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This Week in Book Events: November 17-23

This week in book events: Aisha Sasha John, author of THOU, reads in Barrie; ECW Press celebrates with a Fall Lit Party in Toronto; reading series Hear Here whisks attendees to a mysterious pop-up location; and BookThug starts a new season of an intimate reading series featuring homemade pie.. 

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This week in book events: Aisha Sasha John, author of THOU, reads in Barrie; ECW Press celebrates with a Fall Lit Party in Toronto; reading series Hear Here whisks attendees to a mysterious pop-up location; and BookThug starts a new season of an intimate reading series featuring homemade pie. Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, date, and time, to emily@lpg.ca to be included in our listings.

Tuesday, November 18 

Barrie
Laurentian Alumni Association presents a reading and book signing with Aisha Sasha John, author of THOU
Where: Creative Space, 12 Dunlop Street East, Barrie, ON
When: 7:30 PM.
More Information: Light refreshments will be served. Limited seating.
Free admission. Open to the public.
  TSAR Books Fall Launch When: 6:30pmWhere: The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W, TorontoMore Information: http://ow.ly/i/7l1fM

Wednesday, November 19

 Ottawa
Sawdust Reading Series presents Phil Hall, author of The Small Nouns Crying Faith
Where: Pour Boy, 495 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON
When: 7:00 PM
More Information: Free. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/sawdustseries 

Thursday, November 20 

Ottawa Reading: Nikki Reimer and Chris TurnbullWhen: 8pmWhere: Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court, Main Floor, 2 Daly Ave, OttawaMore Information: Visit http://abseries.org/#/nov20-reimer-turnbull/TorontoFall Lit Party with ECW Press
When: 7pmWhere: The Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St. W., TorontoMore Information:  Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/987748334573596/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming 
words(on)stages presents R. Kolewe, author of Afterletters
Where: The Central, 603 Markham Street, Toronto, ON
When: 6:45 PM.
More Information: Hosted/Curated by Nicole Brewer and William Kemp of words(on)pages
 
Hear Here presents: Toronto: an artistic exploration
When: 8:00pm
Where: pop-up downtown Toronto location TBAMore Information:
Featuring literary readings by Julie Joosten, author of Light Light
and Barry Callaghan, George Elliott Clarke, Lillian Allen, Richard
Scarsbrook, Alisha Sevigny, Angela Misri, Claudio Gaudio and a surprise
guest reader.
Price $30.00. Tickets now on sale. Note: no tickets available at the door,
limited capacity.
To purchase tickets visit http://www.hear-here.org/

Sunday, November 23

Toronto
HIJ House Reading Series HIJ #8: Double Feature Show with Jennifer
Lovegrove, author of Watch How We Walk (ECW) and Adam Dickinson, author of The Polymers (House of Anansi)
Where: BookThug HQ, 260 Ryding Avenue, Toronto, ON
When: 2:00 – 5:00 PM.
More Information:
Join us for the start of our new season. Enjoy readings in a casual and
intimate salon style setting. Also featuring discussions and author Q & A’s,
moderated by Jay MillAr. Homemade pie will be served. A new issue of HIJ Journal will be available at each event featuring new work by the readers, available for purchase.
Hosted/Curated by Hazel and Jay MillAr. Free. A hat will be passed around for the authors.

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