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SUMMARY:STORIES FROM CANADA’S NORTH / A LA RENCONTRE DU NORD CANADIEN
DESCRIPTION:In 2006\, author Hélèna Katz left her familiar Mile End neighbourhood for life on a small alpaca farm in the Northwest Territories. New experiences such as learning to scrape a moosehide from a group of Dene women captivated her. Dealing with bears on her lawn was more challenging. Shopping that requires a 10-hour drive to pick up both the mundane and the unusual – such as little frozen mice for a community member’s pet snake – amused her. \nHélèna’s latest book\, Dispatches from Canada’s North\, shares more than 40 stories about the joys and challenges of living in the North. Her bilingual Montreal launch at Bibliothèque Mordecai-Richler in Mile End will include stories from the book and photos of some of the places to which she has travelled in the North.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/stories-from-canadas-north-a-la-rencontre-du-nord-canadien/
LOCATION:5434 avenue du Parc\, Bibliotheque Mordecai-Richler\, 5434\, avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Book Launch,Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Spying on America
DESCRIPTION:Join us in store for the Montreal launch of Spying on America! We will be welcoming Bill Gaston and his son\, Vaughn Gaston\, for a reading and discussion. This event is free\, but space is limited\, so please RSVP on TicketSource. \nMasks are not required\, but will be provided for free at the door. \nPlease contact us at least a day in advance for elevator access to the store. \nPlease also note that the street in front of the store is under construction. The store is accessible on foot\, but not by car\, and parking in the vicinity is consequently limited. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nOn a June morning in 2022\, Bill Gaston drives off the Victoria–Port Angeles ferry in a rented Dodge Charger with his two sons. Born in the USA but “Canadian through and through\,” Gaston is on a road trip to Tabor\, Iowa\, the town founded by his great\, great\, great-grandparents as the westernmost hub of the Underground Railroad. \nThe Gastons’ eleven-day trip to Tabor and back takes them up and down and across a swathe of rural red states. Motivated equally by a curiosity to find out what really makes Americans tick and the motto ya gotta stop\, the Gastons explore the American west\, navigate unmapped dirt roads\, eat too many French fries\, overnight in clapped-out motels\, visit a Buddhist mountain monastery\, marvel at spectacular landforms\, and enjoy unlikely conversations with real Americans. \nBoth a sideways glance at contemporary American culture and a mordant yet tender account of the true meaning of ancestry\, Spying on America is an unpredictably insightful exploration of family\, Canada’s neighbour\, and the “American bald ego.” \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nBill Gaston was born in Tacoma\, Washington\, and grew up in Canada\, becoming a Canadian citizen as a teenager to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War. He has lived and worked\, mostly as an itinerant scholar\, all across Canada\, in Nova Scotia\, New Brunswick\, Toronto\, Vancouver and\, finally\, Victoria. Gaston is the author of numerous books of fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry\, including The World\, winner of the Ethel Wilson Prize for Fiction; Gargoyles\, winner of the Victoria Book Prize and finalist for a Governor General’s Award; Mount Appetite\, finalist for the Giller Prize; and the memoir Just Let Me Look at You\, finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize. He lives\, grows food\, and writes\, with the writer Dede Crane\, on Gabriola Island\, in the Salish Sea.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-spying-on-america/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T140000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada by Dr. Dorothy Williams
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Dorothy W. Williams for the launch her of latest two-volume series\, The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada\, illustrated by Joseph Osei Bonsu. \nReadings. Books on sale. Book signings. \nBring your family\, bring your friends\, and come celebrate the stories\, history\, and culture that continue to shape Canada.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-the-abcs-of-black-stories-in-canada-by-dr-dorothy-williams-june-14/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T210000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Words of Summer
DESCRIPTION:Words of Summer is a tanka-like conversation between two poets\, Elizabeth Paulette-Coughlin and Jennifer Boire\, who wrote to each other every day from mid-June until late August one year\, documenting the unfolding season. Tanka has been used for over a thousand years as an art form and medium of communication\, often by women\, using nature imagery and seasonal references to indirectly suggest emotion. \nA videopoem was recorded with photos and video by Virginie Nolin. Inside the book is a QR code to watch the 28-minute video of the authors reading. \nAuthor Bios\nElizabeth Paulette-Coughlin is an ecopoet and writer living in Montreal and Vale Perkins\, Quebec. Her poems and writings have been published in many chapbooks and anthologies. She co-edited In the Vale (2022)\, a collection of 88 stories\, poems and songs about life in the hamlet of Vale Perkins. Her haiku collection\, Boneset and Yarrow\, was published in 2024. \nJennifer Boire lives in the western part of Montreal and is the author of three books of poems\, Little Mother\, For the Birds\, and Collected Poems in Translation\, and one non-fiction book\, The Tao of Turning Fifty. She leads workshops with journaling and SoulCollage®.  www.jenniferboire.com \nVideographer: Virginie Nolin is Montreal‑based screenwriter\, director\, producer\, and educator working at the intersection of feminist and queer imaginaries. \nBook published by Corner Studio\, price $20. To find out about the book launch in the West Island on June 11\, or to purchase a book write to:  wordsofsummerpoems@gmail.com and or see our Facebook page.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-words-of-summer/
LOCATION:RSVP to Get Address
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Lisa Richter's Sublunary\, with Gillian Sze\, Misha Solomon and Jessica Bebenek
DESCRIPTION:Join Pulp Books in launching Lisa Richter’s newest poetry collection\, Sublunary on Thursday\, June 4th at 7:00pm! Lisa will be joined by special guests Jessica Bebenek\, Misha Solomon\, and Gillian Sze\, and host James Hawes. This event is supported by the League of Canadian Poets. Free to attend! \nIn Sublunary (University of Alberta Press)\, Lisa Richter explores what it’s like to live “under the moon” in a world that is simultaneously a heartbreak and a total wonder…From Atlantis to Mount Olympus to Christie Pits\, these poems interweave moments of absurdity and awe\, creating a nuanced portrait of what “a reckless intimacy with the world” might look like—for better or worse. Sublunary is a book of elegy\, play\, and rupture that advocates for an ethics of care\, solidarity\, and compassion for our perfectly imperfect selves and each other: a mode of survival that is full-throated and\, at times\, even joyous. \nTo reserve a spot\, please visit the Pulp Books website event page: https://pulpbooks.ca/events/5411620260604
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-lisa-richters-sublunary-with-gillian-sze-misha-solomon-and-jessica-bebenek/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T163000
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SUMMARY:Book launch
DESCRIPTION:A book launch of whispers
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-5/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Wanted: Your House by Monique Polak
DESCRIPTION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore and McNally Robinson present a book launch for Wanted: Your House by Monique Polak \nJoin us as author Monique Polak signs and discusses her new book Wanted: Your House \nAdmission is free. \nRefreshments will be served. \nAbout the Book\nA resourceful twelve-year-old comes up with an unusual real estate plan in this moving middle-grade novel about what it means to have\, and make\, a family. \nCyril’s mom has been dragging him to open houses for as long as he can remember. It’s been her dream that one day the two of them will have a house of their own. So\, when she decides she’ll never find one they can afford\, Cyril is relieved\, but also sad for her. Which leads him to an idea: What if they moved in with an older person living alone who needs companionship and housekeeping? And what if that person then leaves the house to his mom in their will? It’s a big “what if.” But one elderly gentleman named Mr. Hartt actually seems open to it. Could this grouchy\, stubborn old man be their dream come true? Or will he turn out to be their worst nightmare? \nAward-winning author Monique Polak has written a highly readable novel that sensitively explores the idea of found family and alternative family structures. Readers will appreciate how the novel’s lovable protagonist\, Cyril\, has caring relationships with his mom\, his best friend and his friend’s family (refugees from the war in Ukraine)\, while also feeling normal middle-grade insecurities and frustrations as he tries to navigate the changes in his and his friend’s family’s lives. The book offers excellent lessons on adaptability and tolerance. The story’s focus on older people (Cyril is originally inspired by a school assignment to interview older adults) offers an opportunity for conversations about aging\, and could inspire readers to cultivate their own intergenerational relationships and learn more about the older people in their lives. \nAbout the Author\nMonique Polak is a journalist and writing instructor. She is a three-time winner of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature\, recently renamed the QWF Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. In 2016\, Monique was the CBC/Quebec Writers’ Federation inaugural writer-in-residence. She lives in Montreal\, Quebec.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-wanted-your-house-by-monique-polak/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: YOU x ME by Ayla Vejdani
DESCRIPTION:Join us at L’Euguélionne for an evening of conversation\, connection and community celebrating the launch of: YOU x ME. Author\, Ayla Vejdani will be in conversation with award-winning author\, francesca ekwuyasi to talk about all things queer romance. The evening will include: a reading\, conversation\, Q&A and book signing\, along with special sweet treats. You don’t want to miss it! \nDon’t forget to pre-order a copy of the book! youxmebook.com \nMay 26\, 2026\, 6 PM\, at L’Euguélionne \nAbout the Author:\nAyla Vejdani (she/her) is a storyteller\, holder of space and curator of experience. Raised and educated all over the world\, she has a master’s in human rights\, is an inclusive leadership consultant\, and the co-host of The SHIFT podcast. She speaks four languages and laughs in all. Ayla is a queer Iranian-Canadian from Tkaronto/Toronto living in Tiohtia:ke/Montréal\, raising her two young children. She is an insatiably creative\, romantic realist who believes in magic. Her forthcoming novel YOU x ME is a series of queer\, BIPOC love stories. These modern entanglements are the kind of romances that make us lose sleep\, love letters to the friendships we can’t live without\, and a celebration of our endless journeys of self-discovery. @ayla.author \nAbout the Moderator:\nfrancesca ekwuyasi is the author of Butter Honey Pig Bread and co-author of Curious Sounds: A Dialogue in Three Movements. She won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQIA2S+ writers\, and has been short and Longlisted for the Lambda Literary Award\, the Governor General Award\, the Amazon First Novel Prize\, the Giller Prize\, and the Dublin International Literary Award and others. She lives between Montreal and Halifax. @f.ekwuyasi
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-you-x-me-by-ayla-vejdani/
LOCATION:1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montréal\, QC H2L 3E5\, 1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montréal\, QC\, H2L 3E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T163000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada by Dr. Dorothy Williams
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Dorothy W. Williams for the launch her of latest two-volume series\, The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada\, illustrated by Joseph Osei Bonsu. \nReadings. Books on sale. Book signings. \nBring your family\, bring your friends\, and come celebrate the stories\, history\, and culture that continue to shape Canada.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-the-abcs-of-black-stories-in-canada-by-dr-dorothy-williams-may-26/
LOCATION:Black Healing Centre\, 449-2100 Marlowe Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4A 3L5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T140000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada by Dr. Dorothy Williams
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Dorothy W. Williams for the launch her of latest two-volume series\, The ABCs of Black Stories in Canada\, illustrated by Joseph Osei Bonsu. \nReadings. Books on sale. Book signings. \nBring your family\, bring your friends\, and come celebrate the stories\, history\, and culture that continue to shape Canada.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-the-abcs-of-black-stories-in-canada-by-dr-dorothy-williams/
LOCATION:Union United Church\, 3007 Rue Delisle\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4C 1M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T160000
DTSTAMP:20260506T203557Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Affair with China by Gabriel Safdie
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special book launch and conversation with Gabriel Safdie. \nA powerful journey through four decades of transformation\, Affair with China blends striking photography and personal narrative to capture the beauty\, complexity\, and contradictions of a nation in motion.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-affair-with-china-by-gabriel-safdie/
LOCATION:Haskell Free Library\, 1 Church Street\, Stanstead\, Quebec\, J0B 3E2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T200000
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SUMMARY:Smaller Animals Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of discussion on Smaller Animals\, the debut novel by Canadian author Carter Vance\, in conversation with Doug Vidal-Hernandez. \nAdam Brinkert was raised a world apart from the lights of Ottawa and the din of politics\, in a small city in Northern Ontario. Pursuing justice and a way to make things better for the people he grew up with\, he became an assistant to a Member of Parliament\, living his youth in the offices and hallways of power. But\, as he grows towards his 30s\, he begins to doubt what it was all for; were his experiences all merely for self-aggrandizement and not the greater good? Twists of fate and slights of political hand will test Adam’s belief in himself\, and what he believes is right\, while he navigates the landscape of a country\, and a world\, that is changing rapidly. All the while\, he struggles to define his relationships with the people around him\, including his erstwhile friend-cum-political rival Truss and his ex-girlfriend and co-worker Kathleen. Adam’s journey will take him across the county and back to his home\, searching for a spark to guide him where he truly belongs. Smaller Animals is a story of living\, loving and growing up on Parliament Hill that introduces a powerful new voice in Canadian literature. \nCarter Vance is a writer and poet originally from Cobourg\, Ontario\, currently a resident in Gatineau\, Quebec. His work has appeared in such publications as The Smart Set\, Contemporary Verse 2 and A Midwestern Review\, amongst others. Smaller Animals is his first novel\, following two poetry collections. Carter has worked as a researcher and policy analyst with government and non-profit organizations in Canada\, the United Kingdom\, Dominica and Indonesia. He was a staffer for several members of Parliament\, including the Opposition House Leader in 2014 and also worked in the Senate of Canada. \nDoug Vidal-Hernández was a political staffer at the National Office of the Liberal Party of Canada and worked through the 2015 national campaign as part of a rapid response team providing local candidates with policy support. He then became part of the caucus services team at the Liberal Research Bureau\, supporting parliamentarians and their political staff. Now\, as a recovered staffer he works at Code for Canada\, a national non profit focused on creating strong digital public services\, accessible and inclusive design and responsible AI use.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/smaller-animals-book-launch/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Book Launch—On Occasion: Poems for the People
DESCRIPTION:A book launch on the occasion of On Occasion: Poems for the People’s official release! \nJoin editor Sina Queyras at 7 PM on Tuesday\, May 12\, on the pub day of On Occasion\, at Librairie De Stiil Bookstore (351 Duluth Ave. E.\, Montreal). Queyras will be joined by Misha Solomon\, Shelagh Rowan-Legg\, Chanel Sutherland\, Lena Palacios\, Valerie Free\, Constantina Gicopoulous\, Ethel Meilleur\, and Paisley Conrad reading Angie Conrad. A lineup not to miss.\n \nAbout the Book\nA twenty-first-century reconsideration of the occasional poem by contemporary writers. \nOn Occasion is a collection rooted in the tradition of the poem as an act of love\, an act of protest\, an act of visionary incantation\, of remembrance\, of a call to arms\, and a much-needed balm. \nThe traditional ‘occasional poem’ has a bad rap: a tedious rhyming poem at a wedding or a dreary verse at a funeral. This is not that. These are poems for a tumultuous and complicated world\, for occasions that may be celebrations or mournings\, or anything in between; from life cycles\, to earth cycles\, to social cycles\, editor Sina Queyras brings together a collection of poetry that speaks to moments of upheaval\, revolution\, and challenge. Poetry that people can turn to. \nOn Occasion contains over a hundred poems for different occasions\, including writing by Suzanne Buffam\, Heather Christle\, CAConrad\, Sue Goyette\, Canisia Lubrin\, bpNichol\, Michael Ondaatje\, Lisa Robertson\, Sue Sinclair\, and A. E. Stallings.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-on-occasion-poems-for-the-people/
LOCATION:De Stiil Booksellers\, 351 Avenue Duluth\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W1J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: And Then Again Begin by H. Nigel Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Join H. Nigel Thomas for the launch of his new novel\, And Then Again Begin\, the fourth and final book of his No Safeguards Quartet. \nQ&A with Chanel Sutherland\, author of  Layaway Child and laureate 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize \nReading and book signing \nInfo: jandickthom@yahoo.ca \nRefreshments served
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-and-then-again-begin-by-h-nigel-thomas/
LOCATION:UNIA Liberty Hall\, 2741 Notre Dame Street West\, 2741 Notre Dame Street West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3J 1N9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T210401Z
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SUMMARY:Soliloquies Anthology 30.2 LAUNCH Party!
DESCRIPTION:Soliloquies Anthology\, Concordia’s undergraduate journal in its 30th iteration\, is launching our final issue of the year on April 30th.\nEvent will take place at Bar Le Record (near Jean-Talon metro) from 6pm-9pm. Reading will begin promptly\, so don’t be late! \nIssue 30.2 is filled with impressive poetry and prose submitted by writers of all ages and backgrounds from across Canada (not just students). \nThe launch will include speeches from our Co-Editors-in-Chief\, readings from contributing authors and introductions from members of our masthead. \nCome on out to support and engage with the community. All are welcome! \nPWYC (5$ recommended donation)\, no one turned away for lack of funds.\nIssues will be on sale. Drinks and food available at the bar.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/soliloquies-anthology-30-2-launch-party/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Reading with Jane Austen by Elaine Bander
DESCRIPTION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore and Bucknell University Press present a launch for Reading with Jane Austen by Elaine Bander. \nJoin us as Dr. Elaine Bander discusses and signs her new book Reading with Jane Austen. \nAdmission is free. \nRefreshements will be served. \nAbout the Book\nJane Austen has more readers today than at any time in history. Many of Austen’s legions of fans\, however\, came to her novels after first seeing films or other adaptations made for twenty-first-century audiences. Austen herself conversely spent her literary career undermining romantic clichés and rethinking novel conventions. Confident that she and her contemporaries shared a common reading culture\, Austen deliberately constructed her novels to set readerly expectations\, only to disrupt or confound those expectations by challenging her readers’ assumptions and values. In Reading with Jane Austen\, Elaine Bander carefully rereads the great author’s novels—beginning with her late work of juvenilia\, “Catharine\, or The Bower\,” and ending with her final fragment\, “Sanditon”—against the rich context of late Georgian literary and intellectual culture. In doing so\, Bander invites us into the transformative experience that Austen intentionally designed for her earliest readers\, adding new layers of appreciation for those who love her work. \nAbout the Author\nElaine Bander is retired from Dawson College in Montreal\, Canada\, where she taught English for three decades. She is the author of dozens of essays and several book chapters on Austen and other writers and served as president of the Jane Austen Society of North America (Canada) as well as of the Burney Society (North America). \nPraise for Elaine Bander\n“Reading with Jane Austen sets out to help us re-see the great novelist’s aims and achievements by carefully\, clearly\, and productively describing them alongside the significant writings of her best-loved contemporaries. Elaine Bander’s fine book will have you rereading Austen in engaging\, surprising\, and powerful new ways.” —Devoney Looser\, author of Wild for Austen: A Rebellious\, Subversive\, and Untamed Jane \n“Reading with Elaine Bander is a delicious and rewarding experience. She introduces us to the authors and the books that Jane Austen and her readers loved and admired\, tracing the ways Austen both subverts conventions and clichés and reimagines what the novel can be. Reading with Jane Austen is a gift.” —Susan Allen Ford\, author of What Jane Austen’s Characters Read (and Why) \n“Light\, bright\, and sparkling\, Bander’s account of her own life of teaching and writing under the sign of Austen brought me enormous delight and deserves a place in every Austen fan’s library.” —Jenny Davidson\, author of Reading Jane Austen \n“Reading with Jane Austen is a meticulous and innovative study illuminating the literary culture that shaped Austen’s art. With scholarly precision and fresh insights\, Elaine Bander draws on a lifetime spent with Austen and her precursors to reconstruct what Austen read and might have read—revealing new dimensions of her taste\, intelligence\, and creative engagement.” —Peter Sabor\, coeditor of Jane Austen’s Manuscript Works \n“A long-awaited manuscript from a respected Austen scholar\, Elaine Bander’s Reading with Jane Austen offers significant insights into Austen’s creative process.” —Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey\, author of Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-reading-with-jane-austen-by-elaine-bander/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Mind the Gap by Alice Zorn
DESCRIPTION:Book launch for Alice Zorn‘s new collection of travel fiction\, Mind the Gap\, published by NeWest Press. \nAlice Zorn will be in conversation with Cora Siré at the Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 Av. McGill College\, Montréal from 5 to 7 pm. \nAdmission is free. \nRefreshments will be served. \nAbout the Book\nA beautifully crafted second short story collection from award-winning writer Alice Zorn. \nWith an uncompromising and relatable voice\, Zorn travels through Mexico\, Morocco\, Texas\, England\, Austria\, Tunisia\, and northeastern Quebec in these seven short stories and one novella\, each following a compelling narrator on a quest — to find someone who does not wish to be found\, to discover the truth behind family secrets\, to expiate guilt\, to make new bonds\, to realize a dream. Far from home\, facing new mirrors\, characters leave old selves behind and discover new ones. Alice Zorn shines once again in this exploration of friendship\, love\, art\, work\, gender\, and cultural identity in this spectacular collection of travel fiction. \nAbout the Author\nOriginally from Hamilton\, Ontario\, Alice Zorn has now lived for many years in Montréal. Her writing has won or been shortlisted for awards across Canada. Mind the Gap is her fifth book of fiction. \nPraise for Alice Zorn\n“Zorn’s precise\, compelling descriptions and unusual storylines linger long after the book is finished.”—Anita Anand\, award-winning author of A Convergence of Solitudes \n“ Zorn’s characters travel the world in search of something or someone but end up finding themselves. An absorbing\, lyrical\, and bewitching collection.”—Theresa Shea\, bestselling author of The Shade Tree \n“Zorn is a compelling storyteller\, deft in the art of leaving us wanting more.” — Katia Grubisic\, Governor General’s Award-winning author of What if red ran out
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-mind-the-gap-by-alice-zorn/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T133000
DTSTAMP:20260415T170108Z
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SUMMARY:Launch: Linda Leith Publishing
DESCRIPTION:The Blue Metropolis Literary Festival presents the launch of English and French language books from Linda Leith Publishing\, including titles from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025. \nAuthors and translators will be present. \nLocation: Hôtel 10 — Suite 10 \n/// \nLinda Leith Publishing lance les titres publiés entre l’automne 2024 et le printemps 2025. Présenté en partenariat avec le Festival Metropolis Bleu. \nEn présence des auteurs et traducteurs. \nLieu : Hôtel 10 — Suite 10
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-linda-leith-publishing/
LOCATION:Hotel 10\, 10 Sherbrooke Street West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 4C9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165959Z
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SUMMARY:Saudade and Mind the Gap Digital Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us from the comfort of your own home\, wherever that may be\, to celebrate the launch of two of NeWest’s spring books this year! \n\n\n\n\nNo matter where you are\, you can join us digitally from the comfort of your own home to celebrate the launch of two NeWest spring books this season – Saudade and Mind the Gap. Authors Thomas Trofimuk and Alice Zorn will be joined by their respective editors\, Thomas Wharton and Suzette Mayr for an evening of readings and discussions. \nVisit Eventbrite to RSVP and get the meeting link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/saudade-and-mind-the-gap-digital-book-launch/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165946Z
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SUMMARY:Scrivener Issue 48 Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:Join Scrivener Creative Review for the launch of the magazine’s “Longhand Issue” at 7PM on 19 April 2026 at Cardinal Tea Room. Doors open at 6:45PM\, readings begin at 7:30PM sharp. \nBuy tickets.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/scrivener-issue-48-launch-party/
LOCATION:Cardinal Tearoom\, 5326 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165900Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch & Art Exhibition with Live Music and Cocktail—Free Admission
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever loved so deeply that it left an echo? \nHave you ever tried to let go only to find pieces of them still tangled in your soul? \nThen this event is for you! \nJoin us on April 17\, 19:00–21:00 for a special evening celebrating the launch and signing of Ebbs and Flows of the Heart by Chedia El Khouri. \nMixed Media Art Exhibition \nLive Music by RachelDara \nComplimentary Cocktail \nQ&A Session hosted by poet Samara O’Gorman \nViva Vida Art Gallery and Art Centre in the heart of the Pointe Claire Village \nFREE ADMISSION \nCome experience an inspiring night of art\, poetry\, and connection. We look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-art-exhibition-with-live-music-and-cocktail-free-admission/
LOCATION:Viva Vida Art Gallery\, 278 Lakeshore Road\, suite 2\, Pointe-Claire\, Quebec\, H9S 4K9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165839Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Banished Rose by Leila
DESCRIPTION:Join Montreal author Leila for the launch of her poetry collection Banished Rose. \nAbout the Book\nBanished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades\, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. From her first verses at age twelve to a reflective voice of thirty-four\, Leila conjures vivid imagery and deep emotion to illuminate her journey. \nEach poem becomes a moment of immersion\, a meditation on the present. With raw honesty and lyrical grace\, she invites listeners into an intimate world shaped by love\, heartbreak\, personal transformation\, and spiritual awakening. \nBanished Rose is a testament to the healing power of words\, a companion for anyone navigating life’s joys and sorrows\, and a reminder that within every heartache lies the possibility of grace. \nAbout the Author\nDaniela Beatriz Leal Reyes (Leila)\, is a Chilean independent author and poet\, based in Montreal\, Canada since 2018. She published her first book of poetry in October 2025\, Banished Rose\, a work published in English\, which brings together 47 poems and traces the author’s journey originally written in Spanish and translated into English by the poet herself. \nOne of his works\, Toque de Libertad\, included in his book\, was also published in the poetry anthology Trazos de hojas secas (2025)\, by Ediciones Converso. \n  \nRSVP
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-banished-rose-by-leila/
LOCATION:Le Bon Vieux Temps\, 2051B rue Saint-Denis\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T165826Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: What We Choose to Forget by Guy Rex Rodgers
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for Guy Rex Rodger’s highly anticipated book launch. After his hugely successful feature documentary\, What We Choose to Remember\, ELAN’s founder and friend is publishing What We Choose to Forget\, a book of the stories of English-speaking Quebecois he collected on his film tour across Quebec. \nJoin us on April 16 at the beautiful Conseil des arts de Montréal Atrium for an elegant schmoozer-style Book Launch. \nRegister now.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-what-we-choose-to-forget-by-guy-rex-rodgers/
LOCATION:Conseil des arts de Montréal Atrium\, 1210 Sherbrooke Street East\, Montréal\, QC\, H2L 1L9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T210000
DTSTAMP:20260227T164955Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: There's Always More to Say by Natalie Southworth
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 9\, 20267:00–9:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nJoin us for the launch of Natalie Southworth’s short story collection\, There’s Always More to Say. The author will be joined for a Q&A with Paige Cooper\, author of Zolitude. This event is free\, but space is limited\, so please RSVP. \n\n\n\nMasks are not required but will be provided for free at the door. \n\n\n\nFor elevator access to the store\, please contact Argo Bookshop at least a day in advance. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOKIn the title story of Natalie Southworth’s debut collection\, sisters sneak out of their unstable mother’s apartment to find “reality\,” an experience with lasting repercussions. Southworth concentrates on moments like this—moments of disconnection\, family fragility and unexpected expressions of love. \n\n\n\nThe stories that make up There’s Always More to Say focus on characters struggling to achieve what they think they should want despite the demands and loneliness of modern life. A puppeteer attempts to reinvent himself as a realtor. Preteen girls strive to become like their absentee fathers. A nanny must decide between her future or that of the family dog. A high-achieving working mother is imprisoned by her antidepressants. \n\n\n\nInfused with humour and verve\, yet full of warmth\, Southworth interrogates the quest for more and what it means when ambition clashes with private reality. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\nNatalie Southworth’s award-winning stories have appeared in literary journals in Canada\, the UK and the US\, including The Moth Magazine\, The North American Review\, The Brooklyn Review\, The New Quarterly\, Grain Magazine\, Prairie Fire\, Canadian Notes & Queries\, Riddle Fence and more. Originally from England\, she lives in Montreal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Ticketsource
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-theres-always-more-to-say-by-natalie-southworth/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T220000
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SUMMARY:The Pit Periodical Issue 7 launch
DESCRIPTION:The Pit is back~ after a much needed hibernation\, their winter issue is finally ready to hit the newsstands! \nJoin them on Saturday March 28th for poetry\, music\, and sooo many margaritas! Give us $20\, buy a cocktail\, and peruse the glossy pages full of this season’s fabulous contributors 🏹💌 \nWith a soulful live performance by @hanorahmusic\, a new wave and rock en español DJ set by Carla Oteiza from @ater.deathcrust\, and a TBA selection of this issue’s poets\, come celebrate the end of this killer winter with The Pit at @avenuepublic in st Henri! \nSend an e-transfer of $20 to thepitperiodical@gmail.com or get your tix at the door 🍒
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-pit-periodical-issue-7-launch/
LOCATION:4710 St Ambroise #343\, 4710 St Ambroise #343\, Montreal\, QC\, H4C 2C7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
DTSTAMP:20260225T200825Z
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SUMMARY:Misha Solomon launches MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER DANCED BALLET
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 25\, 20267:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nJoin Misha Solomon in launching his highly-anticipated poetry debut\, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet at the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier on March 25th at 7PM! Hosted by Sarah Burgoyne and featuring a performance by Nate Yaffe. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP on Pulpbooks.ca
URL:https://qwf.org/event/misha-solomon-launches-my-great-grandfather-danced-ballet/
LOCATION:Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier\, 2450 rue Workman\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T160000
DTSTAMP:20260306T192601Z
CREATED:20260212T210122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T192601Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Before We Forget by Mary Soderstrom
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, March 15\, 20262:00–4:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nMary Soderstrom launches her new book\, Before We Forget: How Remembering Will Get Us Through the Next 75 Years\, published by Dundurn Press.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-before-we-forget-by-mary-soderstrom/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T180000
DTSTAMP:20260126T194907Z
CREATED:20260126T194902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T194907Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: Oyster by Marianne Ackerman
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the launch of local author Marianne Ackerman’s latest release\, OYSTER! Join us on Sunday\, February 15th from 4-6 pm EST at Bar le Sparrow! Books will be available for sale and for signing.  \nIn this satirical family drama\, a bestselling author struggles with writer’s block until she reconnects with her ambitious niece at a funeral — perfect for fans of Where’d You Go\, Bernadette. \nOne-time bestselling novelist Amelia Cameron has writer’s block. After her octogenarian father falls off a roof during a windstorm\, his funeral brings the four Cameron siblings together on the family farm\, following years of separation. With the patriarch gone\, familiar relationships begin to crumble. \nWhile the siblings spar\, Amelia’s niece\, Ginny Gupta\, begs her famous aunt for writing advice on her first novel. After a wine-soaked weekend and an innocent bit of typing\, the resulting novel\, The World Is Your Oyster\, brings both women to the brink of scandal with the potential to shake the powerful literary world.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-oyster-by-marianne-ackerman/
LOCATION:BAR LE SPARROW\, 5322 Saint-Laurent\, 5322 Saint-Laurent\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T220000
DTSTAMP:20260114T190943Z
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SUMMARY:Anniversary Launch: Soliloquies 30!
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! Please join us on Thursday\, January 22nd at 7PM at Bar Le Récord (near Jean-Talon) to help commemorate the 30th iteration of Soliloquies Anthology! \nSoliloquies is one of the longest-running anglo literary journals in Quebec\, and prides itself on being a Montreal institution where many emerging writers publish their works for the first time. Soliloquies is produced by a student-led team of editors and creatives at Concordia University. Contributors (authors) are Canadian or those living in Canada. \nWe are excited to launch issue 30.1 and to celebrate the hard work of our 2025/2026 team.Come out for a night of readings and mingling with the literary community here in Montreal. \nMore details and other surprises to come\, as well as news about our next open submission window. \nFollow us at @soliloquies.concordia on Instagram for live updatessoliloquies.org
URL:https://qwf.org/event/anniversary-launch-soliloquies-30/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Networking,Performance,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260113T035206Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of Ahoy Issue 4
DESCRIPTION:The launch of our fourth(!) issue is on Thursday\, January 22nd. Join us for readings\, live music\, and a showing of artwork by our talented contributors. Come for a schmooze and a catch-up\, leave with some new friends. The venue is homey and can only be disclosed upon purchase of a ticket 😉 BYOB. Starts at 7pm. Don’t be late that’s not cool anymore. $8 presale\, $10 at the door.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-of-ahoy-issue-4/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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