This Week in Lit Events: October 17-23rd

Lots to keep you busy this week in literary events: the fall launches of Wolsak & Wynn and Talonbooks, as well as Vancouver Writers’ Fest!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.

Monday, October 17th

Brandon, MBCraig Russell ReadingWhere: Brandon Public Library, 1 – 710 Rosser Ave, Brandon, MBWhen: 7:30pmMore information: Craig Russell reads from his latest novel, Fragment, at the Brandon Public Library in Brandon, Manitoba.

Salt Spring Island, BCLenore Rowntree ReadingWhere: Salt Spring Island Public Library, 129 McPhillips Ave, Salt Spring Island, BCWhen: 7pmMore information: Lenore Rowntree reads from her newest novel, Cluck at the Salt Spring Island Public Library.WinnipegTell Them It Was Mozart LaunchWhere: McNally Robinson, WinnipegWhen: 7:30-9:30pmMore information: Angeline Schellenberg launches her new collection of poetry, Tell Them it was Mozart, at McNally Robinson in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Link: http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-15242/Angeline-Schellenberg—-Book-Launch#.V8niuNQrLDd

Tuesday, October 18th

SaskatoonBook launch, Lifting Weights Where: McNally Robinson, 3130 8th St E, Saskatoon, SKWhen: 7pmMore information: Book launch of Lifting Weights by Judy McCrosky.Guelph, ON

Book Launch, The Path of the JaguarWhere: The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St, Guelph, ONWhen: 7:30-9pmMore information: Book launch of The Path of the Jaguar by Stephen Henighan.TorontoLisa de Nikolits readingWhere: Mount Pleasant Library, 599 Mt. Pleasant Road (program room), Toronto, ONWhen: 7pmMore information: Lisa de Nikolits reads from her new novel, The Nearly Girl, with Mesdames of Mayhem at the Mount Pleasant Library.

Wednesday, October 19th

Vancouver

Vancouver Writers’ Fest: Resistance is FertileWhere: Studio 1398When: 6-7:15pmMore information: One of the searing images of the 20th century is a young man dwarfed but defiant in the face of a Tiananmen Square tank. In Madeleine Thien’s new novel, the lives of two successive generations—those who lived through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and their children who became Tiananmen Square protestors—are contorted by those who would limit their creativity. Chinese-Canadian Xue Yiwei, author of 18 acclaimed books and one of the most important writers of contemporary Chinese literature, explores the conflict between autonomy and society’s pressure to conform. In New Zealand writer Anna Smaill’s speculative fiction, chimes are played citywide morning and night to mute memory. This is sure to be a thought-provoking discussion about creativity and the compelling need for resistance in the face of oppression.Hosted by Jared Bland. $20.Link: http://writersfest.bc.ca/2016/events/28-resistance-fertileKillarney, MBCraig Russell ReadingWhere: Lakeland Regional Library, 318 Williams Ave, Killarney MBWhen: 7pmMore information: Craig Russell reads from his latest novel, Fragment, at the Lakeland Regional Library in Killarney, MB.MontrealNever, Again book launchWhere: The Word Bookstore, 469 Rue Milton, Montréal, QCWhen: 7:30pmMore information: Book launch of Never, Again by Endre Farkas, at the Word bookstore. Refreshments will be served.TorontoWonderful Women Writers’ SeriesWhere: OISE, Centre for Women’s Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Room 2-279When: 5:15-6pmMore information: Elizabeth Carson will read from and discuss her latest work, Laundry Lines, at the Wonderful Women Writers’ Series, hosted by Nora Gold.

Thursday, October 20th

Toronto

Wolsak & Wynn Fall Launch: TorontoWhere: Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton Street, Toronto, ONWhen: 7pmMore information: Join us as we launch new fiction by Jowita Bydlowska; poetry by Johanna Skibsrud, Richard Harrison and Chris Pannell; and non-fiction by Julie Salverson. Due to scheduling difficulties, Johanna Skibsrud will not be in attendance at the launch. We will do our best to reschedule Johanna for an event in the near future.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/100758087053908/CalgaryBook launch, How to Pick Up a Maid in Statue SquareWhere: Memorial Park Library, 1221 2nd St SW, CalgaryWhen: 7pmMore information: Rea Tarvydas launches her new book, How to Pick Up a Maid in Statue Square, at the Memorial Park Library branch in Calgary.Vancouver

Talonbooks Fall 2016 LaunchWhere: Pyatt Hall (Vancouver School of Music), 843 Seymour St, Vancouver, BCWhen: 7:30pmMore information: Save the date! Talon will launch six of our Fall 2016 books in one night!Poetry!Prose!

Friday, October 21st

VancouverVancouver Writers’ Fest: Out of PlaceWhere: Revue StageWhen: 8:30pmMore information: Though some fiction can take place in a nameless “anywhere,” some stories are so tied to the place in which they run their course that the place itself becomes a character. Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s novels are inspired by the Thompson-Shuswap region where she grew up and The Spawning Grounds couldn’t happen anywhere else. Although he writes thrillers, Michael Koryta’s landscapes are as ominous as his plots, from Montana’s windy peaks to Florida’s eerie swamps. Olive Senior lives in Toronto, but she writes of Jamaica where she was born, writing infused with the light, smells, class, history and hopes of that island. And Chinese-Canadian author Xue Yiwei’s first book available in English, Shenzheners, is being hailed as a Chinese Dubliners. Pack your suitcase ‘cause we’re off to visit new places tonight.Hosted by Ian Weir. $20.Link: http://writersfest.bc.ca/2016/events/67-out-placeDuncan, BCBill Stenson ReadingWhere: Truesdale Farmhouse, 3371 Auchinachie Rd, Duncan, BCWhen: 7pmMore information: Bill Stenson reads from his newest, Hanne and Her Brother, at the Truesdale Farmhouse in Duncan.Woodstock, ONIFOA Lit on Tour in Woodstock, ON, featuring Jacob Wren, Lisa de Nikolits, and John JantunenWhere: Knox Presbyterian Church, 59 Riddell St., Woodstock, ONWhen: 7-9pmMore information: IFOA Lit on Tour in Woodstock, ON, featuring Jacob Wren, Lisa de Nikolits, and John Jantunen.Link: http://litontour.com/events/ifoa-woodstock-5/

Saturday, October 22nd

Brandon, MBCraig Russell ReadingWhere: Brandon University (Elephant Room), 270 18th St, Brandon MBWhen: 7pmMore information: Craig Russell reads from his latest novel, Fragment, at Brandon University.