This Week in Book Events: December 15-21

Is your schedule crammed with more work parties and family get-togethers than a plate of holiday cookies? See if you can squeeze in a few more of these great literary events happening across Canada this week – just like with cookies, you’ll find you’ve always got room.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 hello@alllitup.ca to be included in our listings. (Note: This will be our last This Week in Book Events for 2014. Do send for events starting up January 5th!).

Tuesday, December 16

TorontoAndrea Thompson ReadingWhere: Beit Zatoun, TorontoMore information: Andrea Thompson, author of Over Our Heads (Inanna Publications), reads at Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) XXIV: Open Stage of poetry and music.St. John’sBruce Templeton at the AC Hunter Reading SeriesWhen: 7-8:30pmWhere: AC Hunter Library, Arts & Culture Centre, St. John’s, NLMore information: Bruce Templeton reads from the followup to his bestselling book The Man in the Red Suit, called The Man with the White Beard (Creative Book Publishing), in this instalment of the AC Hunter Reading Series.

Wednesday, December 17

Vancouver

Lunch Poems at SFU featuring Jacqueline Turner and Changming YuanWhen: 12–1pmWhere: SFU Harbour Centre’s Teck Gallery (515 W Hastings St., Vancouver).More information: Lunch Poems hosts well-known and up-and-coming poets on the third Wednesday of every month except July and August. For more information visit: www.sfu.ca/publicsquare/lunchpoems.Jacqueline Turner is published with ECW Press. Changming Yuan is a prolific poet who publishes and edits Poetry Pacific.

Thursday, December 18

SherbrookeTerry Mosher (Aislin) at Bishop’s University Christmas LunchWhen: 12-2pmWhere: Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, QCMore Information: Terry Mosher presents his book The Wrecking Ball (Linda Leith Publishing) at the Bishop’s University Christmas Lunch.

Saturday, December 20

Toronto

Pedlar Press at The Stop Farmers’ Market at Artscape Wychwood BarnsWhen: 8am-1pmWhere: Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Toronto, ONMore information: Visit Pedlar authors Souvankham Thammavongsa and Maureen Hynes at the Pedlar Press table at The Stop Farmers’ Market at Wychwood Barns!Amongst tables loaded with magnificent cheeses & vegetables & baked goods & seasonal treats, you will find a chance to peruse – and purchase! – wonderful Pedlar titles.They’ll be superb gifts!The Stop’s Farmers’ Market at Wychwood is always fun but will be especially full of cheer the weekend before Christmas! Hope to see you there.