This Week in Lit Events: May 1-7th

Venture out to one of these great literary events in your area this week, including the Trillium Award 30th Anniversary Readings in Ottawa and the Read Local BC readings (x2!) in Vancouver.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, May 1st

VancouverRead Local BC: Fiction from BCWhere: grunt gallery, #116-350 E.2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BCWhen: 7pmMore information: Read Local BC presents five acclaimed authors, who will each read from their latest works of fiction: Carleigh Baker, Alban Goulden, Shekhar Paleja, Ahmad Danny Ramadan, and Iona Whishaw.Link: readlocalbc.ca

Wednesday, May 3rd

OttawaOMDC Presents Trillium 30th Anniversary ReadingsWhere: Mac Hall at the Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, ONWhen: 6pmMore information: The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) presents the Trillium 30th Anniversary Readings, Ottawa Edition, with Phil Hall, author of Killdeer, Brecken Hancock, Broom Broom, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Light, and more. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP to this free event to reserve your spot at the link below.Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/trillium-award-30th-celebration-reading-tickets-33411748439Toronto

Toronto Launch of Deep Salt WaterWhere: Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave #3, Toronto, ONWhen: 7:30pmMore information: BookThug invites you to celebrate the Toronto launch of Deep Salt Water by Marianne Apostolides. The night will feature artwork by Catherine Mellinger and Melanie Gordon; hors d’oeuvres by Carole Ferrari; music by Meg Contini; and a reading from Deep Salt Water. Free.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/669310436599888/Pivot Reading SeriesWhere: The Steady Cafe and Bar, 1051 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ONWhen: 8pmMore information: Pivot Reading Series presents Sue Sinclair, Susan Holbrook, Nick Thran, and Phoebe Wang. PWYC (suggested, $5).

Thursday, May 4th

Toronto

Knife Fork Book presents Jennifer LoveGroveWhere: Knife Fork Book at Rick’s Cafe, 281 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, ONWhen: 7pmMore information: Knife Fork Book presents Jennifer LoveGrove, author of Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes. Free.Link: https://knifeforkbook.com/kfb-readingsevents/past-readingsevents/CalgarySuzette Mayr and Nicole Markotić Double Launch in CalgaryWhere: Shelf Life Books, 1302 4 St SW # 100, Calgary, AlbertaWhen: 7pmMore information: Suzette Mayr and Nicole Markotić are joining forces to release two new novels on May 4th!Suzette Mayr’s Dr. Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall is an unholy collision of Stoner, The Haunting of Hill House, Charlie Brown, and Alice in Wonderland where your dissertation may get published, but the hall’s demonic hares will never let you leave the academy.Rough Patch is Nicole Markotić’s new YA novel where a teenaged figure skater navigates her attraction to boys and girls while perfecting her triple axel.

Friday, May 5th

Vancouver

Read Local BC: Women of BCWhere: Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, BCWhen: 6pmMore information: Read Local BC presents six acclaimed female poets and authors, who will each read from their latest works: Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Andrea MacPherson, Miriam Matejova, Meredith Quartermain, Anahita Jamali Rad and Sylvia Taylor.Link: readlocalbc.ca

Sunday, May 7th

Hamilton, ONLitLive Reading SeriesWhere: The Staircase, 27 Dundurn St N, Hamilton, ONWhen: 7:30pmMore information: Adrienne Gruber, Eva Tihanyi, Patricia Keeney, Pamela Mordecai, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Kyle Chhatwal read at LitLive Reading series.