There are a lot of amazing group readings and events this week, as well as some stunningly singular launches and talks. Do. Not. Miss.
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.
See more details belowThere are a lot of amazing group readings and events this week, as well as some stunningly singular launches and talks. Do. Not. Miss.
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.
Toronto
Decolonial Love: Simpson, Benaway & Scofield
Where: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
When: 7pm
More information: Another Story Bookshop & Pages UnBound present: Decolonial Love: An evening Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Gwen Benaway and Gregory Scofield.
Featuring readings from their new books and a conversation with Susan Blight. $5 Admission at the door (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
Co-sponsored by Unifor and Pantages Hotel.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/196261180859639/
Toronto
Books, Beer and Birthday Cake
Where: Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church Street, Toronto, ON
When: 7pm
More information: Books, Beer, and Birthday Cake: Three independent publishers. Three landmark anniversaries. One party!
Join us as we collectively celebrate our authors and our publishing accomplishments at the oldest LGBTQ indie bookstore in the world (very near to the Ryerson campus). In 2017, University of Manitoba Press turns 50, Between the Lines turns 40, and Fernwood Publishing turns 25.
Come out for an evening of revelry. We'll have refreshments, door prizes (surprises), and more!
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1140631699381125/
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Launch for Bridge Retakes
Where: McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park Mall, 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
When: 7pm
More information: Winnipeg Launch for Bridge Retakes by Angela Lopes. This book launch event is free and open to the public.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/318145001933326/
Vancouver
Celebrating the Arts of Fiction, Poetry and More
Where: Vancouver Public Library, Oakridge Branch, #191-650 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC
When: 5:30pm
More information: Nasreen Pejvack, Michael Mirolla, and Aidan Chafe discuss their work and the literary arts.
Eating Beetles: Fears, Fantasies, and the Future of Food
Where: UBC, MacMillan Room 160, Vancouver, BC
When: 2pm
More information: On Friday, June 2, from 2-4 PM, in MacMillan Room 160 at UBC, come to hear award-winning scientist and author David Waltner-Toews talk about: Eating Beetles: Fears, Fantasies, and the Future of Food.
After centuries of battling insects as a threat, people of European descent are now promoting them as food-sources that can sustainably feed 7 billion people. Meanwhile, billions of people in non-European cultures have been eating bugs for millennia. Based on his book, "Eat the Beetles!” David Waltner-Toews will explore the evolution, culture and ecology of our conflicted relationship with insects.
After his reading & talk, David, along with Andrew Vickerson of Enterra Feed and Yasmin Akhtar, Research Associate in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, will field questions about the roles of insects in the Canadian food system, both now and in the future. Copies of Eat the Beetles: an Exploration into Our Conflicted Relationship with Insects (ECW, 2017) will be available for purchase and autographing.
Toronto
The Word On The Street Pop-up at Dundas West Fest
Where: Dundas St. Clarens Parkette, just east of Lansdowne, Toronto, ON
When: All Day
More information: The BookThug Poetry Panel, sponsored by Word on the Street, in partnership with Dundas West Fest, presents Stephen Cain, Jennifer LoveGrove, Kate Sutherland, and Moez Surani, reading at the WOTS pop-up.
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