This Week in Book Events: August 31-September 6

Did you know that Thursday is the most literary day of the week? While this isn’t true all the time, it certainly is this instalment: with poetry readings and open mic nights, and a “nostalgia Canadiana” at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s First Thursday.Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, date, time, and address to hello@alllitup.ca to be included in our listings.

Thursday, September 3rd

Toronto

AGO First Thursdays: Nostalgia CanadianaWhere: Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ONWhen: 6pmMore information: Listen to a series of writer and artists like Aisha Sasha John (THOU), Keith Cole, Chris Randle and Cathy Gordon reflect on the poetics of landscape and nationhood on a mini stage called ‘myspace’. See a full description of the night’s events at the event page link, below.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/441010162745125/ Salt Spring Island, BCPoetry Open Mic – Kevin SpenstWhere: Library Program Room, 129 McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BCWhen: 6:45pmMore information: Join featured Vancouver poet Kevin Spenst (Jabbering with Bing Bong), for the September open mic poetry night.  One poem per reader. First come, first served. Signup at 6:45pm. Readings 7pm.Link: http://saltspring.bc.libraries.coop/event/poetry-open-mic-12/?instance_id=83771Cobourg, ON

Andrew Faulkner ReadingWhere: The Human Bean, Cobourg’s Coffee House, 80 King Street West, Cobourg, ONWhen: 7:30pm (Doors at 7pm)More information: On Septmber 3rd, as part of Lay Your WORD Down, Andrew Faulkner will be reading from his poetry collection, Need Machine, at The Human Bean in beautiful downtown Cobourg.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/503525599828428/