This Week in Book Events: July 20-26

This week, we’re celebrating readings in beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC, more Pan Am readings, and the 20th anniversary of Broken Pencil magazine. Woo!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.

Thursday, July 23rd

Salt Spring Island, BC

Katherine Fawcett ReadingWhere: Salt Spring Island Public Library, McPhillips Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BCWhen: 5pmMore information: Katherine Fawcett reads from her new collection of short stories, The Little Washer of Sorrows (Thistledown Press), at the Salt Spring Island Public Library in British Columbia.TorontoBroken Pencil Magazine’s 20th Anniversary PartyWhere: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ONWhen: 8pmMore information: Broken Pencil was born in 1995, twenty years ago and they are having a party to celebrate. The evening will feature Reverse Fortune-Telling, Advice from Teens, Crowd Karaoke, Zine Making, and Embarrassing High School Zines Some People Wrote When They Were Young, including a reading by Liz Worth.$5 admission includes a copy of the summer 20th anniversary issue. Or you can pay $10 and a get a one year/4 issue subscription starting with the 20th anniversary issue.Link: http://www.brokenpencil.com/broken-pencil-20th-anniversary-party

Saturday, July 25th

Toronto

The OBPO Presents: Ontario Sports Writers at Pan AmWhere: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ONWhen: 5pmMore information: The Ontario Book Publishers Organization is hosting three Ontario sports writers at Ontario’s Celebration Zone during the Pan Am Games.The featured books are:

• Grey Cup Century by Michael Januska
• Interference by Michelle Berry
• The Lost 10 Point Night by David Ward

Authors will be available to sign copies of their books (which will all be for sale) immediately after the reading.