This Week in Lit Events: April 24-30th
April 24, 2017
It's Authors for Indies this Saturday, which, if nothing else was going on, would be a jam-packed week for literary events. But there's MORE.
See more details below
It's Authors for Indies this Saturday, which, if nothing else was going on, would be a jam-packed week for literary events. But there's MORE.
See more details belowIt's Authors for Indies this Saturday, which, if nothing else was going on, would be a jam-packed week for literary events. But there's MORE.
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Prince George, BC
Read Local BC: Interior Perspectives
Where: Prince George Public Library, Bob Harkins Branch, 888 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC
When: 7pm
More information: Read Local BC presents four acclaimed authors from the Interior: Sage Birchwater (Chilcotin Chronicles, Caitlin Press), Clayton Gauthier (The Salmon Run, Theytus Books), Janet Romain (Not My Fate: The Story of a Nisga'a Survivor, Caitlin Press), and Bev Sellars (Price Paid, Talonbooks). Monday, April 24 at 7:00 pm. Prince George Public Library, Bob Harkins Branch, 888 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC. More information at readlocalbc.ca.
Link: readlocalbc.ca
Montreal
Julie Salverson Talk and Signing
Where: Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore, 2220 McGill College Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
When: 5-6:30pm
More information: Join us as author Julie Salverson signs and discusses her book Lines of Flight: An Atomic Memoir. Admission is free.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1660166870951232/
St. John's
I'd Write the Sea Like a Parlour Game Launch
Where: The Ship Pub, 265 Duckworth Street
When: 7-9pm
More information: We will be launching Alison Dyer's debut collection of poetry on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 7-9 p.m. All are welcome, admission is fee and books will be available for purchase.
Vancouver
Ronsdale Poetry Showcase
Where: VPL Dunbar branch, 4515 Dunbar Street, Vancouver, BC
When: 6:15pm
More information: Ronsdale Poetry Showcase featuring Ulrike Narwani, Henry Rappaport & Pamela Porter.
Montreal
Blue Metropolis Festival - Montreal: Once & Future City of Refuge
Where: Hotel 10, Salle Jardin, 10 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, QC
When: 3:30-4:30pm
More information: Cora Siré (Behold Things Beautiful, Signature Editions) has been invited as one of four guest panelists for the Montreal: Once & Future Refuge panel.
Link: http://festival.tsharp.xyz/en/blue/show/225/montreal:-once-and-future-city-of-refuge
Guernica Editions Montreal Book Launch
Where: La P'tite Grenouille 3435 Boul St-Laurent, Montreal, QC
When: 6pm
More information: Guernica launches its spring season at La P'tite Grenouille in Montreal.
Toronto
Author Reading: Toronto Urban Folk Art Salon
Where: Toronto Public Library (Mount Pleasant branch), 599 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON
When: 6-8pm
More information: Ann Elizabeth Carson reads "Weave and Mend" from Laundry Lines (Inanna Publications) accompanied by the music of Gannon (Tom) Hamilton.
Link: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT16944&R=EVT16944
Get Busy: Coach House Books Spring Launch
Where: The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W, Toronto, ON
When: 7:30pm
More information: We've been industrious little bunnies making another season's worth of books, and all the work has us thirsty! On April 27th, join us (and perhaps a few maniacal hares) in raising a glass and gettin' busy at our spring launch! Free + everyone is welcome. Books for sale + pals to high five! With readings from Linda Besner, Nicolas Billon, Jill Connell, Julia Cooper, Suzette Mayr, Rhonda Mullins, Sarah Pinder, Shane Rhodes, and Jesse Ruddock.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1828949617374130/
Montreal
Blue Metropolis festival panel on Religion and Fiction
Where: Hotel 10, Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC
When: 7:30pm
More information: Ariela Freedman (Arabic For Beginners, Linda Leith Publishing) discusses her book on the Religion and Fiction panel at Blue Met.
Victoria
Planet Earth Poetry
Where: Hillside Coffee and Tea, 1633 Hillside Ave (across from Bolen Books), Victoria, BC
When: 7pm
More information: The evening begins at 7:30 with an open mic, followed by featured readers Madhur Anand and Dee Hobsbawn-Smith. Between 7 and 7:15, put your name in the hat to read at open mic.
Across Canada
Authors for Indies Day
More information: Authors for Indies Day comes back, with authors taking up residence at independent bookstores across Canada. Head to their website for a complete listing.
Montreal
Blue Metropolis festival Literary Diversity Prize awarded to Xue Yiwei + Interview
Where: Hotel 10, Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC
More information: Event includes an hour-long on-stage interview of Xue Yiwei (Shenzheners, Linda Leith Publishing), host Taras Grescoe.
Toronto
Poetry and Music Salons: Brenda Clewes
Where: Palmerston Library Theatre, 260 Palmerston Ave, Toronto, ON
When: 2-4pm
More information: Brenda Clews (Tidal Fury, Guernica Editions) will be performing a reading at Poetry and Music Salons in Toronto.
Bring the Noise: Street Poetry for NPM & PEN Canada
Where: Downtown Toronto
When: 11am-8pm
More information: Join us for Poem in Your Streets Day (following Poem in Your Pocket Day) to celebrate National Poetry Month and share poetry and protect freedom of expression! All donations during the day will be counted and go to PEN Canada. We will be touring downtown Toronto on a route through popular locations, streets and areas of high traffic, on public transit, book shops during the Authors for Indies program, making stops to deliver pop up readings of poetry, all day ’til evening. It’ll be a party! We will announce tentative scheduled route soon (subject to change and spontaneity). On the day, we will be updating whereabouts via
http://twitter.com/TOStreetPoetry and the Facebook event page.
Be sure to invite all the poets or poetry-lovers you know, whether you're reading or hanging out with us! The more the merrier!
Featured poets include Julie Cameron Gray, Ayesha Chatterjee, adebe DeRango-Adem, Justin Lauzon, and more.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1115087101953095/
Regina
2017 Saskatchewan Book Awards Ceremony
Where: Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Drive, Regina, SK
When: 5pm
More information: The 2017 Saskatchewan Book Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Conexus Arts Centre (200 Lakeshore Drive, Regina, SK). Doors open at 5:00 pm, followed by a Prairie Buffet at 5:30 pm. The Ceremony begins at 7:00 pm and it will be hosted by award-winning author James Daschuk, whose book Clearing the Plains won five Saskatchewan Book Awards in 2014. Étienne Fletcher, a Francophone vocal artist originating from Regina, will perform before the intermission.
Tickets are on sale through our website (http://bookawards.sk.ca/events/awards-ceremony-tickets) until Wednesday, April 26.
Link: http://bookawards.sk.ca/events/awards-ceremony-tickets
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