About the Author
John Lorinc
John Lorinc is a journalist and editor. He reports on urban affairs, politics, business, technology, and local history for a range of media, including the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, Walrus, Maclean’s, and Spacing, where he is senior editor. John is the author of three books, including The New City (Penguin, 2006), and has coedited four other anthologies for Coach House Books: The Ward (2015), Subdivided (2016), Any Other Way (2017), and The Ward Uncovered (2018). John is the recipient of the 2019/2020 Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. He currently lives in Toronto.
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We've got coast-to-coast events this week from Saint John, NB to Vancouver, BC. Catch what's going on in your area with our listings below.
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We’re pretty stoked to have Jael Richardson, artistic director of the Festival of Literary Diversity and award-winning author, share a selection of books she’d gift this year. Her list has a recommendation for all types of literary readers, and we’re way into it.
Just two events leading up into this coming long weekend: as well as CANADA READS WEEK! (Can you tell we're excited?)
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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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Holy lit events! You can't swing a cat without missing a great one this week.
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You may be maxxin' and relaxin' today for Victoria Day, but don't get too casual and risk missing one of the great lit events going on Canada-wide this week.
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