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This Week in Lit Events: May 2nd-8th
If you live in the GTA, Ontario, there are two HUGE festivals going on this week: the FOLD (Festival of Literary Diversity) in Brampton, and Pages UnBound Literary Festival in the city centre. If you’re not in Toronto, don’t you fret – there’s lots more readings and launches all over our great nation for you to enjoy.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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If you live in the GTA, Ontario, there are two HUGE festivals going on this week: the FOLD (Festival of Literary Diversity) in Brampton, and Pages UnBound Literary Festival in the city centre. If you’re not in Toronto, don’t you fret – there’s lots more readings and launches all over our great nation for you to enjoy.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, May 2nd
TorontoWords at the Wise Reading SeriesWhere: Wise Bar, 1007 Bloor St W, Toronto, ONWhen: 8pmMore information: Daniel Perry reads from his newest collection, Hamburger, at the Words at the Wise Reading Series (featuring short fiction).SaskatoonSaskatoon Book Launch for Breanna FischerWhere: McNally Robinson Booksellers, 3130 8th St E, Saskatoon, SKWhen: 7pmMore information: First-time novelist Breanna Fischer launches her new Y.A. novel, Small Displays of Chaos, in Saskatoon on May 2nd. Small Displays of Chaos follows 17-year-old Rayanne Timko as she struggles with the astonishingly common yet stigmatized disorder of anorexia nervosa. Admission is free, all are welcome. Kingston, ONSerpentine Loop Launch at Novel IdeaWhere: Novel Idea, Princess Street, Kingston, ONMore information: Elee Kraljii Gardiner launches her newest collection, Serpentine Loop at Novel Idea Bookstore in Kingston.
SaskatoonSaskatoon Book Launch for Maggie SigginsWhere:Â McNally Robinson Booksellers, 3130 8th St E, Saskatoon, SKWhen:Â 7pmMore information:Â Governor General award-winning author Maggie Siggins returns with her first work of fiction in Scattered Bones – launching in Saskatoon at McNally Robinson. Admission is free, all are welcome.
Thursday, May 5th
TorontoPages UnBound Literary FestivalWhere: Various Locations in Toronto, ONWhen: May 5-8More information: The Pages UnBound Festival presents four days of mixed media events combining contemporary Canadian writers with practitioners from digital media and other art forms. Authors at this festival include Jordan Tannahill, Jacob Wren, Andrew F. Sullivan, Dan Perry, Joni Murphy, Malcolm Sutton, David Huebert, Gustav Morin, and Aisha Sasha John. Link: To view all events and buy tickets, click here: http://www.pages-unbound.com/SaskatoonBook launch for A Map in My Blood and Wind Leaves AbsenceWhere: McNally Robinson Booksellers, 3130 8th St E, Saskatoon, SKWhen: 7pmMore information: Book launch for A Map in My Blood and Wind Leaves Absence by Carla Braidek & Mary Maxwell respectively.Link: http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-14766/Mary-Maxwell-and-Carla-Braidek-%E2%80%94-Book-Launch
Friday, May 6th
KelownaLee Maracle and Jorden Abel ReadingWhere: UBC Bookstore, 1138 Alumni Ave, Kelowna, BCWhen: 2pmMore information: Lee Maracle reads from Memory Serves and Talking to the Diaspora, and Jorden Abel reads from The Land We Are at UBC Bookstore in Kelowna.BramptonThe FOLD Literary FestivalWhere: Various Locations in Brampton, ONWhen: May 6-8More information: The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) celebrates diversity in literature by promoting diverse authors and stories in Brampton, Ontario – one of Canada’s most culturally diverse cities. Authors speaking at the festival include Vivek Shraya, Waubgeshig Rice, Brian Francis, Cherie Dimaline, Helen Humphreys, Samuel Archibald, Jon Chan Simpson, and others! Festival and day passes and individual event tickets available.Link: http://thefoldcanada.org/
Sunday, May 8th
Big River, SKCarla Braidek Reading & SigningWhere: Foyer, Big River Community Centre, 606 1st Street North, Big River SKWhen: 7pmMore information: Carla Braidek reads from A Map in My Blood, and sings with music by Gordon Selkirk.
