This week kicks off with one of our favourite literary parties: the unstoppable Giller Light Bash! You can still buy tickets for this fantastic event, but if you're busy, don't you fret – there's tons of season launches and author readings this week, and the second annual Naked Heart Literary Festival for LGBTQ writing.

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Monday, November 7th

Various

Giller Light Bash!

Where: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Halifax, and Thunder Bay

When: Various times

More information: The Giller Light Bash is the place to toast the nominees for the 2016 Giller Prize – and support Frontier College, while you're at it. Click below to get tickets in your own town.

Link: http://www.gillerlightbash.ca/

Vancouver

Stephen Henighan Reading

Where: Paper Hound Bookshop, 344 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC

When: 6:30-8pm

More information: Stephen Henighan reads from his latest work, The Path of the Jaguar.

Wednesday, November 9th

Salt Spring Island, BC

Reading: Stephen Henighan and Kathy Page

Where: Salt Spring Island Public Library, 129 McPhillips Ave

When: 7pm

More information: Stephen Henighan (The Path of the Jaguar) and Kathy Page (The Two of Us) read from their latest works.

Thursday, November 10th

Toronto

BookThug Fall Launch Party

Where: The Garrison, 1197 Dundas W, Toronto, ON

When: 7pm

More information: You're all invited to celebrate with BookThug as we launch our Fall 2016 Season. Come get your lit on! We're so excited to launch 8 exciting new books in to the world. 

Doors at 7 pm. Readings at 7:45 pm. Free. All books will be for sale. All are welcome!

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/579920138862090/ 

Toronto

Pedlar Books Launch

Where: Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON

When: 7pm

More information: You are cordially invited to attend the Toronto launch of new Pedlar Press books by Jessica Hiemstra (The Holy Nothing) & Concetta Principe (Hiroshima: A Love War Story).

Kelowna, BC

Stephen Henighan Reading

Where: Okanagan College, 1000 K.L.O. Rd, Kelowna, BC

More information: Stephen Henighan reads from his latest work, The Path of the Jaguar.

Friday, November 11th

Côte Saint Luc, QC

Endre Farkas Reading

Where: Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Synagogue, 6519 Baily Road, Côte Saint Luc, QC

When: 8pm

More information: Endre's new book, Never, Again, will be read in a presentation format, followed by a Q & A session.

Toronto

Naked Heart Festival

Where: Various Location

When: November 11-13

More information: Glad Day Bookshop & Glad Day Lit are proud to present NAKED HEART – The LGBTQ Festival of Words. Naked Heart takes place on November 11th, 12th and 13th, 2016. This festival in the Church & Wellesley neighbourhood of Toronto includes workshops, panels, performances & discussions for writers and lovers of words. Our venues are Glad Day Bookshop (499 Church Street), Buddies In Bad Time Theatre (12 Alexander Street), the Xtra Lounge (2 Carlton) and The 519 (519 Church Street). All spaces are wheelchair accessible and ASL will be provided all day Saturday and Sunday in one venue.
Launched in 2015, Naked Heart is already the largest and most diverse LGBTQ literary festival in the world with over 2000 attendees. In 2015, we had over 120 writers present at 47 events.

Link:  https://nakedheart.ca/

Saturday, November 12th

Vernon, BC

Stephen Henighan Reading

Where: Gallery Vertigo, 3001 31st St, Vernon

More information: Stephen Henighan reads from his latest work, The Path of the Jaguar.

Sunday, November 13th

Oakville, ON

Torp at Oakville Literary Cafe

Where: Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre, 1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd E., Oakville, ON

When: 2pm

More information: Michael Mirolla reads from Torp at the Oakville Literary Cafe.

Toronto

Junction Reads

Where: Axis Gallery & Grill, 3048 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON

When: 5pm

More information: Daniel Perry reads from his short story collection, Hamburger, at Junction Reads in Toronto.

Link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1191702230865223/

Pointe-Claire, QC

Mystery and Crime @ LLP

Where: Chapters Pointe-Claire, 6321, autoroute Transcanadienne, Pointe-Claire, QC

When: 1-3pm

More information: Come meet Peter Kirby, author of the Luc Vanier detective series including Open Season, this year’s winner of the Arthur Ellis Best Novel Award, and Michael Blair, author of True Believers and the upcoming The Evil That Men Do. With copies of The Sicilian Wife by Caterina Edwards and Torp by Michael Mirolla available as well.

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