This week in book events: Aisha Sasha John, author of THOU, reads in Barrie; ECW Press celebrates with a Fall Lit Party in Toronto; reading series Hear Here whisks attendees to a mysterious pop-up location; and BookThug starts a new season of an intimate reading series featuring homemade pie.
This week in book events: Aisha Sasha John, author of THOU, reads in Barrie; ECW Press celebrates with a Fall Lit Party in Toronto; reading series Hear Here whisks attendees to a mysterious pop-up location; and BookThug starts a new season of an intimate reading series featuring homemade pie.
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Tuesday, November 18
Barrie
Laurentian Alumni Association presents a reading and book signing with Aisha Sasha John, author of THOU
Where: Creative Space, 12 Dunlop Street East, Barrie, ON
When: 7:30 PM.
More Information: Light refreshments will be served. Limited seating. Free admission. Open to the public.
TSAR Books Fall Launch
When: 6:30pm
Where: The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W, Toronto
More Information: http://ow.ly/i/7l1fM
Wednesday, November 19
Ottawa
Sawdust Reading Series presents Phil Hall, author of The Small Nouns Crying Faith
Where: Pour Boy, 495 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON When: 7:00 PM
words(on)stages presents R. Kolewe, author of Afterletters Where: The Central, 603 Markham Street, Toronto, ON
When: 6:45 PM. More Information: Hosted/Curated by Nicole Brewer and William Kemp of words(on)pages
Hear Here presents: Toronto: an artistic exploration
When: 8:00pm
Where: pop-up downtown Toronto location TBA
More Information:
Featuring literary readings by Julie Joosten, author of Light Light
and Barry Callaghan, George Elliott Clarke, Lillian Allen, Richard
Scarsbrook, Alisha Sevigny, Angela Misri, Claudio Gaudio and a surprise
guest reader.
Price $30.00. Tickets now on sale. Note: no tickets available at the door,
limited capacity.
To purchase tickets visit
http://www.hear-here.org/ For more information, visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/359562330876431/
Sunday, November 23
Toronto
HIJ House Reading Series HIJ #8: Double Feature Show with Jennifer Lovegrove, author of Watch How We Walk (ECW) and Adam Dickinson, author of The Polymers (House of Anansi)
Where: BookThug HQ, 260 Ryding Avenue, Toronto, ON When: 2:00 - 5:00 PM. More Information:
Join us for the start of our new season. Enjoy readings in a casual and
intimate salon style setting. Also featuring discussions and author Q & A's, moderated by Jay MillAr. Homemade pie will be served. A new issue of HIJ Journal will be available at each event featuring new work by the readers, available for purchase.