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This Week in Lit Events: January 11-17th

We’ve got Fifteen Dogs in two Provinces, and the wonderful Sachiko Murakami at Ottawa’s Tree Reading Series this week.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.

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We’ve got Fifteen Dogs in two Provinces, and the wonderful Sachiko Murakami at Ottawa’s Tree Reading Series this week.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, January 11th

TorontoAndré Alexis at the Toronto Reference LibraryWhere: Toronto Reference Library Atrium, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ONWhen: 7pmMore information: The eh List Author Series presents André Alexis, winner of the 2015 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Fifteen Dogs, in conversation with the Toronto Star’s Deb Dundas.Book signing to follow.

Tuesday, January 12th

Ottawa
Sachiko Murakami at Tree Reading SeriesWhere: Black Squirrel Books & Café, 1073 Bank St, Ottawa, ONWhen: 8pmMore information: Sachiko Murakami reads at Ottawa’s Tree Reading Series. She is author of three poetry collections, including Get Me Out of Here (TalonBooks).Link: http://www.treereadingseries.ca/readings/sachiko-murakami

Friday, January 15th

MontrealAndre Alexis at Librarie D&QWhere: Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montreal, QCWhen: 7pm
More information: We are very, very pleased to announce our upcoming event with -as part of Gail Scott’s Reading Series- 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner André Alexis!! Join André on Friday, January 15th at 7pm as he reads from his Giller-winning title – FIFTEEN DOGS – a moving look at the beauty and perils of consciousness as seen through the eyes of man’s best friend.
This event is co-sponsored by Études anglaises (Université de Montréal) and the Canada Council!

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