Authors Jess Taylor, Kevin Hardcastle, and Kris Bertin are touring up the west coast this week, with stops in Vancouver and Victoria! Check out these and other cool lit happenings going on this Leap Year Week!

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Monday, February 29th

Canmore, AB

artsPlace Literary Saloon Readings

Where: artsPlace, 950 – 8th Avenue, Canmore, AB

When: 7pm

More information: artsPlace Literary Saloon presents a reading by Steven Ross Smith, author of Emanations: fluttertongue 6, and Erin Dingle, Layten Kramer, Mighty Mike McGee, Tim Murphy, Sasha Semenoff and Sheri-D Wilson. $10 for all.

Link:  http://artsplacecanmore.com/programs/details/literary-saloon

Tuesday, March 1st 

Toronto

Art Bar Poetry Series

Where: The Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON

When: 8pm

More information: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents Liz Worth, author of No Work Finished Here, Monica Kidd, and Laura Burns. PWYC.

Link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/692355227572641/

Wednesday, March 2nd

Vancouver

Incite! Vancouver Writers' Fest Reading Series

Where: Alice MacKay room, Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

When: 7pm

More information: Incite, the Vancouver Writers Fest’s reading series, presents Jess Taylor, author of Pauls, Kevin Hardcastle and Kris Bertin. Free.

Link:  http://writersfest.bc.ca/events/incite

Toronto

The Urban Reader Book Club reads The Ward

Where: Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON

When: 6:30-8:30pm

More information: Join editors John Lorinc, Michael McClelland, Ellen Scheinberg and Tatum Taylor for an accessible, interdisciplinary conversation on city building, centred on The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood.

This event is presented by the Ryerson City Building Institute and CivicAction’s Emerging Leaders Network.

Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-urban-reader-book-club-reads-the-ward-tickets-21063367098 

Thursday, March 3rd

Victoria

Russell Books presents It’s a Short Night

Where:  Russell Books, 734 Fort Street, Victoria, BC

When: 7pm

More information: Russell Books presents It’s a Short Night, featuring Jess Taylor, author of Pauls, Kevin Hardcastle and Kris Bertin. Free.

Link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/131858583866333/

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