indigo Bay & Bloor on Monday, November 10th. Shaw will be on hand to sign copies of her new book, Canadians at War Vol. 2: A Guide to the Battlefields and Memorials of World War II.
Tuesday, November 11
TorontoDan Falk at Deer Park Library

When: 6:30 pm
Where: Deer Park Library, 40 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, ON

More Information: Shakespeare’s plays reveal that he was conscious of the changing conception of the cosmos and that his observations of human nature were as revolutionary as those of the astronomers who studied the night sky and who were changing our understanding of the universe. Join science journalist and author Dan Falk for a discussion of his new book, The Science of Shakespeare.
Wednesday, November 12
Toronto
Deanna Young and Paul Vermeersch read at the Pivot reading series
When: 8-10pm
Where: Press Club, 850 Dundas Street West, Toronto
More Information: Deanna Young reads from her third poetry collection House Dreams at the Pivot reading series with Elyse Friedman, a. rawlings and Paul Vermeersch.
Windsor
Book Launch: The River & The Land and Postcards from Essex County
When: 6-9pm
Where: The Walkerville Brewery, 525 Argyle Rd., Windsor, ON
More Information: Visit http://www.biblioasis.com/event.php?event_id=556
Côte Saint-Luc, QC
Portrait of a Scandal: The Abortion Trial of Robert Norman
When: 7pm
Where: 5851 Cavendish Blvd.
More Information: Meet local authors Sima Goel (Fleeing the Hijab), Myra Giberovitch (Recovering from Genocidal Trauma: An Information and Practice Guide for Working with Holocaust Survivors) and Elaine Kalman Naves (Portrait of a Scandal: The Abortion Trial of Robert Notman). They will be sharing from their respective works.
 Chaudiere Books author Monty Reid, author of the new poetry title, Garden (2014) reads at Ottawa’s RailRoad Reading Series on November 13, 2014 alongside Ottawa poets Claudia Coutu Radmore and Paul Tyler, as well as Yvonne Blomer (Victoria). Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/769107063166544/ for more information.
Toronto
Stevie Howell at the Art Bar PoetrySeries

When: 7:00 pm
Where: The Black Swan Tavern (second floor lounge), 154 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON


More Information: Join Stevie Howell as she reads from one of the most highly anticipated poetry titles of the season, ^^^^^^ [Sharps], at the Art Bar Poetry Series.
HamiltonThe Hamilton Author Series presents Margaret Sweatman and Carrie Snyder

When: 7pm
Where: Carnegie Gallery, 10 King Street, Dundas
More Information: Join authors Margaret Sweatman and Carrie Snyder for an evening of terrific books and great conversation at the Hamilton Author Series.Montreal
Book Launch: Michael Springate’s The Beautiful West and the Beloved of God
When: 7pm
Where: Drawn and Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest
More Information: In The Beautiful West and the Beloved of God, Elena and Mahfouz meet in Montreal in the spring of 2008. That summer, however, Mahfouz doesn’t return from a trip to Cairo, and his father is picked up and held indefinitely for unknown charges on undisclosed evidence. No longer in contact with each other, Elena and Mahfouz must separately come to terms with their historical situation, preparing for a future shaped by forces they struggle to understand.
Friday, November 14
First full day of INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair:Â Check back in later this week to read our guide to the festival!Â
Saturday, November 15
Kemptville, ON
Roland Prevost and Pearl Pirie in Keptville
When: 2pm
Where: North Grenville Public Library (Norenberg Branch), 1 Water St. Kemptville
