This Week in Lit Events: April 11-17th

It’s that time of year, friends… Spring Launch season! Check out this wide variety of group and individual launches going down this week, plus the start of the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival in Montreal!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.

Monday, April 11th

MontrealTD Blue Met Talks: Femmes & leadership | Women & LeadershipWhere: Espace Godin, Hôtel 10, 10 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montréal, QCWhen: 5pmMore information: This opening event for the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival invites Marie-Josée Bédard, Linda Leith (of Linda Leith Publishing), Louise-Ann Maziak, Anuradha Dugal, Suzanne Fortier, Catherine Feuillet, and Marie Giguère to speak about the power of words, women in leadership and how books have inspired and changed them and their careers. Followed immediately by the Blue Met 2016 opening cocktail event. $25.Link: https://app.beavertix.com/fr/billetterie/achat-de-billet/1154/1643/WEB/15

Wednesday, April 13th

Vancouver

Canadian Authors Association, Vancouver members, Present a Poetry NightWhere: Alliance for Arts and Culture, 938 Howe Street, Suite 100, Vancouver, BCWhen: 7-9pmMore information: Canadian Authors Association, Vancouver members, Present a Poetry Night, featuring a reading by Jennifer Zilm, author of Waiting Room, Timothy Shay and Elena Johnson. Members no charge; Guests $10; Students with ID $5. Pay at the door.Link: http://canadianauthors.org/vancouver/programs/meetings/

Thursday, April 14th

Montreal

Lunchtime series, Atwater LibraryWhere: Atwater Library, 1200 Atwater Ave., Westmount, QuébecWhen: 12:30pmMore information: Author Michael Mirolla reads from and discusses his new novel Torp (Linda Leith Publishing) and Craig Morrison sings folk songs of the 70’s when the book is set, in this instalment of the Atwater Library’s lunchtime reading series.Saskatoon

Saskatoon Book Launch for Louise Bernice HalfeWhere: McNally Robinson Booksellers, 3130 8th St E, Saskatoon, SKWhen: 7pmMore information: Join Louise Bernice Halfe for the launch of her new poetry collection, Burning in this Midnight Dream! Burning in the Midnight Dream is the latest collection of poems by Louise Bernice Halfe. Many were written in response to the grim tide of emotions, memories, dreams and nightmares that arose in her as the Truth and Reconciliation process unfolded. Admission is free, all are welcome. TorontoSpring Literary ReadingWhere: The Central, 603 Markham Street, Toronto, ONWhen: 6:30pmMore information: Spring Literary Reading featuring Jennifer LoveGrove, Hoa Nguyen, Tova Benjamin, Kateri Lanthier, Cyrus Cassells, and Virginia Konchan. Free.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1548127412147697/

Friday, April 15th

MontrealGroup launch of LLP Spring Season at the Blue MetWhere: Espace Godin at Hôtel 10, 10 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montréal, QCWhen: 6pmMore information: 6th annual Linda Leith Publishing / Linda Leith Éditions / Salon .ll. launch.Hosted by Linda Leith, Elise Moser, and Annie Heminway with Katerine Caron, Elaine Kalman Naves, Karen Molson, Michael Mirolla, Zoran Minderovic, Peter Kirby, Jack Hannan, Mari Hill Harpur, Jack Jedwab, and Gisèle Kayata Eid.Event #38. Free admission. ENG-FR.Link: http://www.bluemetropolis.org

Saturday, April 16th

Ottawa

Ottawa International Writers Festival presents a BookThug Spring LaunchWhere: The Manx, 370 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ONWhen: 5pmMore information: Ottawa International Writers Festival presents a BookThug Spring Launch, featuring Jacob Wren (Rich and Poor) and Phil Hall (Conjugation). Free.Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1571809476464318/ Vancouver3rd Annual Vancouver Poetry CrawlWhere: El Kartel, 104 E. Pender St., Vancouver, BCWhen: 2:10pmMore information: Kevin Spenst presents the 3rd Annual Vancouver Poetry Crawl. Free. For a complete line-up of readers and venues, visit http://kevinspenst.com/?page_id=482.

Sunday, April 17th

Hawkesbury, ONKaren Molson Open House, launch and book signingWhere: Netherdale B&B, 577 Green Lane Road, Hawkesbury, ONWhen: 1-5pmMore information: The Company of Crows by Karen Molson: Open House, launch and book signing with all things crow – crow decorations, wine, Beau’s beer, hors d’oeuvres, sparkling elderflower water, and crow cookies.